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So, even in the field of design, we’ve seen many companies put a hiring freeze in place over the last few months of 2021, as well as throughout 2020, due to the uncertainty of the pandemic.
There are far fewer full-time jobs available, and it’s even more difficult for those who have recently graduated from a Bootcamp or are looking for their first job in the field. As a result, a group of junior, mid-level, and senior designers have compiled the following advice.
Not all of these suggestions will be useful to you. But I’m hoping you can at least give them a shot and see if any of them work for you because some of these techniques are how I got my start in the field of design. So, let’s take a look at one of them:
Volunteer work for non-profits.
Not everyone has the opportunity or freedom to volunteer for organizations, especially if they have other priorities, such as their financial well-being or looking after their friends and family.
On the other hand, volunteering for organizations is a fantastic way to gain real-world experience and build your portfolio. As a result, numerous organizations match designers with organizations or businesses that require their services.
Help with COVID, VolunteerMatch, CatchAFire, and AIGA’s Design for Good resources are just a few of the resources available. So, if a company asks you to do work for them for free and calls it volunteer work, but the company itself is profiting from the work you’re doing and isn’t qualified as a non-profit organization, that’s not volunteer work. Unpaid labor is what it’s known as. It’s also unfair to those trying to break into the industry because these businesses are taking advantage of people currently looking for work. It’s a perfect example of taking advantage of a situation.
So I strongly advise you to look for reputable organizations or companies where you can volunteer your time.
