Surviving Recession

Everywhere I look, there are companies closing and employees being laid off. It’s sad, it’s frightening and it makes you wonder how long you will last before you get the cut too.

According to my husband’s boss, it might take five years before the world can recover. So what does a designer like me have to do in order to be noticed in a world full of bright, eager and young graduates?

I shouldn’t just perfect my skills. I should go above and beyond my capabilities so when the choice comes between a kick-ass designer and a normal designer with programming skills, I will get the quote.

It’s time to be more visible. And it means all types of social networking sites the Internet has to offer. They are not only for finding friends you know, but future employers as well.

Email all the clients I’ve ever worked with and ask them how they’re doing. Don’t forget to add my portfolio site to my signature so they’d know I’m still open for business.

Never burn bridges with old co-workers or that hard to work with client. You never know. Someday they or their friends, bosses, colleagues might need a website developed.

Bid, bid and bid. It never hurts to compete.