CV of the week

This weeks winner of CV of the week award goes to the person who sent me this :-)

CV of the week

This weeks CV of the week award goes to the person who emailed me this when applying for one of my design roles.

lol.

Local stuff

On the way to get my hair cut at Jack The Clipper, here are some pics of stuff that I saw.

Burner!

Simpsons rocking it!

Nice little thing here.

Puddles....WTF...

Get the point...

Believe!

Lol.

Something to think about when requesting a freelance day rate increase

We’d all like a massive £350,000 a year salary, but you won’t convince your MD to give you a dream salary. Instead, do some research and check out salary averages to see if you are actually being paid less than you should be.  

Something to think about when requesting a freelance day rate increase:

Rather than 'I want more money keep in mind standard protocol for all pay rise requests:

A brief explanation as to why you are requesting it in terms of clear examples to demonstrate how you’ve gone beyond your basic job description. Highlight a few instances where you’ve taken initiative, improved business or helped support the wider team. Remember that this is a business request, and your goal is to convince your boss that you are worth a higher day rate. Simply to ‘help offset some of the costs I am paying for Employers National Insurance’ isn’t a strong enough case I'm afraid.

Work out what you earn before tax, for example: £135per day this is equivalent to an annual amount of: £35,100. The London average for Senior Graphic design roles is 30k. Asking for as much as 150 per day will take this to 39k which may actually be closer to a management role. By doing this you will know if the time is right or appropriate to ask for more money - good luck.

We were very impressed

Known as one of the UK's most creative Graphic Design Courses, and well-known for its successful design programs, Shillington College always promises to deliver an abundance of talent.

Myself and Evette Darroux were privileged to join them this week as a guest speakers and offer portfolio feedback, interview tips and give some advice on the do's and don'ts for job seeking within design and creative sectors. 

The evening was friendly and informal. I really enjoyed sharing an outside perspective, giving support, and hopefully we were able to provide a bit of entertainment (or all three)!

The night was successful and the other guest speakers enjoyed the experience too. All delivered a message that seemed to resonate with the audience. 

Overall, I was very impressed with the attitude and professionalism of the students.

If you would like to know more about the Shillington please visit:www.shillingtoncollege.co.uk

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Job seekers, did you know...

Job seekers, did you know...

When applying for jobs, your CV landing on the same desk over and over via multiple different avenues can sometimes have a detrimental / ‘spammy’ effect...

Keep track of your digital CV footprint, where it goes and who it goes to.

Cover note made me LOL

Someone sent me their cv with this..... "interesting" cover note.
Made me LOL.
What do you think of it?