Beyond Portfolios: Key to Landing Your First Design Job

While a portfolio is incredibly important, there are many other things that are just as important when it comes to landing your first job. This particular video focuses on job hunt advice for industrial designers. Special thanks to Brad Harper of Design Truth for giving us his advice.

Check out Brad Harper's Design Truth Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/design-truth/id1509833690

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Skip around to various parts of the video if you're trying to learn something specific:
0:00-1:45 Introduction
1:45-6:04 Mindset
6:05-14:34 Portfolio is not enough
14:35-18:11 Networking/Referrals
18:12-20:56 Importance of Humility
20:57-25:23 Be Creative With the Hunt

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John Mauriello has been working professionally as an industrial designer since 2010. He is an Adjunct Professor of industrial design at California College of the Arts.