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3 Tips To Stay Motivated When Looking For a Design Job
Small update on this. Because of this video, Dad Schenone, the head of design at Nike in the 1990's who offered me that job, reached out to say that he had offered over 300 jobs to designers in his time there. Only 2 had ever turned him down and I was one of them. It was so amazing to get his side of the story and a relief to know I didn't totally mess up my chances there with that one mistake. Whatever you are doing, keep trying!
My 12 year journey as an Industrial Designer has been an incredible yet difficult experience. I honestly never thought I'd be where I am now simply because in Philadelphia, Industrial Design jobs were almost non-existent. We were told we'd all get jobs after graduation, probably in CA, NYC or Chicago. What they didn't tell us was that it was going to be one of the hardest things you could imagine doing and there were no guarantees. Most of my class went on to do other things, some moved away and a small few pushed forward despite the lack of experience in the professional world. I interned for free as a welder for a local artist my Junior year for 6 months. Then I detailed cars my Senior year. I also worked in the wood shop for 2 years as a Manager.