Hey!
Soooo… I graduated from university with a Graphic Design Degree last year and A LOT happened in my personal life that left me demotivated and depressed. Due to the discourse, the only “job” I was able to land was a corporate freelance job with a family friend (I only worked for about 2-2.5 months throughout the year) and a little bit of design and photography freelancing. I found myself struggling to apply for jobs in the design industry because I feel inadequate, inexperienced and like I won’t survive in an agency environment or if I had to freelance.
This has left me confused and depressed because I love being around creative people but I’m struggling to find my place in the industry and this world and I don’t know what to do. I’m currently considering doing a course in Business/ Data Analytics (I’m not sure which one yet) to invest in skills that would make me more versatile in the industry. I would probably apply at a Marketing Agencies thereafter but I’m wondering if it’ll even be worth it and if I should just try to apply to design agencies now (even though I’ve technically been unemployed for a year) and see how it goes.
I’ve also convinced myself that the job hunt might be easier if I actually managed to learn new skills in my time being unemployed as I am really afraid that people won’t hire me because it’s been so long since I graduated.
I could really use some advice from some very wise people (all of you) that are already in the creative industry. Thanking you in advance.
- A very anxious and lost creative.