I’ve been unemployed for 56 days. Here is what I‘ve noticed about the job market for creatives: Businesses large and small alike are undervaluing the expertise of creative professionals. I’ve already seen numerous jobs expecting creatives to quite literally do it all, for low pay, and expecting quality on all fronts. Graphic designers are not video editors. Content writers are not marketing strategists. Social media managers are not animators. UI/UX designers are not web developers. Do those hiring have any idea what the mental toll is to give full creative effort in just one of these areas, or how much time and training it took us to become skilled in one of these jobs? Many of us have overlapping skill sets, depending on our schooling, but only having inch-deep knowledge and being a Jill-of-All-Trades can only get a person and business so far. What are we to do as job seekers? Do we cave in and attempt to learn multiple full-time jobs for the sake of paying our bills? Do we collectively refuse to undervalue our hard-earned expertise and wait for a unicorn job, since they’re waiting for their unicorn employee? Is this trend happening in other industries? I’m genuinely curious about what others’ approach to this is. Let me know your thoughts. #opentowork #unicorn #graphicdesigner #creative #marketing #socialmedia
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Seriously, you get all the points. I do not get why those hiring are expecting one person to do a work of 2 or 3 person. A graphics designer can not be a video editor they are not in the same field. Being an expert in either of field need consistent and hardworking. It's not easy to have both skills.
The film industry is undergoing a similar dark age. The new wave of studio board members come from a business, tech, stock perspective instead of a creative, risk taking, educated perspective and it shows. Studios hire these guys because they know about Money, but that doesn't always translate into a creative position. In some industries, money is put into a machine and more money comes out. Think wall street and silicon valley. Industries like TV and Film have a middle step, the production of a good or service, that seems to baffle the modern businessman
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I've seen this in other industries too besides the creative ones. Everyone wants (expects) so much more and that perfect candidate simply doesn't exist. If I could make a suggestion that would give you some focus and strategy for your LinkedIn posts: - What is going to make you stand out from all the other creatives looking for work? - What do you do better than your peers? - What was your journey like to get to where you are today? Tell us about that in a LinkedIn post. Let us see the vast amount of training/learning/skills you undertook. - What's the best thing about being a graphic designer etc? Write a post on that. - What's a typical day like for a graphic designer? - Who are you and what do you stand for? What are your values? All of this will help with your brand. Everyone nowadays, especially on LinkedIn needs to have a brand. What do you want your brand to represent? I hope this helps some of you.
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8moTotally Agreed! So How to Overcome This Situation?