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d4v1d · 12-05-2007, 08:22 AM

The best piece of advice I can honestly give, is to have a good portfolio of previous work, outlining your skills. Not particularly something full of what you think is awesome, but rather, what you think a potential employer would look for. Remember, you're selling yourself to them, so you need to show them stuff that they would want to 'buy.'

Emails are always good, as Wildhoney stated above. But what's stopping you from landing on their doorstep? The worst they can do is turn you away - so technically nothing is lost.

Also, very important, don't over-sell yourself. You don't want to be pressured into saying, 'yes, I can do that,' when in fact, you have no idea what they were talking about. It'll come back to haunt you.

12-05-2007, 08:22 AM	#3 (permalink)
d4v1d The Contributor Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Durban, South Africa Posts: 51 Thanks: 1	The best piece of advice I can honestly give, is to have a good portfolio of previous work, outlining your skills. Not particularly something full of what you think is awesome, but rather, what you think a potential employer would look for. Remember, you're selling yourself to them, so you need to show them stuff that they would want to 'buy.' Emails are always good, as Wildhoney stated above. But what's stopping you from landing on their doorstep? The worst they can do is turn you away - so technically nothing is lost. Also, very important, don't over-sell yourself. You don't want to be pressured into saying, 'yes, I can do that,' when in fact, you have no idea what they were talking about. It'll come back to haunt you. __________________ [ My Portfolio / Blog ] [ My LinkedIn ] [ My Twitter ]