For designers looking for their first or next job, here is everything they didn't learn in art school. From deciding where to look for work, to writing a cover letter, to assembling a portfolio, this book will help designers to project a professional, employable image. Special sections reveal the unspoken rules and pitfalls of the applications and interview process, thus giving readers a competitive edge in the job market. It includes advice from interviews with over 40 frontline professionals from the industry: employed designers, people who hire designers, career counsellors, and business owners; and advice on starting a network of contacts, creating a Web site, and seeking work through an agency. It includes a resume gallery and a discussion of the pros and cons of starting a business; and offers perspective of a designer fresh out of school, looking for work and facing frustrations; targeted to author's peers, who have the same challenges and will be attuned to his voice. It also includes lively, insightful & humorous anecdotes from personal experiences of interview subjects.