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Getting Hired

The First Five Years: Should I Try to Negotiate the Salary of My First Job?

Welcome to “The First Five Years” where Mitch Goldstein, a professor of design at Rochester Institute of Technology, answers reader questions related to the unchartered waters of beginning a career. This month, Mitch answers a question about how to determine, and maximize, your first salary. 

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Julie Campbell

The First Five Years: What Should be in your Portfolio?

Employers will see a ton of to-do list apps and craft beer labels in portfolios that come across their desks — what makes yours unique?

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Craig Oldham on When Your Dream Job Becomes Just Another Job

Don't expect any advice: “Advice is just a form of nostalgia.”

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Taking a Day Job Doesn’t Have to Crush Your Soul

Four illustrators on how they take the money and run back to their own creative practice.

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A Guide to Design Book Publishing for the Non-Rich and Non-Famous

Writing a book is so time-consuming that a minimum wage worker would earn more per hour and would have better sleep. So why do we keep on doing it?

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How to Fix Design

Twelve leading designers and creatives come together to point out what they feel is the most pressing issue in the field of design today – and how they would fix it.

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How to Look Smart in Meetings

Fact: No one pays attention in meetings. So, to get ahead, you need to not pay attention better than everyone else.

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How One College Student Scored a Design Commission From the Director of “Hamilton”

All it took was a hefty dose of perseverance that may or may not have been considered stalking.

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Adopt New Tech Before Everyone Else

Because being first puts you in a strong position to win new business.

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