Kimberly Serafim – Advice to New Grads in Their 1st Job
Episode 30 of A Well-Designed Business®
Graduation is coming up!
So I thought we would do a week of podcasts giving advice and tips to the new graduates coming into the design business. One of my employees: Kim is our special guest today. She has been out of school for 9 years now and has been working at “Window Works” for 8 years. She is going to share some of her personal experiences from school to job.
Kim shares with us:
- Dealing with one project a semester taught time management and how to deal with deadlines
- One presentation a year in college
- Don’t underestimate the projects
- Look to create teamwork
- Internships are important ~ start internships as soon as possible to build up resume and get as much experience as you can
- First intern experience was a “what not to do” experience
- Organization and having a system in place is important
- Going from intern to job ~attention to detail very important
- Expect high expectations~ be prepared to deal with everyday issues
- Figure out how to deal with what has been given to you
- Bring good work ethic
- Pay your dues then you will be able to do the bigger, important jobs
- Be in the industry even if it’s not a design assistant
- See how other businesses are run
- Get the tools to run a business before you start your own firm