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JOB SPOTLIGHT - HOW TO BECOME A GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Graphic Designers are professionals who design and create images, typography, animations, and other forms of visual work for all types of media, from print to television.

Artistic and creative with a large splash of computer skills? If that describes you, then there’s a good chance a career as a Graphic Designer would suit you.

SMART REASONS TO GET A SUMMER JOB

After a hectic school year and with everything else that’s gone on this year, you’d be forgiven to counting down to some time out and looking forward to winding down.

Getting a summer job could be the last thing on your mind.

If you give the benefits of a summer job some thought, you might just change your mind and start reaching for the classifieds. We’ve put together a list of 10 reasons why you might like find some employment over the summer months.

10 Smart Reasons to Get a Summer Job

1. Feel more confident applying for jobs and attending interviews
2. Help you build an impressive resume which could make you stand out to future employers, or make your uni application more competitive
3. Learn all kinds of new skills – some you might not even realise you’re doing, like prioritising and multi-tasking
4. Gain insight into different jobs, find out if there’s something you’d like to explore further, or put it on the “no thanks” list
5. Getting a job during high school will give you an advantage over people who wait until after graduation to land a job
6. Develop and practise life skills including, time management, patience, communication, customer service, people skills, collaboration, team work, good work ethic, leadership, and problem solving
7. Professional networking – this could guarantee you a job to come back to in future, or secure you a part time job while you study, get you a great reference, or through word of mouth could get you an even bigger and shinier job offer.
8. Earn your own spending money to do with exactly as you’d like, help out at home, or put towards your savings for a car, gap year or uni expenses.
9. Get familiar with entitlements, taxes, banking, budgeting and other essential parts of becoming an adult
10. Getting a summer job could help you assert your independence, boost your self-confidence, help you to learn more about your capabilities, and might even give you some ideas about what you want (or don’t want) to do next.

Every job is valuable

You might think that showing up to work flipping burgers or serving up ice creams won’t benefit you much at all, but aside from earning some cash, it could teach you how to motivate yourself (getting up each day to do something you’re not mad about), work hard, prioritise tasks, and achieve goals. Plus you could make new friends and have some fun along the way.

At the end of the day life is all about balance. So there’s no need to find a job that has you slaving away from sun-up till sun-down, seven days a week. Something part time and flexible will give you all the benefits, plus allow you the time you’d like to enjoy the summer break.

It’s not too late, but lots of employers have already started advertising and filling positions so you might like to get organised soon.