Both LinkedIn and ArtStation offer paid plans for a more customizable presentation, as well as some additional features that allow the user to monitor who\u2019s viewed their profile or to directly message another user. I paid for both of these plans, at least for the short term while I\u2019m looking for a job. I figure it\u2019s a small investment relative to the cost of schooling or the potential salary I may earn, as well as the cost of working at a place that doesn\u2019t \u201cfit\u201d me well.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n I haven\u2019t interviewed for a job since 2008, and even then it was for a job in real estate finance of all things. Since that time I started my own business making animated explainer videos, then transitioned into more of a freelance position making graphics and software tools for a lab at UCSF. Now that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12709,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/jasonbrown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/jasonbrown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/jasonbrown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/jasonbrown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12709"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/jasonbrown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/jasonbrown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/jasonbrown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49\/revisions\/50"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/jasonbrown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/jasonbrown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/jasonbrown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
I also had to update my online profile. The primary platform for job searching, it seems, is LinkedIn<\/a>. Even if you don\u2019t search for jobs directly through LinkedIn, many prospective employers use it in place of, or as a complement to, your actual resume. The platform provides space for more information than a one-page document, so there are some additional advantages to polishing up a LinkedIn profile as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because my experience involves several visual projects, I also updated my ArtStation<\/a> profile. ArtStation is a platform geared toward displaying personal artwork and I currently use it as a portfolio site for both graphic and software projects. Some built-in features make it much easier to share 3D models, Videos, GIFs, and other visual media.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/paper-attachments.dropboxusercontent.com\/s_512340999CD39F295D1542D04EFD19822003A98DB067067E072C97B26FDDAFEB_1667756500568_image.png\")
There is also the task of cleaning up Github<\/a> repositories, as well as making some of the \u201cportfolio\u201d assignments from school visible to the public. Some of the projects I\u2019ve worked on are web-based but haven\u2019t been deployed to an easily accessible public URL. I used Vercel<\/a> to deploy some simple static sites and updated older projects that are hosted on Heroku<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the meantime, while working on these tasks, I\u2019ve also applied to a few jobs. I signed up on Indeed<\/a>, ZipRecruiter<\/a>, Monster<\/a>, and GlassDoor<\/a>, adding my resume or creating online profiles on each of these platforms. I can set parameters for the type of jobs I\u2019d like and each site will narrow things down. They will also send daily emails with 5 – 10 jobs that fit my criteria. So far I find most of the jobs a poor fit, even with my filters set. Part of this is due to my limitations, both with where I can work, which is Tucson or remote-only, and my junior experience level in software. In total, I\u2019ve applied to about 15 jobs and have interviewed at one, which I think went well. I\u2019ll keep applying for select jobs while I finish school, after which I will be more aggressive with the job search if I haven\u2019t found anything by then. If you know of any great positions for a software developer and visualization artist, please leave a comment!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"