What's life like after graduation? As you enter the marketplace, what're your expectations when seeking employment? What's it like in today's climate, finding your first job? Today we discuss this topic with Diane Gibbs, and Futur Pro Members Melinda and Rahul. Interested in joining The Futur Pro Member Group? Learn more here: https://academy.thefutur.com/p/futur-pro-group 3:00 - What are some expectations after school 14:00 - What do they need to need to know 26:00 - Give an example of what you're good at 29:00 - The dm should be as simple as possible, don't waste their time 30:00 - Is it better to wait to find a good fit or take the first thing you can get right out of school 36:00 - You need to have a failure quota 48:00 - How you going to differentiate yourself from anyone else at Pixar (story ideas) 56:00 - Show Summary -- 👉Subscribe: https://goo.gl/F2AEbk 👉See our Academy Channel: https://goo.gl/vB9zoP Want a deeper dive? Typography, Lettering, Sales & Marketing, Social Media and The Business of Design courses available here: https://goo.gl/bRt5qd — Love the content? Become a sustaining member for $5/mo today. https://goo.gl/nwekfL BOOKLIST – Essential Reading for Creative Professionals: https://bit.ly/biz-booklist Essential Design Books: https://bit.ly/futur-design-books Kits & Proposals: https://goo.gl/mSjuWQ Visit our website: https://www.thefutur.com FREE resources: https://goo.gl/Qh6gHr Mandarin (Chinese) Subtitles on UiiUii https://uiiiuiii.com/?s=the+futur — We love getting your letters. Send it here: The Futur c/o Chris Do 1702 Olympic Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90404 USA — AFFILIATE LINKS* 🙏 Support The Futur by purchasing through our affiliate links: Amazon: http://bit.ly/thefuturishere Webflow: http://bit.ly/2EbET9l Retro Supply Co.: http://bit.ly/2GW8gzR Creative Market: https://goo.gl/g4jlTE Design Cuts: http://bit.ly/2GSsAR3 ✍️ Sharpen your skills by taking a course, using our affiliate links: Skillshare: https://goo.gl/YCo2uT School of Motion: http://bit.ly/futur-som Bring Your Own Laptop Tutorials: https://byol.me/thefutur 🎧 Do you like the music? Check out the music libraries we use in our affiliate links below: Epidemic Sound: http://share.epidemicsound.com/thefutur Musicbed: http://bit.ly/futurmb Artlist: http://bit.ly/2uWdna7 Get our FAVORITE notebook from Baron Fig: https://baronfig.com/?ref=zQoKL *By making a purchase through any of our affiliate links, we receive a very small commission at no extra cost to you. This helps us on our mission to provide quality education to you. Thank you. — Futur Podcast on iTunes: 🎙 https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/t... Spotify: 🎙 https://open.spotify.com/show/5K96ryZ... — Host– Chris Do Content Director– Matthew Encina Cinematography– Aaron Szekely, Mark Contreras, Ricky Lucas Live Editor– Jona Garcia Editor– Stewart Schuster, Mark Contreras, Aaron Szekely, Ricky Lucas, Jona Garcia Social Team: Elle Money, Alex Burlui Futur Theme Music – Adam Sanborne http://www.adamsanborne.com Typefaces: Futura, DIN, Helvetica Neue, Calibre Futur theme song— Adam Sanborne