Career Advice - The DESK Magazine (Page 3)

Luck is a dangerous word

I like to joke that when someone asks how you became successful, just say you got lucky. This answer satisfies everyone. It's all people expect and need to hear.

by Tobias van Schneider

How you get noticed

An attempt to answer a question I've received probably hundreds of times over the last couple years.

by Tobias van Schneider

How to make a portfolio when you don't have any work to show

Everyone says you need an online portfolio as a creative, but what if you don’t have any work to put in it?

by Tobias van Schneider

The best investment you can make as a creative

Everyone is investing these days.

by Tobias van Schneider

Photographer Cait Oppermann on the anxiety and reward of sharing personal work

Client work vs. personal work is a creative person's ever-present inner conflict.

by Tobias van Schneider

How do you improve your skills or pursue a new career when you still have a full-time job?

Many of us begin the new year with intentions to improve ourselves or pursue a dream. Then life gets in the way.

by Tobias van Schneider

They say “quality over quantity.” And for most things, it rings true: One or two real friends are better than a hundred fair-weather ones. A curated collection of quality clothing is better than a wardrobe of fast fashion. A single, carefully chosen gift is better than a dozen. Yet when

by Tobias van Schneider

The opportunity you’ve been waiting for

Smart companies hire people who are passionate about what they do and determined to work there.

by Tobias van Schneider

How to future-proof your creative career

The world is changing fast, and the creative industry is no exception. The idea that robots might steal our jobs was laughable at one point. It’s feeling more possible by the day. That’s not to mention the growing competition from regular human beings. So how do we maintain our edge?

by Tobias van Schneider

Designer & maker Ana Kraš on not taking yourself too seriously

Ana Kraš doesn’t like to overthink things. The Serbian designer, photographer and maker isn’t too concerned with how others receive her work. Yet it's been well received all the same.