Today I attended the Herd digital jobs fair at the First Direct Arena to see if they had any design jobs available. I really liked all the wayfinding that was around the venue, the branding for the jobs fair was really bright and playful, it was actually part of the reason why I went to the fair.
When I got in there I was a bit lost in where to look. There was a lot of big corporate companies there like Jet2, Asda and Barclays. I was a bit scared to approach any of the tables but I saw one with design on the banner and asked. They told me they have a graphic designer currently, just the one, so they weren't looking, even when they were advertising design.
After this all the tables I looked at were mainly looking for people in software development, UI/UX design or QA testers. I thought I might find a few more design positions but I realised because it was a digital jobs fair the majority would be more digital based jobs. I suppose the problem is I am looking for a design job that is print based, and the digital jobs fair wouldn't advertise any print based jobs.
So I left a bit disappointed but realised that it probably wasn't for me because of the specialism in design that I have taken this year. I think it was good experience though to go to a fair like this and seek people out, forcing me to network.
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