Out Of The Blue - A Job
Posted on Saturday, September 30th, 2006
I hardly mean to brag, but everything seems to be going right for me at the moment. Only last week my band were played on Radio 1 which thrilled me no end. Now I have more exciting news to spread; I have a job!
How Did That Happen Then?
Luck seemed to be a large part of it really. As you can probably tell, if you have read any other posts on this blog, I want to work in web development and I harbour a great interest in web standards and accessibility. Sadly I don’t have the necessary skills to apply for and get a job in this industry yet, but I have a plan that involves teaching myself and gathering experience and finally getting the job I want. However, there comes a time when your parents start asking more seriously when you are going to get a job, and that time was upon me.
Thankfully, my good friend Steve Marks put me in touch with a job that required skills in maths and computing, only the subjects I had recently received a degree in. I applied, had an interview yesterday, got the job today and start next Wednesday. I couldn’t be happier. There are a few problems; I’ll have to commute to London, I will get less time concentrating on my true calling, web development (and of course writing useful articles for this blog), and I will spend hours of my time producing Excel graphs that no-one cares about. On the plus side, this is my first full time job, it’s only temporary so I’m not tied down for too long, I need the money and the experience and this does give me, and my girlfriend, the opportunity to move out and start living our own lives!
So what I need now is some advice. What was your first full time job? How did it go? Are you still working in the same area you started in, or did you break free and do something you really wanted to do (unless, of course, you got your dream job straight off)?
Oh, and if you know any UK web development companies that may need an up and coming developer in 3 to 6 months time, let me know, I’d love to get in touch whilst I’m on a roll!
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1September 30th, 2006 at 9:09 am
Hans Says:COngrats Phil! That’s too great! Don’t forget the champagne ;) I’m still too young to work but as for me, I would prefer something I really love, if I love web design I would be getting a course on it and search for something related to it. You know Phil many web developers actually use their site/blog to promote their skills. I think that’s a great way, you could be getting some kind of projects by yourself(in your free time from your job), do it well, put it in your blog, collect them and allow future visitors get a look. Who knows, there might even be a recruiter among!
I think for a (”blog”)-designer, a great start would be some sort of theme creation. You might be creating some themes, send them to the wordpress community(to get yourself known), cssreboot things. I think that might be a great start. Andy from CSSDev., I think just did that.
I don’t know whether it’s you who is behind the theme you’re using but it’s way too rocking. I mean it’s unique. Very contrasting but still rocking.
But still good luck Phil, have a great start ahead. Get rocking.
2September 30th, 2006 at 1:12 pm
Phil Says:Thanks Hans! Don’t worry, I popped some champagne last night in celebration!
I know that getting a course and proper qualifications in web design would aid me in getting the job I really want, but those things cost money that I don’t have. That is why this job is going to be so good for me; it means I can work and earn money, gain experience in the workplace and practice web design in my spare time.
I actually originally started this blog as a showcase for my work, that’s why a number of the posts are small, useful scripts that I wrote. It’s all part of my learning experience too.
Glad you like the theme too! It is all my own creation, well, I borrowed most of the php for displaying the articles from the default theme, but the design is my own.
Maybe someone will spot the work I am doing and offer me something, but that is a long shot. In the meantime, I’m glad to have a job and an income and the chance to move forward in life.
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