Hopefully by graduating a high standard of portfolio work should be a given, with the hard work encouraged by this course. So with my input into that I feel that is something not to consider too much at this stage. Also I am aware that the college organises opportunities where visiting professionals come in to crit out work during third year as well as being invited to the end of year exhibition. However if I am going to act to greater my chances of successful employment I feel making contacts over the next couple of years is paramount. I plan to gain a list of people whom I plan to contact regarding information, advice, reviews and potential visits/placements. I imagine these will all be different depending on the answers I require; for example I may want advice from one person about getting into the industry, but I may not feel their review of my portfolio would be as helpful as someone else. Blogs and websites are definitely important. I've already had about 18000 blog views so hopefully somebody important has or will see something on there they like. I am yet to build a website but I have recently set up a behance, which has had a few likes and comments on there, but I dont think I should push that too far until I have a better selection of work on there. As well as all of these, I think personal interaction is somewhere toward the top if my list. I feel if I were to meet a potential client/employer, my personal approach to the meeting would help me achieve a positive outcome from a meeting.
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