Hardware Podcasts

#003: Getting A Design Job Out Of College

Designing in the Wild · 21 Jan 2022 · 9m · Episode 3

What this episode covers

Host Rob Irwin shares his strategy for landing an industrial design job straight out of college, emphasizing the importance of choosing a specific category like sustainability and networking at industry events. He recounts attending the Green Build Summit in Toronto, where he used a custom, biomimetic business card to stand out to presenters from companies he admired. Irwin advises on the follow-up process, including sending timely emails and persisting through silence, before offering advice on team dynamics and speaking up in the workplace.

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Green Build Summit, theidpodcast.co

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