# #003: Getting A Design Job Out Of College

- Show: [Designing in the Wild](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/designing-in-the-wild)
- Published: 2022-01-21
- Length: 9m
- Episode: 3
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/designing-in-the-wild/2022-01-21-003-getting-a-design-job-out-of-college

## Summary

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.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/designing-in-the-wild/2022-01-21-003-getting-a-design-job-out-of-college#t=0) Introduction and Choosing a Category
- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/designing-in-the-wild/2022-01-21-003-getting-a-design-job-out-of-college#t=0) Networking at the Green Build Summit
- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/designing-in-the-wild/2022-01-21-003-getting-a-design-job-out-of-college#t=0) The Custom Business Card Strategy
- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/designing-in-the-wild/2022-01-21-003-getting-a-design-job-out-of-college#t=0) Follow-Up and Persistence
- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/designing-in-the-wild/2022-01-21-003-getting-a-design-job-out-of-college#t=0) Team Dynamics and Speaking Up

## Topics

- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Green Build Summit (other)
- theidpodcast.co (other)

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