Throughout my career I’ve worked in the Toy Industry (Hasbro, K’NEX), the Greeting Cards & Party Units Industry (Hallmark), the Confection and Gum Industry (Dubble Bubble bubblegum, Tootsie Roll), fun products. Schroeder Industries makes Hydraulic Filtrations for Industrial Applications, kind[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It was a frustrating day. I’ve been drawing a comic everyday since I was laid off from Siemens on 9/4/2021 and if you’ve read any of my comics back in 2015, I drew comics that described the difficulty of finding[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If I don’t sound as excited or appreciative enough for this possible job opportunity it’s because my track record with job recruiters isn’t a positive one. Well, this interview, if it actually happens, is 13 days away. So, I guess[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
As the interview went on it was so very apparent that I was NOT a fit for this job. It was also very apparent that it wasn’t really a graphic design position. It felt more of a Jack-of-all-trades position and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not implying that just because of my portfolio and resume that shows my extensive work of 4o years as a Commercial Artist and Art Director that I should just be given a job. No, not[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Ups and downs of searching for a job. Yes, I was surprised that Clayton Kendall responded, but that they responded quickly and not with an e-mail but with a phone call. The person who called wasn’t someone from HR[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I should have been suspicious from the moment that I saw who the phone call was from. I mean, they take over forty days to respond to my application? And when they do reach out to talk to me, they[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Too many of the jobs that I see, especially on the online applications, force you to distinctly ask how much of a salary you’re looking for. By telling them up front your opportunity to negotiate for a salary goes out[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yes, when I saw this job listed, Graphic Designer for Fast Signs, I knew that it probably wouldn’t be a job I’d want. Working for a chain that makes banner & signs doesn’t sound much like somewhere I’d want to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I have to remember back to my unemployed days of 2018 and 2015 thru 2017 that even though I may get phone calls responding to my job applications, they may be only from middle man recruiters representing those jobs or[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…