Re: FN-FORUM: I need (want) a new job.....

date posted 25th June 2007 18:19

I wouldn't expect a designer/developer to be expert in either
field, they're two massively different disciplines and its rare you'll
find a brilliant designer who's got hardcore .net skills... it just
doesn't happen! Sure, you can have talent in both areas but generally
designer/developers are skilled, but don't excel in either area - an
all-rounder you might say.

Its always worth a shot applying for the roles that require one or two
other skills you don't have, nobody expect you to know everything! The
last job I got I didn't have 4 of the skills on their list, but made up
for that with other things.

I'm surprised theres not many specific design or specific development
roles going, usually you see a good mix of both - I guess companies are
trying to get more for their money with the all-rounders!

good luck with it anyway!

Chris



Martin Wilkins wrote:
> Hello all
>
> I'm looking for a new job, not really looking to do freelancing now for a
> while, gona give it a few more years. I'm in the Midlands and I'm finding it
> hard to get a web design job here, almost all jobs are in London that i come
> across but I'm not really looking to move there, or at least for a good few
> years.
>
> Any jobs I come across that say web designer in the Midlands are actually
> web designer/developer (all in one jobs) that expect you to be and expert
> web developer (php, asp.net, etc etc) and a brilliant web designer. I'm not
> and I dont want to pretend I am either, I'm a web design with a host of
> other creative (design&media) talents/skills and ahve the ability to write
> xhtml & css.
>
> Anyone looking to hire? : )
>
> Anyone have any ideas/thoughts on the topic web designer/developer?
>
> Any feedback would be much appreciated,
>
>
> regards
>
> Martin Wilkins
> www.atdc.co.uk
>
>
>