Knowing your career options
Searching for design jobs
Persuasive résumé and business correspondence
Effective portfolio and self-promotion strategies
Interviewing skills and etiquette
Practicing critical skills
Basics of effective time management
General communication skills
Continuing education and professional development
Creativity and innovation
Design thinking and strategic synergies
Partnering effectively with clients
Collaborating with other creative disciplines
Working with other designers
Freelancing and running your own firm
Pricing, proposal and contract basics
Intellectual property basics for designers
Practicing production basics
Working with printing and paper companies
Pre- and post-press production
Emerging design perspectives
Trends in digital marketing
