Job Interview Tips and Tricks.

Okay, so this is a Tips and Tricks post. I am now officially getting a new job, after 5 years in retail! So, with this in mind, I would like to post some interview tricks and tips that I've received from someone I work with (In retail). As well as things I've read on various websites, and even on other interviews.

Sections marked with a red asterisk *: Are purely situational, and won't always happen, they may also depend on the particular job position, as well as the field. I've been asked some questions only when applying for a retail job, and one question was asked because of the personality of the interviewers. So the ones in black, may be more important, and more used. Once again, it just depends on various different things.

Sections marked with a purple diamond ♦: Will be asked about half of the time, but not always.

The thing with interviews is, the interviewer wants to get to know you, but, you have to lie to them and say what they want to hear.. which is ironic because they want to know who you are.

Sections in black ♣:  Are almost always asked.

Tips For Questions

♣ Why are you leaving your current position?

For my current position in retail, it was easy. I just had to tell them that I wanted to leave retail, and get back into the office environment. If you're changing fields, you can just say you want to get into that field.

What I started to do was... I'd tell them I wanted to get out of retail, and into the Private Sector, which sounds really fancy. I may or may not have gotten this idea from an episode of the Golden Girls.
Private Sector, just means a non Government job. A Government job is called the Public Sector.

Another scenario, is to just say, the job is not Challenging enough. This is a good way on doing things, as it's not negative, you're not talking bad about about the company, or anything. As with the previous statement, I may or may not have gotten this idea, from an episode of Queer as Folk...

• I Would like to leave "blank", to get a position in "(an Office, Graphic Design, Retail.. etc..)
• I am looking to leave "blank", to get a job in the Private Sector. Alternatively, if you're interviewing for a Government job, you can say Public Sector instead.
• I'm leaving "blank", because it's not challenging enough. I saw your company, and saw it would give me great new challenges to face.

NEVER: 

• Say you're looking to get into a quieter atmosphere. The employer might say that their job is rather busy, and it will just hurt you in the end.

• Say you're not a people person, this is just a bad idea. Even if it's an office job, they may even say, that you still have to deal with customers/clients. If the topic comes up, tell them that you love working with people!

♦ I see you went to school for "blank", but you got a job in "blank", OR you're applying for this position. Why is that?

I was asked once, why I went to school for Graphic Design, but got a job in retail. This was a heavy hitter, like really, why ask that?!

Dont: 
I used to tell people, that I couldn't get a job in Graphic Design, so I went into retail.

Do: But now, I'll tell people that I decided I realized I wanted to do Graphic Design as a hobby, and tried out retail, because I love working with people. (Which was a lie..). It sounds better.

Then you can state reasons why you want the current position.

For Customer service positions, I told them that I love working with people, but also wanted to get back into the office atmosphere.

♦ What do you know about the company? 

• List 2-3 things about the company before hand, so that you can tell them what you know.
I like to write it down in an order of 1-3

Examples:

1. "Started in 1999"
2. "Law firm company that focuses on schools, and children."
3. "Affiliated with Donations companies, and gives to charities.. "

I'd even go out to ask the interviewer, more about the company.

Alternatively, during the interview, you can mention one of the facts you've collected, and they might make a comment saying that you did your research!

♦ What is your favorite and least favorite thing about your current position? 

This is a question to be careful with! Never say anything bad about your current job such as, "They need more staff", or "The customers are rude", this will just make you look bad.

Favorite Thing: (This you can have fun with), The Managers, the People you work with, Free food in the break room.. etc..

Least Favorite: There's two ways you can do this, either list something silly that can't be controlled, or you can have a more smarter way to answer this question.

• Silly Answer - No Employee bathrooms, Not enough parking, No TV in the break room.. something that isn't a big deal.
• Smarter Answers - The job isn't challenging enough, you might also be able to get away with saying Bad Management, but I would be careful on that one.

* At your current job, who is your favorite manager, and least favorite manager. Why is that? 

THIS IS A TRICK QUESTION!!! DO NOT say you have a least favorite manager! I got hit by this one myself, but I've only ever been asked this once.. I think it's because all of the reviews on Glassdoor for that company, talk about how the managers do favoritism.

Just say, I like all of the managers, but if I had to choose a particular favorite, I would choose so and so. Because "they're sunshine and rainbows", "they bring in a cake every week.. etc.. " .

♦ What are your strengths and weaknesses?

This is an interesting answer, because I've recently learned of a really cool way to answer this question.

Strengths: examples: I'm a go getter, I'm hard working, I love a good challenge, I'm creative, I come in on days off to pick up extra hours, I always stay later if needed. etc...

Weaknesses: This part is tricky, you can either answer with a real weakness, but challenge that weakness with a solution. Use a strength, and make it sound like a weakness, or use a something you love, that is a weakness.

As an example, if you're bad at math like me.. you can say,  "My weakness is math, but in order to combat that, I can use a calculator! "

Alternatively, you can have some fun with this, and turn it around. You can say that your weakness is something that you're good with, but make it sounds like a weakness. "My weakness is, I never say no to coming in on my day off!".

Another type of "Weakness" you can use, is something you adore/unexpected! "My weakness is kittens!".

• My weakness is "Blank", but in order to combat that, I can do/use "blank". 

• "My weakness is, I never say no to come in on my day off!", "I can't stop working, until the challenge is completed!" "My weakness is, I never say no!".

• "Kittens are my weakness!" " Pokemon is my weakness!" "Flowers! They're so pretty to look at!"

♦ Name a time when you had a challenge at work, and what did you do to overcome it? 

This can be an interesting question. If you've never had a job, just come up with either a made up scenario, or use something that happened to you, where you were able to overcome something. This is a personal experience thing, so I cannot add much myself. Just make sure it was a positive experience that happened.

Example below: Feel free to use this yourself, as long as you've worked with customers before. You could even go as far to say that you were at so and so's garage sale, helping out, and helped an unruly customer out with a price.

I personally, like to use this time I had a really rude customer. Her coupon didn't work, and she was being very nasty to me for no reason. I got the supervisor, and she fixed the error, and made the coupon work, and she left the store happy, with a smile on her face! (Which wasn't true, she was an evil bitch from beginning to start, but I changed the end, and so far I've gotten positive results from this answer!)

* Name a time you used team-work.

This is pretty self explanatory, just come up with something that happened to you. These are my examples.

Before I got a job in retail, I told an interviewer, that for a college photography class, a bunch of my college friends and I car-pooled to a park, and took pictures for a class project.

My personal favorite is this one time...

In order to stop a lady, who was switching price tickets in my store... Myself, and two other co-workers, grouped together and watched her from afar, to make sure she didn't do anything fishy.

* How do you get along with ODD/Annoying/Rude people?

"I get along with everyone, I am calm, and supportive of people, even with different ideals."

"I work with everyone the same way, in a positive manner"

"I have a good rapport with everyone!"

* Describe the perfect position.

You can say something like,

•A place that provides professionalism, growth and advancement.
•A place with good people to work with, people who really care about their customers/clients.

Something fun and positive.

* How are you with stress?

Just tell them that "you work harder in stressful situations", " I am calm, collective and enthusiastic!" sometimes things aren't as bad as it seems.

♣ Do you have any questions for me? 

These are questions that the person is going to ask on an interview, and I don't think there is a time where they aren't going to ask you for questions. The following are questions I've gotten from the internet, and I've had really interesting results!

My top three: 

• What's an average day like? - They'll just tell you what happens through a normal day.
• Who would I report to? - Half of the time I've asked, it's usually not the interviewer, or it's them, and another person.
• What is your favorite thing about the company? - This is the part where they say they've been with the company for 100 years, and how much they like it.

Others:

• How long is the training period? Will there be mentors or orientations for the position? (This would be great if you want to know the learning curve of the job)
• What is a current challenge or goal that the company currently faces?
• How long has the company been at this location?
• What is the next step in the process? 

I usually only ask three questions, but I found out about this question recently, and it's also very useful to use.

• What is the competitive scene like? Who am I up against, and what would I have to do, to show that I am the right choice? 

I've only asked this twice so far, but I've gotten very interesting answers! But I can also see how this could come off narcissistic, like you just think you're better than everyone else.

If you've had a history of bad bosses and want to see if this person is just as terrible as the last, you can ask these questions I found on Workplace Stack Exchange. 

Question

• Can you describe a project where someone reporting to you did particularly well on a project? How did you help them be successful?

If the interviewer says something along the lines of "We're still interviewing", it's possible that they're not going to hire you.

Don't use

• What area needs the most help?

I've asked this a few times, and usually people got defensive, and would just say "Well, this position you applied for!". Although one time, someone did actually say something else needed more help, but I decided not to ask this question anymore, since people got weird about it.

* List three Adjectives/Personality traits, that best describe yourself. 

This is from a question I was asked on an interview, and ever since then, I've collected a few words to use on other interviews. At the end of an interview, I will tell them, if I described myself with three adjectives, it would be, blank, blank and blank. Any time I've said this, people usually thought it was interesting that I had said this, one person even wrote it down.

These are the ones I've used currently.

• Ambitious
• Friendly
• Optimistic

Make sure not to use a similar word, that basically means the same thing, as well as words that are the opposite too. You can't say you're energetic, and calm, it clashes too much. Always remember to use positive words.

Some other words I've used are

• Creative
• Enthusiastic
• Positive

Some others I found.

• Adaptable
• Compassionate
• Diligent
• Persistent
• Reliable
• Sincere


Tricks

• A cool trick you can do, is ask the interviewer for a cup of water.. or coffee (Or whatever). When you don't know what to say, you can take a sip, in order to think about what you're going to say! I did this on an interview, where I ended up getting the job.

-Alternatively, you can also mention that you will get back to that question, and need a moment to think, and you can discuss another topic in the mean time. If you haven't given your references/resume/ or Cover Letter, you can give that to them, while you think about the answer.

• You can ask the interviewer, if you are allowed to show off your skills. You can ask them to give you a project to complete, in order to test out your abilities!

• If you forgot anything you were going to say, you can ask for their email and say something like "I forgot to mention on the interview, that "blank".

• In some cases, the interviewer might put you up to the task, and give you an assessment. Make sure you can do the assessment, and if they listed a program, make sure to try the program out, before the interview.

-Alternatively, If you haven't used a program for a long time, just tell them you haven't used it in a while, and need to re-familiarize yourself with it again.

-If by chance you do terribly on an assessment, tell them you're going to practice with it.. It may bring a shed of hope for considering you. Some companies also don't care about how well you know a program, but care about how pleasant someone is!

• Be cautious when applying! - Some companies aren't actually hiring, they either got a good discount on a job site, and have to post an X amount of jobs, in order to get the discount.
So when a company posts a job a million times, they're either doing something fishy, or they're just bad at keeping people.

- They may also do it, to make them look better, more popular.. etc..

• NEVER Say you want to go back to school one day, this means you wouldn't stay with the company, and it would be a red flag.

• If you don't have experience in something, tell them you're always willing to learn, as well as you pick things up quickly.

• If your current job is in a different field as the one you're applying, you can always mention something that you did, that can qualify for the job. Such as, when I was in retail, I answered phones.. which is something you also do in an office, so for office jobs, I could list answering phones.

• Saying you're a jack of all trades, is a good thing.

• If they talk about not liking Drama/Complainers, or something similar, just agree with them. "I agree, there's no room for drama in the work place."

• You can always say something at the end, like.. "If hired, you won't be disappointed..  I am a hardworking, detail oriented individual that always takes the extra mile!" Something like that can add to the interview.

• At the end of the interview, tell them that it was a pleasure to meet them, and that you are excited about the opportunity.

8 Things to not put on your resume

Here's a nice little article I found about the 8 things you should NEVER put on your resume!

Check it out [Click here]

What Employers Seek in an Entry-Level Resume

Check out this article that someone shared on facebook.

What Employers Seek in an Entry-Level Resume

New study shows.. dress down for interviews?

Here is an interesting video on Dnews about dressing down for an interview.

I don't agree with coming in an interview like a rag, but maybe a mix between casual and dressy would be preferred?

Important questions and answers.

Here are important questions and answers to those important questions.
I would like you to write down these questions (Or print them out) and give them an answer that works for you.

Tell Me about yourself:
(You can tell them about what type of career you are looking for, and you could dive a bit into your hobbies)
EX: My typical response for Art jobs are this...
I'm a recent college graduate for Graphic Design, I'm looking for a position in that field. Many of my hobbies include Drawing, Photography and making Graphics.


Why should I hire you?:
(Tell them your strengths: Hardworking, on the task at hand, highly motivated.)



Describe a time where you had to use teamwork?:
(Retail jobs tend to throw this one at you. Describe a time when you and a bunch of friends/co-workers teamed up to do something productive. Going to the mall with your friends and pointing at a funny looking giraffe doesn't count.)
My first time, I said that I went on a group project with friends who were all in the same photography class. We all went and took pictures together for our photography assignment.


How long do you plan to stay with this company?:
(This one is pure evil, just tell them that you will stay with them as long as you can.)


What do you know about the company?:
(This is simple as long as you know what the company is, if it doesn't, usually when they call you for an interview they will tell you the company by phone or email... if you still don't know the company, enter their phone number in a search engine and it should tell you what company the phone number belongs to)
Write three facts about the company and remember them, or bring the sheet with you until you go into the building.

Fact 1:

Fact 2:

Fact 3:


Why did you apply for this job?:
(This one is pretty simple, just tell them that you were looking for a job in that field because you enjoy the type of work, obviously if you like the work, the better you are with it.)


What are your strengths & Weaknesses?:
This one can be a good kill, I was thrown to the curb once for telling a company my weakness, but another company was cool with it.
(Just list a weakness you have, but then turn that weakness around with what you can do to help make it a strength. For instance, I tell companies my weakness is math, but I can use a calculator to help solve the problem.
Strengths are easier, but I am usually not asked that question. Just list some things about you that are strengths for you.)




Why are you leaving your position at you current company?:
(This one can be hard. If you're applying for a position that is in a different field, like if you are in retail and want to do a clerical job, tell them that you would like to pursue a career in a different field.
If it's in the same field, tell them something that the previous job doesn't have that this job will have. )
EX. My previous employer does not have nice benefits, but this one does.


What do you see yourself doing 5-10 years from now?: 
(This one is also evil, DO NOT tell them your dream job or goal... that is a turn off, they want to know if you will be staying with them or not. Just tell them that you see yourself in a reputable company that values professionalism, growth and advancement.)


Explain a time when you had to show leadership:
(This is self explanatory.)

Learning useful lifetime skills

Having a job, even if for a little while can be very helpful for you in the future. The skills you learn at one job can most certainty be helpful for you in your next job, but it can also help you with every day tasks as well.

I've actually become better and more knowledgeable at certain things because of jobs I previously had and the one I have now.

Working in a mail room for 4 months allowed me to understand mail more, and how to enclose documents in them correctly. One thing about the mail room, is that we didn't lick the envelopes, we taped them. Since then I do not lick the envelopes but put tape over them, it's a much more sanitary way that also doesn't make you run out of spit or have that nasty taste in your mouth.
Although not related, but working in the mail room... I had a 2 and a half hour bus ride. When I worked here, I really started to pay attention to the bus schedule and where I was, the towns... the routes, roads... I really started to figure out where everything was and what their names were.

Working as a part of a maintenance crew for one week actually allowed me to understand the maintenance part of the world better, I learned more about how to clean things the correct way, or at least by business standards.
An interesting tip for picking up garbage without gloves is to just take a bag, pick the garbage up with the bag and then turn the bag inside out.

Working in an office for a year allowed me to better my office skills, I learned how to use a copy machine, fax documents, scan documents, better my skills in microsoft office and I learned how to use excel.
I also answered phones, which allowed me to be more professional on the phone and allow for an easy phone introduction for any company.
"Hello "Insert company name", how can I help you?"

Working in retail has been a great experience thus far, I have increased my customer service skills. "Hello how are you" and "Have a nice day" is something I seem to do anywhere now.
Since I'm on the cash register, I'm also becoming more of a problem solver, I'm starting to handle money better than I used to and figuring tactical ways to break up the money for the right amount.

Let's work as a dog walker!

When I was 13, the neighbors let me walk their dog while they were at work. They would pay me 5 dollars a week and eventually 10 dollars a week, I only did it for about two years because they moved away in 2005 and then just kind of disconnected from me and my parents.
Their dog was named Roo, a cute black and white dog that loved everyone. I'm afraid that Roo is probably dead now, as she is as old as my sister and my sister is in her mid teens.
It was really a fun job, as long as you like dogs and or other pets if it's another animal someone asks you to watch them.
I didn't literally walk Roo; I had a key to the house, and I would let Roo roam around in their backyard. I would play with her for about and hour and then I would bring her inside again and leave.

This is just one form of Dog walking, and I know there are others. I would love to get to watch a dog again, it would be fun since I love dogs.
Although, obviously the pay would not be 5-10 a week for professional dog walking for an adult.

Technically, this was my first job.

I give this job a 10/10

What it's like.... Job experiences

I'm going to post all of the job experiences that I have had so far, the ups and downs and how it all works.
So far, I have worked for an Office, Mail Room, Maintenance, Snow Shoveling, Dog Walking and Retail... so I'll make posts about my experiences there. Most listed above was either non paying or was for a short time. I'll do them in chronological order as well.

Tips for creating a concise resume.

Here are some resume tips that were from a newspaper.

To see it full size, just right click "Open in new tab".

Keep applying

The best thing to do when applying for a job, is to keep applying... even if you have an interview. Just keep applying; I didn't do this for a long time and I would just get turned down interview after interview.
But, once I got an interview. I would stop applying for jobs, I think it was a bit of thinking I would get the job and so I wouldn't have to apply anymore. But that's not the case, not for me at least and not for many other people either. By stopping, you're just slowing yourself down and hurting yourself by getting a (possible)  failure. You have to continue until you win, you can't stop for anything... well except if you get the job, then you can stop; unless you need more than one job.
If you do by chance get a job and still have interviews, just call or email the company back that you've obtained something else. I've done this before for a company that I found unsavory; had I known what the company was, I would never have applied for it. So, when they posted their website after emailing me with their interest and I checked it out. I found that I would NOT have enjoyed it there at all, because it was a religious company and I do not agree with religion, so I wouldn't have been very pleasant working there.
So, I just told them that I obtained employment... now I just have to make sure I know what their ad looks like on craigslist lol.
I also said that for the school I voluntarily worked at for a week.

One thing you must remember about interviews.

Here's some good advice about interviews, you may go on a bunch. But you MUST remember that you will survive, just like Gloria Gaynor! :D

Just remember, that it isn't YOU who needs them it's THEM who need you!

You can't let interviewers get you down, no matter how many times you fall! I've been on over 20 and I have not given up and I will never give up! I know I can get a job and with the experience in each interview, you learn things... like what to do and what not to do, as well as what you need to tone down and what you need to do more of.

"Did you think I'd crumble? Did you think I'd lay down and die?

Oh, no, not I, I will survive
Oh, as long as I know how to love, I know I'll stay alive
I've got all my life to live, I've got all my love to give
And I'll survive, I will survive, oh"

You will survive! Obviously the people who didn't hire you, weren't meant for you! You'll get the job that you were meant to have! 

My thoughts on Career Fairs.

My thoughts on Career Fairs are very mixed. I've been to three in the past two years... two which were very recent.

My first Career Fair was at my EX college (I say EX because I'm not going back, I originally was going to... but they're way too expensive. I'll take my degree and money elsewhere much less expensive!)
I actually didn't know of this career fair, so I ended up having a very embarrassing moment where I had to borrow the schools clothes. I looked absolutely ridiculous in their clothing because none of it fit correctly... It was also in December, so I had like five jackets I had to take off first. (I hate cold weather XD)
The career fair itself was okay, I got a hands on experience on what career fairs were like. I was able to socialize with the companies that were there and I learned lot's about each company.
One thing I noticed though, was the amount of banks that were there. It was alarming because there were more banking companies than other fields; there I was applying for bank positions when I was a graphic designer, simply because there was only like two graphic design companies there!
There were also like two tech companies and a few others like business and law.
Overall it was a nice career fair... I got no responses from them though.

My second career fair was an hour and a half away from my house, me and my mother both went to a local college there... that was having a career fair.
The place was maybe just as big as the room they used at my ex college.
There were lot's of interesting companies, Macy's, Ashley's Furniture, Graphic Design companies, banks and insurance companies however... were the most.
There was even a cool company that helps you create your own business, oddly enough.. the company is the next town over from my town. Weird that they'd come so far!
Overall, it was okay... I applied for more jobs than my mother.
It was funny, cause my mother had to go to the bathroom, and while waiting.... I noticed a college student was sleeping in the corner on the chair in the funniest way possible. lol

My third career fair was 2-3 weeks ago from this post (posted on 9/6/2012). It was definitely the worst.
The ad online said there would be hundreds of companies in all sorts of fields... but when we got there.. there was probably 10 companies and 20 booths with 10 companies already gone who knows where.
There wasn't really anything for me or my mother, all I did was apply for two places. One which was online... and I never actually did it because I forgot and I had to watch a 30 minute video about something I didn't really care for. (It was also too far away)
Not only did the ad lie, but there was just really nothing for most people.... it was a bust.
Although, I suppose the only good thing was seeing a cute guy come out of the elevator.... XD

I don't recommend career fairs, because they just don't really seem to work. I'd say you save lot's of time and money just filling out applications online.
But it is good for interview like experience.

What is the company about?

I'm going to answer a very interesting question; now if you don't already do this... do it immediately!

A popular question asked on interviews is the following.....

"What do you know about the company?", or another similar question.

This can be a difficult question, if the company doesn't have anything.... or if you just couldn't find any information. (Which happened to me before, I just told them I didn't know much, but was eager to know more).

But, here's a bit of a cheat sheet....

• Find information about the company, and write down three facts.

You can find information from various sources, the internet (Most companies have a website), ads on tv or in the newspaper, word of mouth (Some people know more than others), you could even go to the company and ask them what they're all about.
Or you could sneak into their offices after hours and look at their confidential information. (Don't do that)

Let's pretend you had an interview for a company named Shangri-La, and they sell toys and other items. Then write down the information about the company.

Example

What I found out about Shangri La Company...

○ They sell toys.
○ They sell Boomerangs.
○ They publish childrens books.

Make sure to remember these important facts you find out, remember them for the interview!

So, then on the interview... when they ask you "What do you know about the company"..

You can say....

"I know you sell items like Toys, Boomerangs and Childrens books."

Something like that!

This helps because they know you've researched the site, and you don't have to tell them their life story they already know.

Things to do on an interview.

• Fold your hands in front of you when seated.
• Be confident, smile.
• Tell them why you think you're best for the position, hard working, honest etc..
• Ask one to two questions at the end of the interview, they'll probably ask if you have any questions.
           ○Some good questions include, "What's it like to work here?", "What is the company about", "What is the salary", "When will I know if I have obtained the position or not?".
• Also, a thank you card is a good idea. Either give them it at the end of the interview, or send it in the mail as soon as possible. This shows that you really cared about the interview, and that you liked the company and it's surroundings.
• It's good to have a references sheet, hand them this at the end of the interview.

Job Tips.

Here are some good preparedness tips and tricks for a job interview.

 ○ Make sure to be all nice and clean, take a shower a few hours before the interview, or the night before.

 ○ Cologne/Perfume and Deodorant, is very much a good idea! You don't want to smell bad on an interview.

 ○ Dress nicely, Suits, skirts, anything that is very professional and neat. No T shirts with wholes, or anything.. even if you're on an interview for a construction worker... you must dress well!

 ○   Research the company, this is important as they may ask you questions about the position and the company...a good tip IF YOU DID NOT DO RESEARCH, just tell them that you did not find much information, but are eager to hear more about the company. I did this once, because I simply did not hear the name of the company, so I just said I knew little and that I was eager to know more. (Which FYI had a completely different background from what I had thought)

○ Make sure you know what you're going to say, they'll probably ask you about previous jobs, why you think you're good for the company. etc..

 ○ Also usually they ask if you have any questions, make sure to ask at least one thing... this way they know you're interested in the position.
Questions like "What is it like to work here" are okay, but not the best. If they don't tell you what the company is about, then definitely ask what the company is all about and what they do. I'll probably make some kind of post about what to say and not to say.

 ○Also make sure you're not shy, if you are... just try and put on a smile... if you have to... just put on a great pair of underwear on and think to yourself, I have this great pair of underwear on and you have no idea. This can raise your confidence and can make you smile..
Always fold your hands in front of you, it shows you are listening and also if you fidget with your hands... this will help you not fidget.

○ If the interviewer asks for a beverage, say yes! This can be useful for the interview itself. If you can't think of what to say, you can stall  by taking a sip and thinking about what you'll say.

Hello there!

Hello there! You can call me Hotspot! That is the name in which I go by online.. I actually got the name from a character from the show Teen Titans who has powers over fire, so sorry person with a dirty mind.. it is indeed not a dirty name!

Anyways, this is my job blog! Here is where I send tips and ideas as well as my own blog posts on my own experiences!

Well, if you want to know anything about me. I am currently trying to get back into school.. but first I need to start paying them again in order to go back! But I don't have any money! My parents don't either, so they can't really help. I also need to start my work life!
I've been writing down tips and tricks for myself, but it's nice to share it with the world!

I am currently a Graphic Arts major, I have an associates degree in Graphic Design. The term "Starving Artist" is something to pay attention to, artists don't usually get jobs that easily :/

Oh, and make sure to watch out for Denny the flying pig! He likes to fly into people's windows!! :O