At 19:40 21/05/98 -0400, TJ wrote:
>
>I sent out a resume late last night, and this morning I get an email from
>one of the members of the Interactive Media Team, that they like my resume,
>and want me to call to set up an interview. Eeep!
Good on ya, TJ! You've been wanting to move into web developing, and here's
your opportunity to build up a folio of work- and learn about all the other
skills that are necessary to build web sites.
>
>The company is Trinity Communications <http://www.trinitynet.com> in
>Boston... and the position I am auditioning for is "Web Developer".
>
>Gah! This is the first time I am auditioning for a full time perm position!
>Sheesh, never had this much jitters on any of my contract jobbie
>interviews... What do I bring? Gah! How do I present myself?... besides
>being me! And if they like me, how do I do salary negotiations?! Gah!
>("Historically, 'Gah' is the sound you make when you wish to chant
>'ohmygod-ohmygod-ohmy-god', but due to hysteria, the throat constricts and
>only a mono-syllablle is uttered.' ;} )
Don't worry too much about the salary, as long as it's enough for you to
cover your living costs, eat and have a little left over for Saturday
nights. The opportunity is what's more important. It's alright for guys
with 10 or 20 or more years experience to negotiate hard; it's more
important for you to a) get a job in an area you want to work, b) one that
allows you to develop your skills on a range of applications and in a range
of areas and c) be an enjoyable place to work while you accomplish a) and
b). I took my first job as a writer at an agency on spec, for no wages. I
persuaded the CD to let me come in and work in the department for no wages.
And I worked. And worked hard. And when I figured I'd proved my worth and
asked for a position and they said sorry, I had a folio together that
enabled me to walk out the door and join another agency 2 days later. I'd
got my start.
>
>Pardon me while I hyperventillate here in the corner.
>
>Er.. anyone who can point me to a comparison/ contrasting yearly wages for
>web developers, entry level and first year?
See my above comment. Assess the opportunity. If it's what you want, don't
let greed deprive you of it. (I've learnt this lesson as well, pricing
myself too high for a job I'd have like to get, because I figured that that
was what I was worth. At the time, I wasn't worth it to them).
>
>And here I just started my do-it-yourself company... eh, only cost me money
>for the DBA, and I haven't really known how to market myself.
Leave it on the shelf. I've kept my company going for almost 20 years,
sometimes it's active, sometimes, when I'm employed, it isn't. It doesn't
cost much to keep it there, and a lot more to go out and start another one.
Guess it
>would be prudent to gain some expertise... how much I missed being part of
>a team these past two-and-a-half years, jumping from one contract to the
>next, and not being part of something, being sorta a hired gun piece of the
>furniture...
yeah this is what draws me back into employment every few years. Then the
desire to do it myself starts up all over again...
franko
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Frank Lee, Information Architect. Member: Aust. DM Assoc., Market Research
Soc. of Aust., Web Consultants Assoc., HTML Writers Guild, Internet
Professionals Association. Associate, Aust. Marketing Inst.
Interactive Strategist,IBM Australia Ltd & Managing Director, Wired World
Consulting.
http://www1.tpgi.com.au/users/franko/
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