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Career Services in Coda! [Katie Rivard]
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    • Career Services by Designlab
      • Career Services Orientation
        • Lesson: Getting The Most Out of Career Services
        • How-to guide: Building a Job Search Strategy
        • Questionnaire: Career Services Check-In
        • Lesson: Understanding the Grind
        • Lesson: Exploring Various Roles in Design
        • Lesson: Exploring Different Workplaces for Designers
        • Lesson: Exploring Design Across Industries
        • Lesson: Common Skills & Competencies
        • Project: Career Goals and Ambitions
        • Lesson: Setting Daily and Weekly Goals
        • How-to Guide: Job Tracking with Huntr
        • Project: Saving and Applying to Jobs with Huntr
      • Resume & Cover Letters
        • Lesson: UX Design Resumes
        • Lesson: Cover Letter
        • Lesson: How to Answer Questions on Applications
        • Lesson: Requirements in an Application
        • Project: Create Your Resume
        • Project: Create Your Cover Letter
      • Job Finding Strategies
        • Project: Research Jobs & Companies in Your Area
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          Project: Freelance Project
      • Enhancing Your Skills
        • Lesson: How to Stay Relevant and Ready
        • Lesson: Animation & Interactive Prototyping
        • Lesson: Front-End Development Skills
        • Lesson: Finding More Projects
      • Portfolio Improvements
        • Lesson: Creating a Company or Job Specific Portfolio Page
      • Interview Preparation
        • Lesson: Interview Questions
        • Lesson: What to Ask in an Interview
        • Lesson: How to Conduct Yourself in an Interview
        • Lesson: How to Present Your Work Like a Pro
        • Project: Interview Questions
        • Project: Mock Interview
      • Job Offers & Negotiations
        • Lesson: How to Review an Offer
        • Lesson: Salary Expectations
        • Salary Negotiation
        • Lesson: How to Deal With Rejection
        • Project: Salaries and Benefits Research
      • Networking & Social Media
        • Getting a Job Through Current Connections
        • Lesson: Gather Your References
        • Lesson: Attending an In-Person Networking Event
        • Lesson: Which Social Networks to Use and How
        • Lesson: Social Media Tips & Tricks
        • Lesson: Discover the Design Community
        • Project: Identifying Potential Connections
        • Project: Design Your Business Cards
        • Project: Research Events to Attend
        • Project: Polish Up Your Social Media
      • Storytelling & Presentations
        • Lesson: How to Present Your Work Like a Pro
      • Preparing for Your First Day
        • Lesson: Working Remotely as a Designer
        • Lesson: Freelancing as a Designer
        • Lesson: Should Designers Code?
        • Lesson: Your First Year in a New Design Role
      • Cross-Functional Teamwork
        • Lesson: Working Within a Team
        • Lesson: Working With a Developer
      • Whiteboard & Take-Home Challenges
        • Lesson: Design Challenges
        • Lesson: Whiteboard Challenges
        • Project: Take-Home Design Challenge
        • Project: Whiteboard Challenge
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Project: Freelance Project
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Project: Freelance Project

Freelancing is another way to continue building your skills, potentially earn some income, and add new projects to your portfolio. For the next few units, you will be tasked with finding a short freelance engagement and conducting work on the project.
Try the following tactics to find a freelance opportunity:
Talk to friends and family and see if you can identify any opportunities that way
Email or call local businesses to scout out chances to work with them
Look for online design competitions on sites like:
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99Designs
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Upwork
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Freelancer
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It’s up to you what kind of project to work on. Set expectations for yourself and for the client. If pay is involved, make sure to agree at the outset how much you will earn from completing the project.
This is your first opportunity to work with a real-life client on a project. Enjoy it—this is what you’ve been working for!
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Deliverable 1:

Discover A Freelance Opportunity And Begin Work

Research and land a freelance opportunity with a local company, friend or family member, or complete an online design competition. Once you have determined the opportunity, begin setting expectations and an outline of the work that will be done. Submit all information about the project to your Career Coach for guidance and feedback.
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→ To submit, please follow this link to Designlab’s platform
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