Still haven't landed a job as a Web Designer, Interactive Designer, or anything related to my degree since the last time I wrote about it here. It's been 7 months. I've gotten about 3 to 4 solid interviews. They were interviews that seem to have gone really well, but for some reason these potential employers never got back to me. I tried emailing them to ask for feedback and advice, but got nada. They ghosted me. It's been frustrating and discouraging, making me do some soul searching, and even considering just giving up on it.
I'm still unclear on what path to take. I've considered just moving away completely from design, and focus on web development, but I still love design. I'm just trying to figure out what my core skill is.
Speaking of Web Development, I recently completed Colt Steele's Web Developer Bootcamp course on Udemy. I have a better idea of what Node.js is for and understand what's going on in the back end. I also finished an intro to React on Treehouse and have been reading the docs. It's all beginning to click with me.
After a decade of being part of the under-employed class, working part-time service-sector McJobs, I'm finally part of the lower-middle income bracket class now.
I had quit smoking a couple of years ago, but relapsed around last year. I'm going full cold turkey. As of this writing, or by the time I publish this blog post, it's been a little over 24 hours. Wish me luck.