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Narate · 15-03-2005, 10:59

I have been asked to go for an interview/meeting for a design position at http://www.tm3.co.uk.

I still abit unsure on how to approach this as the idea of going working in a design studio seems like a great opportunity but I am currently just finishing my first year at university.

Any advice on working/leaving uni ? Would it be a good idea to go for as its a foot in the door or would you stick with Uni?

hawken · 15-03-2005, 11:00

oli · 15-03-2005, 11:03

Its in Liverpool.

Stick with Uni

Stickman · 15-03-2005, 11:12

Uni. Without a doubt.

sleepingfish · 15-03-2005, 11:13

Go to the interview and get offered the position, then decide.

You might be able to negotiate part-time work.

dan · 15-03-2005, 11:22

Didn't someone round here work for them? seem to remember this being banded about a while back...

http://www.biennial.com/

I'd go with resting Herring's suggestion. No point deciding if you're not going to get the job in the first place, and interviews are always excellent for getting your portfolio taken to pieces/praised, poointing you in the right direction.

katralla · 15-03-2005, 11:26

I'd say, go to the interview. If you get the position you couuld try and work your way around doing both? One girl at my uni gets time off to come in two mornings a week, it'll take her twice as long to get her degree but at least she's gettin PAID...

gray · 15-03-2005, 11:47

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Originally Posted by dan

Didn't someone round here work for them? seem to remember this being banded about a while back...

http://www.biennial.com/

its that dave guy from the other forum?

oli · 15-03-2005, 11:53

haha definately uni

JiRaffe · 15-03-2005, 12:32

go for the interview and see what they say, meet the guys (yes it is dave amongst others) and then decide.

it also depends how good you reckon your uni course is

liverpool is THE place to be. honest

Scott · 15-03-2005, 13:05

newcastle's better

tomson · 15-03-2005, 18:19

Uni. You'll have 40 years of work so put it off for as long as you can, get pissed & enjoy yourself.

aye carumba, i've depressed myself.

mike_m · 15-03-2005, 18:29

what he said.. you'll be at work soon enough - ask if they have an intern program or if they want you in the summers then you'll have somewhere to slip into when you finish uni.

gurnmaster · 15-03-2005, 20:14

if you are any good at what you do then there will be other jobs so I would stay at uni and enjoy uni life until its time to move on.

Dusteh · 16-03-2005, 05:29

Do the interview for experience, but stick to uni even if offered the job.

Narate · 16-03-2005, 05:34

Quote:

if you are any good at what you do then there will be other jobs so I would stay at uni and enjoy uni

What if Im not exactly the biggest fan of uni? Its a good course but Im hardly an A grade student.

Alex · 16-03-2005, 05:46

I'd say it all depends on the individual. For me it wasn`t the grades at uni that mattered, it was the experience. I know it's a tired cliche, but I realy did have th best years of my life at uni, so in my eyes I would never have passed uni up for a job, but horses for courses -some people don't have such a good time, so only you can really make the decision based on your current experiences. It can be pretty lonely in the working world I can imagine though if you don't have a good base of friends around first.

paulanthony · 20-03-2005, 13:30

Gonna add my two cents to an old thread as I have been there done that. Was doing a degree in Comp Sci, offered a job as a developer. Took it. Haven't looked back. Uni wasn't what I had imagined, the course and the experience..Im still living with Uni mates so I still get a good measure of 'craic'..The course was simply the same old shit regurgetated, they weren't moving with the times simply cause it was too much hassle.

Rakan · 20-03-2005, 16:09

I swear to you that I was faced with the same situation not so long ago... STAY IN UNIVERSITY! Trust me, ultimately I believe it's the safest choice... Best... I don't know, but definately the safest. If you're being offered good jobs from now, I'm sure you can do even better with a degree! Otherwise, one solution is to negotiate with them to work half at work, half from home... if it's a design position then I'm sure there's a lot you can do from home...

All the best to ya, I know how hard this decision can be. Whatever you do, sleep on it!Ciao.

hawken · 20-03-2005, 17:19

uni is a waste of time. 3 years of watching your friends getting jobs and earning money. Decent Web design jobs don't come by very often, if you're good at Web design then there's little point in staying in uni to try and learn it, you'll just end up in debt and 3 years older.

I don't speak from experience because I didn't go, but a lot of my art bod friends complained that they saw me livin it large working in London while they pissed debt up the wall and ended up unemployed with useless degrees.

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Narate Royalty™ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Manchester (UK) Posts: 3,242	Job or Uni? I have been asked to go for an interview/meeting for a design position at http://www.tm3.co.uk. I still abit unsure on how to approach this as the idea of going working in a design studio seems like a great opportunity but I am currently just finishing my first year at university. Any advice on working/leaving uni ? Would it be a good idea to go for as its a foot in the door or would you stick with Uni?

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hawken Cornish Pasty Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Tokyo, Japan Posts: 2,708	job __________________ my blog & portfolio sexy combined package

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JiRaffe Ur mother's ur brother? Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Liverpool Posts: 880	go for the interview and see what they say, meet the guys (yes it is dave amongst others) and then decide. it also depends how good you reckon your uni course is liverpool is THE place to be. honest __________________ ::: TC Magazine :::

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Scott sanddancer Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: South Shields Posts: 2,924	newcastle's better __________________ flick me

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mike_m Work faster microphone .. Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 1,709	what he said.. you'll be at work soon enough - ask if they have an intern program or if they want you in the summers then you'll have somewhere to slip into when you finish uni. __________________

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oli I Call Shenanigans™ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Manchester, England. Posts: 9,736	Its in Liverpool. Stick with Uni

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Stickman Dr. Lucien Sanchez Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: UK Posts: 5,527	Uni. Without a doubt.

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sleepingfish css is for divs Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Norwich Posts: 4,469	Go to the interview and get offered the position, then decide. You might be able to negotiate part-time work.

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dan Iris Folder Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: smokey Posts: 2,643	Didn't someone round here work for them? seem to remember this being banded about a while back... http://www.biennial.com/ I'd go with resting Herring's suggestion. No point deciding if you're not going to get the job in the first place, and interviews are always excellent for getting your portfolio taken to pieces/praised, poointing you in the right direction.

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katralla Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 94	I'd say, go to the interview. If you get the position you couuld try and work your way around doing both? One girl at my uni gets time off to come in two mornings a week, it'll take her twice as long to get her degree but at least she's gettin PAID...

15-03-2005, 11:53	#9 (permalink)
oli I Call Shenanigans™ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Manchester, England. Posts: 9,736	haha definately uni

15-03-2005, 18:19	#12 (permalink)
tomson Christ on a bike Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 3,311	Uni. You'll have 40 years of work so put it off for as long as you can, get pissed & enjoy yourself. aye carumba, i've depressed myself.

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gurnmaster Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 32	if you are any good at what you do then there will be other jobs so I would stay at uni and enjoy uni life until its time to move on.

16-03-2005, 05:29	#15 (permalink)
Dusteh Sir digby chicken caesar Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 4,828	Do the interview for experience, but stick to uni even if offered the job.

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Alex div Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Leeds Posts: 646	I'd say it all depends on the individual. For me it wasn`t the grades at uni that mattered, it was the experience. I know it's a tired cliche, but I realy did have th best years of my life at uni, so in my eyes I would never have passed uni up for a job, but horses for courses -some people don't have such a good time, so only you can really make the decision based on your current experiences. It can be pretty lonely in the working world I can imagine though if you don't have a good base of friends around first. __________________ Engage Interactive - Web design Harrogate \| Kustard

20-03-2005, 13:30	#18 (permalink)
paulanthony mingin dawg baitch Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Belfast Posts: 1,035	Gonna add my two cents to an old thread as I have been there done that. Was doing a degree in Comp Sci, offered a job as a developer. Took it. Haven't looked back. Uni wasn't what I had imagined, the course and the experience..Im still living with Uni mates so I still get a good measure of 'craic'..The course was simply the same old shit regurgetated, they weren't moving with the times simply cause it was too much hassle. __________________ Web design Ireland

20-03-2005, 16:09	#19 (permalink)
Rakan Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 567	I swear to you that I was faced with the same situation not so long ago... STAY IN UNIVERSITY! Trust me, ultimately I believe it's the safest choice... Best... I don't know, but definately the safest. If you're being offered good jobs from now, I'm sure you can do even better with a degree! Otherwise, one solution is to negotiate with them to work half at work, half from home... if it's a design position then I'm sure there's a lot you can do from home... All the best to ya, I know how hard this decision can be. Whatever you do, sleep on it!Ciao.

20-03-2005, 17:19	#20 (permalink)
hawken Cornish Pasty Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Tokyo, Japan Posts: 2,708	uni is a waste of time. 3 years of watching your friends getting jobs and earning money. Decent Web design jobs don't come by very often, if you're good at Web design then there's little point in staying in uni to try and learn it, you'll just end up in debt and 3 years older. I don't speak from experience because I didn't go, but a lot of my art bod friends complained that they saw me livin it large working in London while they pissed debt up the wall and ended up unemployed with useless degrees. __________________ my blog & portfolio sexy combined package

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