Characteristics

After graduating, I would like to start working at a small boutique firm or a small full-service firm. The small intimate setting where I would actually know what was going on in the different sections/groups and having a say in them is very appealing, especially with a relaxed and informal atmosphere. I also still do not know specifically what I type of job I want to do, so working at a small firm would help me to get experience in the different aspects of design. I also feel that smaller firms would take the workers’ opinions into consideration, rather than just relying on the top dogs of the departments. I want to work at a place that I will feel inspired and motivated, not taken advantage of or used just for bouncing around ideas. Being included in the different aspects of the process is important to me, not just working on one part and passing the project off to others.

I would avoid working at a narrow-minded firm that only depends on the words of the more experienced designers and ignores the inexperienced since it would create an uninspired atmosphere of mindless work. I also would not work at a firm that is stuck to a hierarchy of positions. In my experience, working at those types of work places is annoying and there is not much of a company culture or relationship within the company except between those in the same “rank.”