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Back to EpisodesEP9: Asking For What You Want–and NOT Getting It | Job Interview Story & Failure
Description
In this episode of Ditch the Struggle we dive into:
- My deeply uncomfortable job interview for freelance work at a hot packaging design firm
- Asking for the money you want (and deserve)
- What happens when your value is openly questioned
- Losing self-esteem, confidence and faith in my abilities as a designer
- The importance of taking risks and ‘big swings’
- Why I am grateful for this interview even though it derailed me for a long time
Links and references ⚡️
🖋️ My blog post on this story
🖋️ My LinkedIn post on this story
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