Irish 2nd year student looking for North American Work

Design Discussions design employment
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Im looking for paid work experience as a part of my course during the second semester and summer of 3rd year. (Jun - Aug 2009)

Any advise on companies, anything…

Thanks.

2

One bit of advise is don’t limit yourself by ‘paid!’. Unlikely to happen. Maybe you’ll get an allowence towards lunch/travel/subsidised accommodation, but that’s it. NCAD student?

3

it is University policy, University of Limerick. They said if we are paid we will be more likely to be given real work, not just making coffee.

4

Ok, well if it’s policy, but I think that narrows you to having a tiny chance of getting any experience at all. Something is better than nothing, and the fact is there are a lot of product design students that side of the world. You’re already at a disadvantage when they can’t actually meet you, and get to see your personality. How’s your portfolio? Why North America?