Re: FLASH: Salaries

[Bill Numerick]

Heck i've got a friend that started at 60K a year and had to be taught 

Frontpage on the job!  He had no knowledge of graphics, html or web 

design....he came from a coffee shop job and knew how to turn on his comp 

and got the job...pretty scarey isn't it?




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From: Michael Dunn <mdunnthemericaagency [dot] com>

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To: <flasherchinwag [dot] com>

>Subject: Re: FLASH: Salaries

>Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 08:55:41 -0700

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>Another thing that's not being mentioned that I was reminded by with 

>Brian's

>post about how monster.com sucked is the old saying it's 30% what you know

>and 80% who. And there's about 50% luck thrown in, too. When I got fired

>from job A at an agency and that night talked to a friend who was quitting

>at a magazine, so I took his job. New job in less than a week, including

>contact, interview, etc. For more money and higher position. Then I got

>fired from that job (hey, it's not me, Vegas is a fickle town >=[    and

>called a friend from another agency who gave me numbers that I called,

>pulled some favors with pals in the industry to phone in a good word, and

>was offered freelance for three days and was hired on fulltime on the third

>day. Another job in less than a week, including contact, interviews and

>freelance. Making more money still.

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>So, I think that the whole network thing is almost as important as what 

>your

>skills are. I've seen too many designers who sucked come in at higher pay

>and position because they were good schmoozers, played golf, y'know. More 

>AE

>than AD. Anyway, thought I'd add this to the formula.

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>--

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>Michael "Not a schmoozer, but talented enough for it not to matter" Dunn

>The Merica Agency

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