Don’t Call Yourself A “Fresher” or “Beginner”!
Whenever someone mentions or uses the term “Beginner” or “Fresher” in an introduction, It somehow gives an impression of a novice.
When you use the word “Beginner” or “Fresher” few things happen:
1) The person you’re addressing to instantly recognizes you as inexperienced.
2) You subconsciously start believing(after some time) that you’re someone with less or no expertise in the domain and, believe me, either of the above isn’t good for you.
3) If you somehow land a job or a project(can be freelance) you don’t get paid according to your expectations because you’ve established your inexperience, by acknowledging yourself as a “Beginner” or “Fresher”.
So, if you’re in an interview, then to the question or statement “So you’re a Fresher” can be acknowledged as “Yes, this will be my first job, if that’s what you’re asking”. “Beginner” or “Fresher” shouldn’t come from you at all during the entire process.
But the best way to avoid using the terms is by creating spec projects. Spec projects, to those who don’t know, are hypothetical projects that can be used to practice the theoretical knowledge we have. For example as a UX Designer, I created case studies of BookMyShow and Wynk Music to showcase my work. Except for some domains every domain has a possibility of creating a spec project that can we used as your project/portfolio.
When you will have some work in your domain to show, you are more confident about your skills and level of expertise. By doing that, you will never be addressed as a “Beginner” or “Fresher” both by yourself or someone else.
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Hello, My name is Manav Madaan. I’m a Digital Product Designer specialising in UX Design. Here on Medium to improve my story telling skills and share my experiences and learning.
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