Upgrade your design employment prospects

Just what exactly is it that makes one designer more employable than another? What is it that makes one CV stand out from the pile on a creative director's desk? What factors make for a sky-rocketing career path and see some designers shoot to creative director status in a few years, while others slug it out in front of a Mac for decades? It's not just creative skill, that's for sure – we've all been guilty of bemoaning the creative director who rarely opens Photoshop. The truth is that success at the top boils down to a lot more than longevity and a familiarity with the Layers panel.

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