I graduated fall of 2023. I got an internship after but I never found a full time design role. I'd like to make use of my degree at some point/get out of low end work so I'm going to overhaul my portfolio. I currently have a combination of illustration and product design/branding. Job listings seem to be asking for like 5 different things at this point though from print to UX to animation to photography. What should I focus on adding? Or do I have to do all of them?

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Side question of is graphic design worth pursuing at this point? I see plenty of people with 12+ years experience at major companies also not being hired/being laid off. I don't want to give up but I'm not really sure what I should be doing at this point.

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You can always earn more money, but you can never get back time.
· Even if you’re super rich and you can’t walk up a flight of stairs, there’s really no point because you can’t enjoy life.
· Not everyone’s always going on vacations... The grass always seems greener, but nothing grows without watering what’s already yours.

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Don’t add everything in your book/resume. Focus on one thing. Be good at one thing and able to do multiple things that support your main.
Like, you focusing on Product Design. Your UX/UI work needs to be 9/10. And prototyping, branding, content design, vibe-coding, presenting, requirement documentation and ticketing, those 7/10 is ok. Everything else are good to know but no need to spend too much time on it.

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