Hi Rachel!

I’d recommend that graduates seek out a variety of different professional experiences, working in companies both small and large, with as many different kinds of clients as possible (internal clients, external clients, easy going clients, difficult/impossible/outrageous clients).

Don’t get stuck in one place or rather one position in a company for too long because the web moves too fast.

Start working on your best (and most fun – that’s so important) ideas as side projects in the evenings and weekends or any downtime you have. It’s these side projects that will push you outside your comfort zone and nudge you down a path of discovery and learning.

Be networking at all times – you’ll go further and faster if you have a group of friends in the industry who you can bounce ideas around with, share problems and solutions with, and exchange projects with on a regular basis (but give as much as you get!)

Hope that helps!

Ben