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For a detailed definition of Interior design, please visit: NCIDQ (The National Council for Interior Design Qualification)

There are many different fields within the general category of Interior Design and Decoration.  Some of these include:
  • Residential Interior Designer or Interior Decorator
  • Commercial Interior Designer
  • Artist or Faux Painter
  • Furniture or Home Decor Sales Representative
  • Professional Organizer
  • Home Stager or Re-Designer
  • Furniture or Product Designer
  • Kitchen and Bathroom Design Specialist
  • Window Treatment Designer
To become a certified interior designer, by ASID (The American Society of Interior Designers) and NCIDQ, you must complete a minimum of 6 years combined college education & job experience.  2 of these years must be college education.  You also need to pass the NCIDQ Examination.  More information on this proces is available NCIDQ. There are also other organizations that require less education and job training for certification.  



What is the difference between an Interior Designer and an Interior Decorator?


An interior designer typically has a formal education, and has completed a Bachelor's Degree.  Some professional designers have completed a shorter educational program, but have many years of experience in the field and have passed the NCIDQ exam and are members of a professional organziation such as ASID or IIDA.  Interior Designers usually deal with all aspects of the interior space, including construction of non-load bearing walls, windows, doors, ceilings, interior electrical and lighting elements and more.  Interior Designers are also trained to deal with both residential and commercial
furniture, colors, flooring, wallcoverings, window treatments, artwork and accessories.   Commercial Interior Design is much different than residential interior design.  More knowledge of building codes, ADA, and accessible design for those in wheelchairs and with handicapps are needed.  Commercial interior finishes must stand up to more traffic and must be easy to clean and maintain.  Many states are passing legislation for the regulation of the "Interior Designer" title.  Some states require certain education and licensure to use the title of "Interior Designer".

An interior decorator can be any person who is working in the interior decorating field, regardless of schooling and licensure.  There are many short-term educational programs where one can learn to become an interior decorator.  Decorators often deal with furniture, colors, flooring, wallcoverings, window treatments, artwork and accessories, but do not get involved with the more structural and construction elements of a project.  Interior decorators can specialize in furniture, antiques, custom window treatments, artwork, or many other specific areas.  Often, interior decorators are involved in the sales of furniture and accessory items for residences.

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Resume Writing Tips

Make sure that your resume is up to date with your latest job experience and educational accomplishments. Have a friend or relative evaluate your resume to see if it is clear, consistent, and fairly represents your skills and experience.

Is your resume in a high impact format?

Be sure to do a spell check on your resume. Misspelled works can reflect negatively on you and diminish your prospects.

Many companies have a form on their web sites for submitting electronic resumes. Have a version of your resume that you can cut and paste into submittal forms. Create one that doesn't have columns and indents as these do not work well when pasted into a form.

Let your family, friends, alumni groups, and industry contacts know you are looking for a job. Send them your resume. Many jobs are unadvertised and these people may know of potential openings. Also many employers would rather hire someone suggested to them by a person they trust.

Summit your resume electronically to companies rather than via paper if possible. Check out their web sites to see if they have a resume submittal form. Submit it through the form, if not send them an electronic version in Word or as a text file. Many large companies put electronic resumes into a database which then can be searched by managers looking to hire additional people. Using the database managers can do keyword searches to quickly find candidates. Most managers do not want to take the time to wade through hundreds of paper resumes looking for candidates. Most paper resumes never even get looked at in some of these large companies. A local large airplane manufacturer and a local large software company rely heavily on their resume database for new candidates.

Post your resume to resume databases. Generally the posting is free. This is a lot more cost effective then spending hundreds of dollars in printing and postage costs blindly sending out resumes to companies. Recruiters search these databases looking for candidates to fill positions..

A potentially even more effective approach is to use a resume distribution service. For a small price you can blast your resume out to 1000's  of recruiters. This can be more effective than waiting for a recruiter to stumble across your resume in a database. It also only costs a fraction of the amount it would for printing and postage to do a mass mailing of your resume. Most of these services give you some control over what industries and geographic regions your resume is sent to.

Many jobs are unadvertised as employers don't want to be bombarded by thousands of resumes. Therefore it is important for you to get your resume in the hands of your contacts. Also get your resume into the databases that potential employers can search.

Look in the job databases for potential openings. You can search through thousands of potential jobs using field and location selection criteria.. Many local employers post job openings in this database because the state does not charge a fee for the service.

If you are in college or have graduated from a local college check out their career services department. Many have web sites with links to recruiters, upcoming recruiter visits, job postings, and much more.

Most major and even local newspapers have online editions with help wanted sections. These can be superior to paper editions because you can often do keyword searches allowing you to zero in on potential jobs. This is much more efficient than reading hundreds of job ads in paper editions.

Landing that first job can be hard. Many employers look for "experienced" candidates.
If you have had internships be sure to emphasize them in your resume.
If you have assisted a professor in research or teaching emphasize that in your resume.
Many of your smaller companies feel they don't have the time or resources to train you. They need someone that can be productive now!

Generally your larger companies have resources and internal training programs to get inexperienced employees up to speed. Your may have a better chance getting on with a larger company.

Your first job may not be your "dream" job. Look for one that can give you experience and make you attractive to an employer a few years down the road.

Large companies are often a great place to start because they tend to be the most willing to hire and train new graduates. Unfortunately they are often not the best place to have a career. Many large companies are stagnant or grow slowly. Promotions and career growth is often slow and you have to wait for someone ahead of you to retire. If you go to work for a large company do it for a few years to get some practical experience to add to your resume. If your career has not advanced significantly after a few years look for new opportunities. It is often easy to get stuck at a large company because they offer stability, decent salary, and good benefits.

Once you have some experience look for a young fast growing company to join. Often you can ride their success upwards to a much higher position and salary compared to staying with an older slow growth company. Look at what happened to the people that joined Microsoft early on. If you have visions of having your own business some day find out who is the best company in your industry. Go to work for them and learn what they have done to be successful. Also look for how you could do things better than they do. Then after a few years take the plunge and start your own company.

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How To Write a Great Resume

So you are job hunting and want to know how to write a resume that will get you the job of your dreams well here we show the top 5 things that a good resume must have.

  • Less is more only put past employment experiences that are relevant to the job that you are applying for example if you are looking for a marketing job then write past experience in the marketing field don't put other type of jobs in your resume like cleaning, maintenance etc if you are now a professional then try to get experience in your field.
  • Your resume must be neat and clutter free make sure that you spell check your entire resume using word or other program that has a integrated spell checker.
  • Highlight your skills and use keywords, if you are a computer tech bold any certifications that you have for example A+ or Networking etc.
  • Were you employee of the month? if so then put this in your document, anything that was achieved by your self needs to be in your resume.
  • Can the company contact you? make sure that you enter contact information if you are still working put your current work phone number, include your address and email don't forget to specify when is the best time to be reached day or night etc.

There are many options out there there are many free resume template that you can download online  if you don't feel comfortable writing your own resume there are resume writing services and resume writing software that can help you build the best resume.

Some resume writing services can be very inexpensive and they can write very professional resumes for you all you need to do is provide them with your past employment experience, your personal information etc most of this services start at $30 per resume or you can buy software that can give you tips and suggestions to write the best resume.

Another good thing to remember when writing a resume is to put accurate information don't lie since most companies will usually give you a test and if you lied in your resume you will not be able to do the job.

One last thing the internet is a great way to find a job just go to your favorite search engine and search for job openings in your city and you will find tons of jobs that are available in your city.

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