Designer interview skills and precautions
The beginning of a job interview can be said to be half the battle, so the interview is the first impression a job seeker makes on a new company. How can a designer interview impress the interviewer? Although the types of designers are divided into art design, graphic design, industrial design, etc., no matter what kind of industry, designers need to have an understanding of designer interview skills. Let's take a look at the top five tips for designer interviews!
Designer interview skills and precautions:
First, dress reasonably
A designer's aesthetic requirements will naturally form a habit, and this habit will be reflected in their own life and taste. First of all, they must be clean and natural, without inexplicable holes and patches. If you have tattoos on your arms, you'd better wear long sleeves first.
A suit may directly kill the possibility of your re-examination. The phenomenon in the design circle is that designers below the design director level will hardly wear suits, remember. If you want to show your professional or design attitude, you can work on the cover of your glasses, watch, portfolio, and don't use messenger bags at will. You probably don't like looking like a bill collector.
II. Selection of works
The most tragic thing is that a beautifully printed portfolio full of shoddy work is even more frustrating, which is the same as opening a two-door refrigerator and only having half a bottle of milk in it. So no matter how much time you spend on your smile, the portfolio is the most important thing.
Some works that you feel are not good enough should be bravely deleted. A mature design manager can often know your accuracy and design experience through 5 to 10 works. Trust me, they also come this way. The most important thing is, don't put exercises in your portfolio! Personal practice!
III. The language of designers
1. Talking too much versus talking too little
Your nervousness comes from your lack of confidence in yourself, or the social difficulties of strangers in unfamiliar environments, think thrice before acting, most of the application process is a psychological warfare, the other party's eyes have been constantly scanning you, from your words and deeds, behavior, words, and expressions to analyze your past and future lives, so you have to be careful, when others look at you with magnifying glass, you should not expose yourself to the sun, it will be burned.
2. Be self-centered
Overconfidence is arrogance. A wild person who doesn't know enough about himself is often a sign of instability and immaturity. If you think that your salary requirements of more than 10,000 can mislead HR into thinking that you are a good designer, you will eventually shoot yourself in the foot.
3. The most typical common languages, such as:
"Under my command, this work was praised by the client."
"I believe you can understand my current income from my work."
"I think what your company is currently lacking is..."
Fourth, the hero does not mention the courage of the year
Don't mention in your resume or in your conversation that you are the monitor, the president of the student body, and you won the first place in the exam. If your school is not so famous, the company values the social experience and practical ability of the applicant. If you say that your average score is 98, it is better to say that you organized a small charity event during the summer vacation and raised 5,000 yuan for a nursing home.
The subtext of emphasizing school results is that you really have very little experience in society, or you have to tell everyone how successful you have been poisoned by our exam-oriented education, and you are even willing to advocate for it.
V. interview closing remarks
After the interview, it is also very important to say the last sentence. Before leaving the interview, you should politely express your gratitude, and repeatedly emphasize your desire for the job and your confidence in being competent. For example, "Thank you very much for your guidance. I hope to have the opportunity to learn more from you, and I also hope to have the opportunity to work for your company. If I can be hired, I will perform well. Please consider my situation more and hope to get good news. Goodbye!" This is very decent and generous.
Designer interview considerations
1. Identify yourself. Before preparing your resume, be sure to think carefully about what kind of job you want.
2. This new job is not the end, but the starting point of another new job. Have a long-term career development plan for yourself, not because of an extra 2,000 yuan. I believe that in the long run, any effort will be rewarded accordingly.
3. Pay more attention to the companies you are interested in and prepare yourself for the long run. Anything will be much easier with a goal. Especially for designers, it is the most direct and effective proof to prepare and accumulate their own works.
4. Interviews require persistence. If you don't have a specific goal for the time being and submit your resume through a recruitment website, then you should be fully mentally prepared. You can't search intermittently because of several failed interviews. You must believe that you can always find the right place for you and prove your worth.
5. Design your resume according to the needs of the job. Different companies have different requirements for the job, and you need to show your true abilities by choosing a side focus.
6. Attend the interview with courtesy. For example, be on time, face the other person, use more polite language, etc. These are the most basic behaviors.
7. Express yourself sincerely. Whether it is a resume or an interview, you must face your examiner sincerely and show yourself in the truest manner. You really don't need too much "embellishment". Knowing is knowing, and not knowing is not knowing. Nowadays, companies recruit people a lot when they choose the right person, not everyone who is "excellent". Character is the key.
8. For a phone interview, be sure to find a quieter environment. It is best to sit down and answer questions slowly. Pay more attention to the concise and clear language expression. If you go around and around, the person listening will feel bad. (Even if you are handsome, the other party can't see it, no points are added)
9. Be highly focused during the interview. In addition to communicating naturally with the interviewer, be sure to pay attention to the other person's speech and expression, communicate with the other person with your eyes, and many times you can directly see the result. (However, it seems that HR now greets people with a smile, which is difficult to see. I believe that HR must have "understood" you in the communication with you.)
10. Your true strength level is the key. Don't ask too much of yourself, and don't be unconfident. Say it if you have an idea. During the interview, it is the process of "interviewing" each other.
11. Design the presentation of your work. The presentation of your own work needs to be carefully designed to present the best unified performance. Consider what format, style, and size are most suitable for display on any computer. Use web pages, PDFs, and PPT methods, as long as it can be easily accessed and viewed, it is easy for others to understand.
12. The last one. As my old colleagues often say, if you want to find a good job easily: first, the company has more than 100 people, then you are satisfied with the treatment, and then consider other aspects. If you change jobs, you must first find a good job before jumping.
