Working in Digital Media Wk 10
For todays speaker we had Maria Brown who works in career development.
Maria stressed the importance of proper interview preparation and good techniques.
Before any interview you should really know the company background and read the relevant company material on the website or obtain a copy of their marketing material… Always make sure your CV is up to date and accurate! It’s not really going to make a great impression if your CV is full of spelling errors or you get caught out telling a big pack or porkys!
A good way to help prepare for the interview, which should be obvious really, is to look for key wording and to ensure you understand rall the required skills…
- Ensure punctuality by knowing the exact time and place of the interview, how you are going to get there and how long the journey will take.
- Appropriate dress and good personal hygiene.
- Take examples of relevant Design work along to the interview.
One should also be prepared for the stereotypical questions that might be asked…
- Why do you want this job?
- What qualities do you think will be required for this job?
- What can you contribute?
- Why do you want to work for this company?
- What do you know about this company?
- What interests you about our product (or service)??
- Why should we employ you?
- How ambitious are you?
- Can you give examples of good bad work experiences…
- List good/bad qualities…
It’s always good to have a few questions prepared yourself, although salary questions should be avoided! A lot of interview advice is common sense anyway but it’s always good to brush up on these things… it will come in especially handy as we have mock interviews taking place very soon! Each of us has to attend an interview for a set position. We were allowed to choose from a list though so I’ve chosen photography as it’s the one I’m most interested in at the moment… I feel marginally more confident because of the lecture, I took away a few tips but I’m so not looking forward to the interviews!
Mainly because it involves grooming and a smart appearance. I’ve a tendency to just shove my hair in a bobble (gogo, what ever they call them here…) and throw on some weird-looking item of clothing… looking forward to seeing all the fellas in suits tho – lol! Fingers crossed anyway, that by the time I leave the course and have a proper interview for a design related job it will go well! It’s long way off though!
