Portfolio Feedback
I find this rather strange, I wrote a post recently about not receiving feedback from an interview about my CV or portfolio that I had with Anthem Worldwide back in September. I checked my emails literally the next day after I made that post and what do you know..? I receive an email from Rutger (the man who actually interview me on that day) giving me some pointers about my portfolio. I thought I would share what he has written, simply because I personally feel it's very useful when planning for the next interview, not everyone gives you feedback so I was very appreciative of his time.
Anyway below we have the feedback that was sent to me:
Hey David,
I owe you some feedback on your portfolio.
I believe you have a great presence and you seem like a really great guy.
This is important when you apply so that’s great.
When I saw your book I think you should put a little more work into presenting it.
It did not look as finished as it could and I think you can make some good steps there.
It is very simple, the more effort you spend on your book the better the opportunity you receive.
Scan your work and put it in ‘one’ tidy book.
The design of your book is as important if not more important (as
this is where you show the world who you really are!) the the work you
show.
Also you gave yourself high marks in Photoshop but the photoshop work you presented was not of a top standard.
This is totally fine as you are at the beginning of your career but
you should be clear about this whilst applying to jobs so that you do
not set yourself up for any misperceptions.
In short I would love to encourage you to design your book with great care.
Once you have done this I would be very happy to look at it again.
Best of luck!!
RUTGER THIELLIER
Creative Director
Again I said to Rutger that, I was very grateful for the response he gave me (though it was two months overdue) I was more than happy to receive it in the first place. From what I've experienced not everyone will dedicate their time in expressing why they didn't pick you, or where they felt you fell short during the interview process. So this gave me an insight into what steps I can take to ensure that when I go to my next interview I don't fall over the same hurdle and I'm a bit more prepared.
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