Interviews + Feedback
So this is the first post of the year I have been really bad at blogging recently in the sense that I haven't really been posting all the things that I said I would and I can only blame myself for that. However now we are in a new year and I feel this could be a time to start up again and no, I'm not jumping on the 'new year, new me' bandwagon or what have you, I just felt and feel it was a good time to start posting again.
Where to start of okay so towards the end of last year after holidays in August and September, I decided to try and start applying again for designer jobs again however, the time off gave me a fresh approach of applying for jobs which I am grateful for as it landed me three interviews. Later on in September I had an interview with a company called Fluid Structures they are an engineering company that have a close relationship with architects and designers, I was interviewed here for a Junior Graphic Designer & Marketing role. I was successful in the first stage and was called back for a second interview where had to take an Indesign test and had I passed the test to a good standard I would then move on to the next stage. But I was unable to get through to the last round though I had done well on the Indesign test I was informed others had performed better on the test and they got through it was cut from eight to four to then two.
The second interview was for London School of Business and Finance (LSBF) I was interviewed for a Junior Graphic Designer position. This for me was actually quite a tough interview in the sense that some of the questions that were asked I hadn't even thought of in my prep for the interview so they did catch me a bit of guard however I answered EVERY question to best of my ability and of what I knew. But again I wasn't successful this time round due to a limited experience and lack of digital experience they were looking for which I can't argue with. However besides the failure of not landing this job the feedback I received was positive, helpful and reassuring it definitely gave me belief and a platform to push on to try and secure more interviews which will eventually lead to me landing a permanent role.
The third interview was for Ennovators a global eCommerce company who provide beautiful, stylish furniture and furnishings. The interview went well they liked my work and believed I had a good presence during the interview we actually went off topic and started discussing about other things, then we got it back to the position that was probably one of the first times that has happened during an interview. The role was actually a Graphic/Web designer internship to start off with and if successful would lead to a full time role. Again I wasn't successful in this instance they appreciated my work but the designer they hired in the end, had more experience in UX and eCommerce which again I can't argue with as I have little experience in those fields.
All these interviews in the end has made me think perhaps I need to seek more experience in different fields, as I seem to be fixated on branding and print and not so much on digital however it's just that those are the things I enjoy doing and that I'm good at. Whatever the outcome of the interviews I am and was very grateful these interviews happened in the first place the companies and teams I saw have no idea how much being interviewed meant to me I did say a big thank you to everyone for seeing me and taking the time out to consider me for the roles, it does give you a lot more confidence and it certainly helps me believe that I am on the right track, I couldn't be more grateful.
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