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- OSFA0
So... Are we celebrating hektor??
- 20020
he gotta do the exercise and pass the test first
- hektor9110
The meeting went great, I guess the working part was pretty much just giving my opinion in a couple of posters they are pitching next week.
They asked me to come in again on Tuesday to talk business.- That's more like it. What I thought it might be like.monospaced
- OSFA0
Good to hear. Looks like you're on your way there :)
I remember one time during an interview while I was in College, this guy asked me to give my opinion on some work they had done. "Kerning need help, fonts are not working, imagery feels a bit old, a grid might help clean up...."
Didn't get the job.
- pinkfloyd0
^lol, yeah, I made that mistake as well.
- capn_ron0
hektor!!! sounds like a good working interview. you should go out a take a weekend celebratory bike ride!
- hektor9110
UPDATE!
So I got the job offer which is great! However, I was just contacted by another ad agency interested in bringing me on-board. It is not a done deal of course, but this other agency has more diversify projects as oppose to the other where mostly is for financial institutions. I will be having a talk this afternoon with the new agency to know more about the job which is for an Art Director position and keep you updated.
I need to get back with an answer by tomorrow accepting or rejecting the job offer.
- Nice work Hektor! great news.capn_ron
- An 'agency' that just works with financial institutions? how boring.omahadesigns
- Yeahhektor911
- That's nice leverage for yo negotiations!stoplying
- zenmasterfoo0
options. they're great.
- OSFA0
Noice! It always happens. Just when you think you got it... another offer comes in. And it's a good problem to have.
Financial institutions may be a bit boring, but they are stable, and pay more than regular clients. Agencies with too many projects and clients tend to lose accounts (and team).
Good luck dude! And choose wisely.
- 20020
pretty good for 'senior designer' amiright?
- hektor9110
Decided not to take the 1st offer.
The second ad agency the contacted me later decided to move the position to Chicago so I also declined to that one.The search continues.
- kona0
I didn't heed my own advice during an interview earlier in the week. I was interviewing for a position and I'm in a room being interviewed by a PM and Mobile Dev Manager. The Dev Manager picks up his phone, shows me the screen asks how I would solve a specific problem they're having with mobile. Without thinking I take his phone and throw it out the window. JK. Ok, I rattled off two potential solutions thinking he's just getting a sense for how quick I can be on my feet, and he writes them down in his notebook. Then he goes to another screen and asks a similar question. Giving him the benefit of the doubt I answer, but this time I only give him one solution. He writes it down and brings up another screen. At this point I kind of start to smile and lean back in my chair. He starts to bring up another screen and I politely say "I have a few questions for you guys if you don't mind me asking."
Can't believe I have them so much info like that.
- hektor9110
For the first offer the money was way better, but the work and the creative environment was not giving me good vibes. I'll just continue with my search.
- SteveJobs0
having been on both sides of the interviewing desk i can't imagine how anyone would have the audacity to request a 'working interview'.
maybe it's different in the design world - i don't know, but as an outsider my perspective is if their work/portfolio is good and they respond well to my open-ended questions about their work history and passion for their work and their references pan out, what else is there???
that seems very demeaning to me and nothing personal to anyone who's done it - again, not in your industry - but it makes you look like a desperate chump to jump through such ridiculous hoops like that!