An article on Forbes.com says there are only three true job interview
questions: 1) Can you do the job?, 2) Will you love the job?, and 3)
Can we tolerate working with you? These questions boil down the
essential questions for executive interviews. I think they are also
valuable questions for students to consider as they progress through
their education.
1) Can you do the job? Are you learning the skills you need to be
a successful graphic designer? Are you really working as hard as you
can to be successful? Or are you floating through thinking that the
degree will open the doors for you? In truth it’s your portfolio that
will get you in the door. I cannot remember one design job interview
where I was asked about my college degree. My portfolio showed
everything, what I was capable of doing and where my limitations were.
Work hard in every class, those projects are the basis for the best
portfolio you can put together.
2) Will you love the job? Do you really enjoy doing the projects,
reading assignments, doing any homework? Do you get excited about the
next challenge or do you cringe at the thought? Remember that you chose
this career and you may be doing this or similar work for the rest of
your life. Get excited about each and every project, the mundane, the
most difficult and everything in between.
3) Can we tolerate working with you? How do you get along with
your classmates and teachers? Are you argumentative or are you open to
criticism? Do you look forward to seeing everyone and working side by
side with them? Are you friendly, courteous, likeable? This is probably
the most important trait you can possess. Friendly, outgoing people can
learn new skills, adapt to job requirements; jerks don’t even know
they’re jerks.
Below is the link to a Forbes.com article about job
interview questions.
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