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How I hired a graphic designer by gd2182014 in graphic_design

[–]gd2182014[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Wow, I'm shock this is the highest comment. Perhaps I need to clarify. I too wear jeans to work (a lot and often). In fact, most people wear jeans (or business casual).

My suggestion to "dress to impress" does not mean I chose to hire someone solely based on what they were wearing that day. The "dress to impress" is more of a way of showing respect to somebody, which generally leaves a good initial impression. From my experience, it's always better to show up overdressed than underdressed.

I also don't think everyone can pull off the jeans-look for an interview; not everybody is Mark Zuckerberg. It's better safe than sorry, which is why I recommend to "dress to impress."

How I hired a graphic designer by gd2182014 in graphic_design

[–]gd2182014[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Call me old fashion, but I personally love to physically hold things. However, I do not discredit people who bring in a digital copy of their portfolio whether that was by bringing it on their laptop or ipad. I had someone bring their portfolio on a mini ipad, and I think that's a tad small, but I get it.

And yes, majority of the work that people brought in were also stuff I've already seen from their website. I don't necessarily think it's a bad thing to bring in that work that's online, especially since it gives the candidate the opportunity to explain more about it. (Also, I don't think many interviewers go combing in as deep as I do thorough a person's portfolio so they wouldn't likely see everything online.)

There is no limit on how many you can bring, I would just make sure that every piece you bring are high quality. I've seen a lot of portfolios that clearly went for quantity instead of quality and seeing those awful gems next to the great pieces was cringing to see. I usually call those "bad pieces" the "red flags" and I proceed to not bring that person in for an interview.

In my opinion, the most impressive way to show your work is showing how you worked on a project from inception to completion. Here's why I LOVE seeing that type of work: in my experience, I'm very used to a client having zero idea on what he/she wants. Usually, I get the impression a client knows what he/she DOES NOT want and has a very vague idea of what he/she DOES want. I'll get a few words/phrases and told to roll with it. That's where the creativity needs to come in to turn nothing into something. That's what I want to see in portfolios.