15: Hiring a person, not a portfolio

Layout

• Episode: 15: Hiring a person, not a portfolio
• Website: Layout
• Feed URL: http://layout.fm/rss
• Duration: 01:10:00
• Published: 2016-03-15 01:00

Job interviews, how to get and prepare for them

Show Notes

• Follow up:

  • InVision bought Silver

  • Layout Episode 13

• How to get an interview?

  • Have a portfolio

  • Be out there! Twitter, Dribbble, Medium, etc.

  • Be involved in community events, meetups

  • Squares Conference

    • Use discount code SQUARES25 for 25% off

  • Ask people to grab a coffee

  • Advice for people fresh out of college

• Types of interviews

  • General life story

    • Show you're passionate (reference articles, etc)

    • Tell a good story

  • Portfolio review

    • Only show your best stuff

    • Be honest (being critical of your work is good)

    • Be open to feedback

  • Design exercise (whiteboard)

    • How is it like to work with you?

    • What’s your thinking process like?

    • Design Criticism (at Facebook)

• Sebastian on Twitter asks: “What’s your worst interview experience and what kind of question should the interviewee ask in an interview”

Hosts

• Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
• Rafael Conde (@rafahari)