Wednesday 11 February 09
Designers beware. You are not good enough and you will be spotted.
Fresh in my inbox today, a designer CV from yet another desperate deluded recruitment consultant who “feels his candidate is strong” and who is “available immediately”. Of course he’s available. He hasn’t been able to get any work because he’s anything but strong. [...]
In Miscellany
Wednesday 12 November 08
I’ve interviewed lots of designers, art directors and developers. It can be tiring to see great people not honing their communication skills.
There are some things I think you should know:
Answer the question.
Listen: When the CD cuts you short as you are going on and on about a piece of work, stop. He/she’s got it already. [...]
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