Had my interview today for the digital marketing position. I think it went well? It wasn't what I had expected, the interviewer didn't ask a lot of questions and it was mostly questions about whether I could use a certain kind of operating system, and if I had experience in certain things. Then like 5 minutes into the interview he asked me if I had any questions... that raised an alert for me because I thought that indicated the interview was going to end short... but I guess maybe this is another interview approach where they already know everything they need to know on your resume, and just ask any questions that they're not sure of. I took this opportunity to ask as many questions as I needed, to get as much information about the position, what things were essential and about the company. He handled my questions with grace which was really awesome. I also managed to showcase my portfolio a few times... I thought he would have asked for it, but since we were on the topics of writing and graphics, I asked politely if I could show the portfolio to him and he was very open to that.
Overall, I didn't feel HORRIBLE, so that was good. And I got to talk during the interview too, instead of the interviewer just talking. There have been so many interviews that I went to where the interviewer would do most of the talking, which would lessen my chances of the job since I could not speak and backup my skills and experience, I really wanted to make sure this was not one of those interviews.
Early next week they will be asking candidates to do a test, real life videography, that's pretty cool. At first I was kind of surprised by it, but I think I could do it with no problem! I have been visualizing that they will contact me.
I sent a thank you letter to the interview, along with my portfolio samples as well. To be honest, I'm hoping it will help me out too, there was a few things I wanted to mention in the interview, so I mentioned it there. I forgot to ask some more questions in my thank you letter... ahhh. I also had another comment I wanted to add, but I will ask next week after the assessment test. :) I feel a little unsettled because I had prepared a lot to answer tough questions to backup my skills, and didn't really get to use it.
However, I made sure I made a good impression. :D He also advised me on their hiring process with students, that they hire for personality and not because of the student's GPA or prestigious background. I thought that was really interesting, and would kind of explain why his interview questions were really short. I think he's trying to get a sense of who I am that is why he asked me if I had any questions. I really love it when interviewers allow you to ask a lot of questions during the interview. You find out a lot more about the position and the company, and then you have the chance to have a conversation with the interviewer.
Another concern was that the interviewer didn't write anything down when I talked...and he told me there were a lot of people who applied for the position. He even told me the turnover of marketing positions... I love how transparent that is, makes the company more appealing to work for.
My friend was hired for her personality, I'm hoping I can do the same too.
Also, I think I'm officially going to start filming YouTube videos next week for my channel! I have a few ideas lined up.
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