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- i_monk2
Suddenly I'm in charge of hiring designers. 10% of the way into the applications and they're terrible.
- Hiring a junior?
I'm about to do this and am freaked out over the same judgement(s) you're making.
*sigh*ideaist - When did this skill chart thing start? I saw one candidate rate her skill at being honest as 10/10. That just makes me think you lie a lot.i_monk
- Another top skill: "always punctual".i_monk
- Sadly that's how it goes with talent. You'll be lucky to get 1 in 100 candidates worth interviewing.monNom
- Craigslist!********
- 'That just makes me think you lie a lot.'
hahaha, +manyNairn - These days I give them contract work first to weed out the bullshit.zarkonite
- Throw out the applications that include skill charts or infographics of any sort. Trust me.ben_
- rather, tell your HR dept. not to even forward them to you.ben_
- They're called "junior" for a reason.utopian
- hire 2. and fire one on the first day for saying the wrong thing. 2nd one will forever behave now.pango
- Go on the web, people will work for you from 5 to 20$, that covers creating a logo to building a complex iPhone app.Bennn
- Made in India!Bennn
- Bennnsightful.i_monk
- Serious question, are any of these applicants coming from UX bootcamps or something similar?Maaku
- Two of the 40 I've got through so far have a UI or web coding bootcamp as their most recent education.i_monk
- Great thread. Contest time!Hayoth
- Maaku is now mad you've overlooked his CV.ben_
- So many typos... in portfolios too.i_monk
- lol, I'm not actively looking :)Maaku
- 1 in 5 don't have a link to a portfolio of any sort on their resume.i_monk
- One guy had a portfolio that was almost entirely 8-bit drawings of wrestlers.i_monk
- ^ reply with "GAME OVER"Maaku
- Send some of them my way.ben_
- Hiring a junior?