*Sell yourself
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cheers mimio..
jox's thread here brings back a lot of memories of the mid 90's when i started...
my first interview after graduation was at a place called creativefolio..
i'll never forget it..
the guy looked at my work, (all from college...all projects etc)
made some nice comments about how he liked it, then closed it and asked..
so..
what have you done?uh...wha?
really done..point me to a real magazine ad...a real billboard...something real...
uh...helloooo?
i just graduated..i'm hoping to get my first gig, and this guy is asking where all the real work is...at that point, he walked out of the room to answer the phone..
and never came back..
15 minutes later, i packed up my portfolio, walked out, saw him brush me off with a wave to the door...i'll never forget how humiliating that was...
but it taught me a thing or two..
1) always be prepared for assholes when you're at an interview..
2) don't show your school projects
3) if he asks 'can you do 'x' if you're reasonably sure you can, just say yes...
the rest you can learn on the job
:)