My age at this time, 22 years old, is a large factor in this comic. Am I proud that I selfishly was upset that this collapsing woman may have disturbed and interrupted my interview? No, I’m not. But I admit,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If you’ve read my many comics about searching for a job, here in the 21st Century, on the computer and the internet, you know how frustrating that it can be. That’s why I believe the most incredible part of my[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Looking back on it now, I really couldn’t blame those interviews/portfolio presentations for ending up like they did. They were small studios, small businesses (I couldn’t set up any interviews with larger companies in the city) and they weren’t in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I was a bit suspicious about this job opening before I got there. If you’ll recall, when Express Employment called me about this job five days ago they referred to it as a “possible ” Graphic Designer position. As it turns out,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I was surprised, shocked to get this call today. Not because I forgot that I’d applied to this job, but because it’s December 27th. Normally that time between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day are “dead times”. No one seems[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yes, I’ve been drawing these comics long enough that the story of my worst job interview has been told in comic form. It began three days before when this unfortunate event occurred. The next day, while planning my route to the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
After sitting through that “interview” yesterday (and I put interview in quotes because it really didn’t feel like a conversation between two people in order to question and evaluate) and reading her feedback, I don’t know why that woman from[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I felt uncomfortable during the entire interview. Her attitude was bad and her whole demeanor was surly and unpleasant. There was a couple times during the interview that I felt like saying “Look, if you don’t want to interview me[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Okay, okay, maybe I’m a bit self absorbed here, too much me, me, me. The Art Director for Horizon could have had a legitimate reason for canceling my interview, 30 minutes before we were scheduled to have it (though I’m[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Too many of the jobs that I see, especially on the online applications, force you to distinctly ask how much of a salary you’re looking for. By telling them up front your opportunity to negotiate for a salary goes out[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…