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…
When I returned home I called Kevin from Commercial Employers (he’s the one who contacted me last week and set up this “interview”) to complain about this so-called Graphic Designer job. He was very apologetic and claimed that they were[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I appreciated his offer to give me a ride back to my car, but I’m sure I would have soaked thru to the seat and left a puddle on the floor. Yes, I was THAT wet. Fortunately I keep towels,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I was under the impression that this job would have been to create, design and maintain their website, create and design any graphics needed for the company and to create and design new artwork for future glass etching (glass etching[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…