monday, i had my interview w/ martin retail group. it was intended that i interview w/ at least 2 people, the senior vice president / director of operations and the director of the graphics department. well, martin is a big family run business and the svp is family… and the martin’s are expecting their 1st great grand-baby and she just happened to arrive at the time of my interview. i got to meet the svp, but she had to quickly run as we were about to sit for the interview. it’s very cool that the new baby was coming and that the martin’s are so tight-knit that they would all rush to the hospital, but i guess it’s kinda disappointing for me that i didn’t get to meet fully w/ the svp. however, i had a great conversation / interview (it didn’t really feel like an interview, it was very comfortable) with the head of the graphics department. we talked a bit about the martin family and she showed me some graphics sheets from past ads (they seemed pretty basic; easy layout and design work, but still fun and potentially challenging as dealers try to put as much stuff on a page as possible). i gave her some pieces / copies from my portfolio and showed her a couple flash banner animations on my laptop. we talked a bit about using flash and graphics programs in general. i’m pretty good at picking up most graphics applications, typically the interface in the programs themselves between a pc and a mac are pretty consistent. anyways, the interview ended pretty easily and she told me not to worry if i don’t hear back immediately, but she hopes i get a call from the svp before the end of the week. i went w/ the halls to lunch (my friends who work at martin). afterward, i left a message on the svp’s voicemail, thanking them for the opportunity to interview and letting her know i’d be happy to come back when the timing was better for her. hopefully, that put me kind of front-of-mind for her once she’s caught up.
so, now i wait. i’m trying not to be idle while i wait and am still looking at job postings… we’ll see. i haven’t heard anything today, but i’m not upset… yet. thpbbt!
It sounds like it went really well, about as well as it could have under the circumstances. Congratulations on getting the interview, I hope that it works out for you, man!
I just discovered that I could reply here, btw. (I’m a little slow sometimes.)
Comment by kubiak — April 18, 2008 @ 2:19 pm