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I received nothing but very positive feedback on the work I produced at Shillington. Most Creative Directors that I met with were very impressed that the portfolio of work I was showing was only created in three months.
Art Director, LMNOP Creative
Cari Sekendur
What projects in your Shillington portfolio do you feel made the best impression on your interviewers?
I received nothing but very positive feedback on the work I produced at Shillington. Most Creative Directors that I met with were very impressed that the portfolio of work I was showing was only created in three months.
It’s hard to say which ones made the best impression! I think interviewers liked the projects that were rolled out across multiple media, for example the architecture forum project which I did a poster, desktop and mobile web design for.
In your job search and interviewing, what were some of the most common requirements of the role on offer, and how confident did you feel that you had the skills to tackle those?
It was totally dependent on the job. I mostly was looking at studios with an integrated approach—whose work spans across various media, so in those cases they liked that I showed a breadth of experience. I didn’t interview for any solely digital or print jobs.
I felt very confident after leaving Shillington that I had the skills to start working, and I found that I was well prepared. I’ve also learned and grown as a designer exponentially since graduating. Shillington gave me the foundation I needed to grow very quickly as a designer.
Visit Cari’s website and read her full interview on the blog.
I received nothing but very positive feedback on the work I produced at Shillington. Most Creative Directors that I met with were very impressed that the portfolio of work I was showing was only created in three months.
Art Director, LMNOP Creative
Cari Sekendur
What projects in your Shillington portfolio do you feel made the best impression on your interviewers?
I received nothing but very positive feedback on the work I produced at Shillington. Most Creative Directors that I met with were very impressed that the portfolio of work I was showing was only created in three months.
It’s hard to say which ones made the best impression! I think interviewers liked the projects that were rolled out across multiple media, for example the architecture forum project which I did a poster, desktop and mobile web design for.
In your job search and interviewing, what were some of the most common requirements of the role on offer, and how confident did you feel that you had the skills to tackle those?
It was totally dependent on the job. I mostly was looking at studios with an integrated approach—whose work spans across various media, so in those cases they liked that I showed a breadth of experience. I didn’t interview for any solely digital or print jobs.
I felt very confident after leaving Shillington that I had the skills to start working, and I found that I was well prepared. I’ve also learned and grown as a designer exponentially since graduating. Shillington gave me the foundation I needed to grow very quickly as a designer.
Visit Cari’s website and read her full interview on the blog.
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