Okay so my 41st interview was in a general area that I've been on other interviews for, so I basically knew how to get there. The only thing is, the GPS made me do a U-turn, and made me wonder if I could have went a different way.
The place was hidden behind trees, so it could be very easily missed! This company is a wedding favor company, that also makes other things related to bar ware, baby showers, and the like.
The position is called Graphic Data, which entails of placing images in Adobe Illustrator, to print out onto items. So if you want a mug that says "Butts", on them, they are one of the companies that can do that!
I was there 20 minutes early, and went in the building after 10 minutes. I spoke with the man, who took me right away.. I'm so used to waiting 10 minutes, that I'm surprised when the interviewers takes me right away.
I sat down with him, he was a very friendly guy, I was really expecting like a macho man (Don't ask).
He told me about the company, and explained it is a part time position. I told him that it's a great opportunity, so I wanted to pursue it. He was concerned that if I get the job, how I would balance it out with my current job. I told him that my current job, I could just work nights, and then work at this company in the morning.
Everything went well, and then he sent me to the Graphic Design department... *This is where it went down hill.*
I met up with the girl in the Graphic Design department, named C. I was sat down at a chair, and didn't know what I was supposed to do. They wanted to see my experience with Adobe Illustrator. I haven't used Illustrator since 2011, and I wasn't a big fan of.. I always liked Adobe Photoshop better!
So, It was a series of steps.. make this red, make this centered, make this blue.. etc.. kind of like a short assessment on how well you know the program.
I ended up half-assing most of it, except for make the invisible layer, visible, that I knew how to do.. But I couldn't find the layers, and then clicked on something, and the girl told me not to click on certain things.. and then I realized that the monitor next to it, was actually connected.. and so the layers, were on the other screen. I mentioned to her, that I didn't realize it was on the other screen. The Illustrator I used to use, was nothing like this! She was clearly annoyed at me, and she said I could ask her for help, I told her that I was stubborn. I told her that I like to play around with things, in order to remember how to do things.
She then gave me a sheet of paper, that showed how they do things.
I hope I at-least got brownie points for knowing other things, such as knowing how to change the colors on text.
I was then sent back to the guy, and we went over a few things. He asked me how it went with C, I don't remember what I said. He mentioned that he would call me on the number, on the resume. He asked if I had any questions, I asked him "What's a normal day like", "Who would I report to", "What needs the most help", he wasn't too keen on what needs the most help, and I've noticed people aren't' really responding to that question well, so I have to find something new to use. I told him that if I described myself with three adjectives, I am Outgoing, Positive, and Creative.
I also mentioned that I was going to download a free trial of Adobe Illustrator, so I can play around with it. Hopefully he'll say that to C, and give me a chance. But who knows.. It was a really positive interview, well until the hands on training...
This interview was my worst fear coming true! I'm always afraid that I'll end up looking like an idiot, with a program, because I need time to get used to it. I've also realized that at my current job, there is a list printed out, on how to log into the computer system, to look up prices. All I need to do, is explain to someone in the future, just write down the steps for me, and I'll continue to follow them until I know how to do them by myself!
Lesson Learned: Sometimes the interviewers will look to see how well your experience is with a program, and test you.
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