Interview # 23: Who ordered 50 awards for Mr. Sparkly butt? Who is that?!

My 23rd interview was at a familiar place, I went on my 5th interview.

http://transcendingintojobs.blogspot.com/2012/09/interview-5.html

This position was for a "Production Artist", apparently it was about adding lettering and text to customizable items for customers.

Despite it being a place I've been to, I was late by an hour because I got lost. I think it's because my mother was driving (Who always gets lost).
I told her I think we should have went one way, but then we went another way. We kept going down this one road and then we were practically in another town and then there was a roadblock so traffic was heavy.

By the time I got there, I told them why I was late and about 10 minutes later they saw me. I think the interview went nicely, I also went on to say that I also have an online portfolio that has newer things. Since the last Graphic Design position I went on an interview went badly, and one reason was because I had older things on my physical portfolio.

I think the interview went well... but three hours after I got home. I received an email saying this...

We certainly enjoyed speaking with you and appreciate your patience throughout our search process.

While we were very impressed with your qualifications, we were faced with a difficult decision of continuing our search for candidates who we believe are more closely matched with what we are looking for in this position. 

Please accept our best wishes and thank you for your interest in Positive Promotions.

One thing I'm not doing, is accepting their best wishes...It's useless.. It;s just like saying "We didn't like you.. but have a nice day!"


Lesson Learned: Really, make sure you know where you're going. Also, if they say they'll contact you within a week, they may just send you an email or call you as little as three hours later saying they are looking for a different kind of person.

Interview #5 Who ordered 100 pens with the word "Butts" on them?

Interview #5 was my first big interview, it wasn't a retail store and it wasn't a scam or a volunteer position. It was an actual position! For a Photographer's assistant, for a company that sells trinkets and items where you can put any name on it....awards, pens.. etc..

It was easy to get to the place, it was a nice atmosphere and it was full of people from all walks of life.
I went in there with a suit, I may have been a bit over dressed... but all was good.
By the time I had the interview, it was very nice. I talked to the photographer, he would take pictures of their products for their website. He told me about what the job was about, and it seemed good to me. I showed him my portfolio, and that went well.
Right before I left, I noticed a sheet, it had my name on it and another person's name it said that the person was bilingual. Obviously she was my competition, and she was bilingual... I say she because I know it was a female name.
Overall, I think I did well on the interview. The position would have had me helped arrange the items the photographer would take... that's about it... so it wouldn't have been the best.

A week or two after the interview I got an email that said I did not get the job.

"We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for recently speaking with us regarding our need for a Photographer's Assistant.

We certainly enjoyed speaking with you and appreciate your patience throughout our search process.

While we were very impressed with your qualifications, we were faced with a difficult decision of continuing our search for candidates who we believe are more closely matched with what we are looking for in this position.

Please accept our best wishes and thank you for your interest in us."

I actually had an interview with this same company a year later, they rejected me with the SAME EXACT LETTER... it says this..

We certainly enjoyed speaking with you and appreciate your patience throughout our search process.

While we were very impressed with your qualifications, we were faced with a difficult decision of continuing our search for candidates who we believe are more closely matched with what we are looking for in this position. 

Please accept our best wishes and thank you for your interest in Positive Promotions.

Lesson learned: All because you did great on an interview, does not mean you got the job.