獲得創造性工作的面試技巧
獲得創造性工作的面試技巧
當Dan Garriott講述他以前碰到一個現在已成為他好友的人的情景，笑了起來。他們當時是要談論他們的職業。'他是一流的技術招聘人員。”Garriot說，'我在一次聚會上碰到他。他自我介紹說是個賣肉的商人。”
但是Garriott，他在8個月前創立了正智資源……一個建在俄勒岡州的小型創造性員工招聘代理公司，決不會用賣肉商人的方法去做招聘和安置創造性人才的工作。
'當你同創造性人才打交道的時候，你真的要去體會他們的處境。”Garriot說，'你不得不對他們很是尊敬。他們的工作是獨一無二的，是頗有價值的。他們不是牲畜，他們是人。”
但是Garriott很快補充道創造性人才需要同對待招聘他們的人一樣對待其他人。他警告說，'你必須記住在同業市場上，大家都知道彼此。”作為一個創造性人才，你的工作作風和為人正直的名聲比你的人更重要。 Garriott解釋說，'如果你碰到一些人，并給他們留下了不好的印象，他們會跟其他人說的。”
Garriot干美術設計員干了很多年。事實上，他聲稱他'大概會去做完全不相干的其他職位，去從事創造性人員招聘代理工作。”
鑒于他這么多年的實際經驗，他很同情創造性工作者。'我對幫助創造性工作者尋找工作充滿極大的熱情，因為我曾經也是他們中的一員。”他說，'我曾經也同他們一樣工作，也一樣說我需要個工作來付我的房租。”
面試智慧之語
在過去幾年中，他都從事不相干的工作……即招聘。在體驗了招聘過程中雙方的角色后，Garriott有著非凡的洞察力。
對于面試，Garriott有一些很好的建議。我們把它變成了一些容易記憶的話：
?撿起他們放下的: '在面試中，你需要拿出他們在尋找的東西，”Garriott說，'講講你曾經做過的與之有關的事情。你需要確保他們對你所能提供的服務感到欣慰。”
·'事實上，人們會為你引導這個面試，為你往哪個方向走以及你應當說什么指出方向。”他補充道，'我認為面試并不是過多地闡述你有多好，而是去傾聽他們的需求是什么。”
?內在并不由外表所決定: '不要太過精心準備你的資料。”Garriott說，'你需要讓你的工作證明你的創造性如何，而不是靠包裝。你的包裝再漂亮也不能使他們信服你做的工作會更好。”
?交流是雙向的: '我認為面試他們也是很重要的。”他說，'我認為很多人在進行面試的時候都想給人留下印象以得到這份工作。無論怎樣，都不要干擾別人的計劃。但同時你也需要找出你能得到什么。你可以提出半打好問題，從得到的回答中找出這個工作事實上是什么樣兒的。”
?誠實是最好的策略: '不要說你能做你實際上不能做的事情。”Garriott說。在創造性工作的世界里，真相是會很快大白的。這樣一來你不僅僅得不到這份工作，你的名譽也會受到損壞。
?做你自己: '我總是告訴人們穿他們平常穿的風格，”Garriott說，'不要太過火，也不要太無趣。”他補充說這種松散的著裝態度可能是創造性行業特有的，也是波特蘭特有的休閑態度。
Interview Tips for Landing a Creative Job
Dan Garriott chuckles as he recounts the time he met a man who has since become a good friend, and they got to talking about their vocations. "He‘s a big-time tech recruiter," says Garriot. "I met him at a party, and he introduced himself as a flesh merchant.‘"
But Garriott, who eight months ago founded Right Brain Resource, a small creative-staffing agency in Portland, Oregon, hardly takes the flesh-merchant approach to his job of recruiting and placing creative talent.
"When you deal with creative people, you have to really empathize with their situation," Garriott says. "You have to treat them with a lot of respect. The work they do is unique and valuable. They are not cattle; they are human beings."
But Garriott is quick to add that creative types need to be just as careful about the way they treat people as do those hiring them. "You have to keep in mind with a niche market, everybody knows each other," he warns. As a creative person, your reputation in terms of work style and integrity will precede you.
"If you meet someone and leave them with a bad taste in their mouth, they‘re going to share that with other people," Garriott explains.
For many years, Garriott worked as a graphic designer. In fact, he claims he "could probably walk from one end of the city to the other touching buildings that I‘ve temped in for creative-staffing agencies."
As a result of his years in their shoes, he empathizes with creative workers. "I‘m very passionate about helping creative people find work, because I‘ve been one," he says. "I‘ve been on the other side of the desk, saying i need a job so I can pay my rent.‘"
Interview Words of Wisdom
But for the past few years, he‘s been on the other end of the business -- the end that does the hiring. Having worn both pairs of shoes in the dance that is the hiring process, Garriott has unusual insight.
When it comes to the interview, Garriott has some great words of advice, which we‘ve taken the liberty of turning into easy-to-remember cliches:
?Pick Up What They‘re Laying Down: "In an interview, you‘ll be able to pick up on what they‘re looking for," Garriott says. "Talk about the stuff you‘ve done that‘s related to that. You want to make sure they‘re comfortable that you can provide the services they need.
·"People will actually lead the interview for you and give direction in what way to go and what you should be talking about," he adds. "I think interviewing is not so much about spewing on about how great you are but listening to what their needs are."
?Your Book Isn‘t Judged by Its Cover: "Don‘t be too elaborate with your portfolio," Garriott says. "You should let your work speak to how creative you are, not the packaging. There‘s no amount of packaging you can do that‘s going to trick them into thinking your work is better than it is."
?Communication Is a Two-Way Street: "I think it‘s important to interview them, too," he says. "I think a lot of people go on interviews thinking that they have to impress these people to try to get the job and no matter what, don‘t disrupt the apple cart. But at the same time, you want to figure out what you‘re getting into. You want to go in with half a dozen good questions that you can try to get answers from that paint a picture of what the job is really like."
?Honesty Is the Best Policy: "Don‘t say you can do things you can‘t," Garriott says. In the world of creative work, the cat will get out of the bag quickly, and not only will you lose the job you‘re interviewing for, you‘ll lose your good reputation.
?Be Yourself: "I always tell people to dress the way they dress," Garriott says. "Don‘t overshoot it and be too stuffy." He adds that this lax attitude toward the dress code may be specific to the creative industry and even more particular to Portland‘s casual attitude.
