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Posted by watermelon8
watermelon8
2,015 Points

Compensating on portfolio for unexpected job interview.

Well, I have an unexpected job interview initiated by a recruiter who contacted me on behalf of a major Fortune 500 company. They are in need of a UX designer. Through my research, I've found that the team mainly focuses on mobile apps. Exactly what I'm lacking on my portfolio. I didn't intentionally skimp out on mobile pieces on my portfolio. The last two agencies I worked for did not have a budget for iOS/Android products. I do have a foundation and understanding on how to design for native apps, I just never had the opportunity to develop real-world examples of these. I mostly focused on websites, web apps and interactive presentations.

Obviously, I do not have the time to pull a project out of the ether, and neither would it be conducive for these type of international teams to consider made up projects like a student would submit. My interview is on Friday. Anyone have experience in circumventing the process when lacking project examples?

1 Answer

Zack Jackson
Zack Jackson
30,220 Points
Zack Jackson
Zack Jackson
30,220 Points

Just be honest about the situation if it comes up. I think an explanation like you just described would be sufficient. If they are still concerned about your abilities, then maybe there is some kind of way to prove yourself through a take home project challenge or something like that. When they ask you if you have any questions, be sure to have some ready and ask if you can stay later after the interview to meet the team and to see the projects you would be working on. At that point, perhaps you could ask if they would let you work with them on whatever they are doing for the rest of that day or for the next hour or whatever so that you can prove to them that you know what you're doing.