{"id":7690,"date":"2017-03-22T13:02:08","date_gmt":"2017-03-22T13:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marvel7077.wpengine.com\/?p=7690"},"modified":"2017-03-23T10:38:27","modified_gmt":"2017-03-23T10:38:27","slug":"finding-one-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marvelapp.com\/blog\/finding-one-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding the One Job"},"content":{"rendered":"

In November 2016 I found myself leaving a really truly great experience design team at a solid software company to go onto...\u00a0nothing.<\/h3>\n

Happily for me, marriage took me to a different town which then made me look at the prospect of a new job, new team, new design challenges and purpose.<\/p>\n

Leaving a decent job and great team made me think about taking the time to find myself a new role without fear, i.e I made it an opportunity to not just find a job but find the one<\/em>.<\/p>\n

So I made it my mission to only apply to companies that I \u2018believed\u2019 in. No matter how shaky I got at the thought of \u2018shit, what if I never get hired again?<\/em>\u2019 I took the stand to only apply to roles and companies that I genuinely believed in starting a new, meaningful and successful relationship with. I did this for 3 months.<\/p>\n

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\"I made it my mission to only apply to companies that I \u2018believed\u2019 in.\"<\/p><\/span><\/blockquote>\n

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Searching for My Cultural\u00a0Fit<\/h2>\n

Criteria was very easy to define, I knew culture and people would be my non-negotiable and my would love to haves included: true agile environment, design thinking, occasional remote working. Not a huge list, but these are some of the things that make up my design code and I simply did not want to compromise them, they are the methods of work that I live by. That was my simple criteria in how I would find the one.<\/p>\n

The market out there for designers is a deep blue ocean now, there is a lot of work for UX, architects, UI developers, researchers and if you have any skill sets that speak those tags... you could almost customise a role you want, mandatory requirements: real passion and personality.<\/p>\n

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\"Every time I spoke or met with someone I was trying to absorb an impression of their cultures\"<\/p><\/span><\/blockquote>\n

I spent a few months talking and meeting with agencies, directors and brands in coffee shops, head offices, Skype and long phone conversations. My approach here was different to previous interviews I had done in the past, now every time I spoke or met with someone I was trying to absorb an impression of their cultures. I asked questions that tapped into the design thinking and about how people come together to solve projects. I was becoming driven to find the one and I knew that people really matter to me.<\/p>\n

Interviews and Design\u00a0Tasks<\/h2>\n

During my search for my perfect fit, I interviewed at a number of high-profile organisations, understanding their culture and if I\u2019d want to be a part of it. From Louis Vuitton to Market Comparison companies, here is an account of my interview experiences for each:<\/p>\n

Louis Vuitton<\/strong><\/p>\n

I was lucky to have one of these interviews at Louis Vuitton. The Skype interview with the NY director was more than enough to gauge a love of design movement and art at this place. But what confirmed the culture for me was being asked to bring \u2018my dark side and my light\u00a0side.<\/em>\u2019<\/p>\n

To the second interview. Indeed that was the most memorable interview I\u2019ve had in my whole life, I met true visionaries and felt a real sense of design love that was present in that very room. I was so excited at the proposal of light and dark that I produced a concept board based on 'The Neverending Story<\/a>' to bring a maison window to life, and brought in my Mum\u2019s vintage Omega to talk about tangible expressions\u2014 things that inspired me. I really felt alive in that interview. I will always make time for you LV if you need me again.<\/p>\n

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\"It was the most memorable interview of my life, I met true visionaries and felt a real sense of design love.\"<\/p><\/span><\/blockquote>\n

The Enterprise<\/strong><\/p>\n

I had a LinkedIn conversation with an enterprise software company and the hiring lead\u2019s concern was my length of duration in my design roles (average 1.5\u20132 years). I suggested it was normal of millennials\/creatives and it should be seen positively in todays market. But that didn\u2019t go down too well. I was under whelmed that time spent at X jobs would be the only thing that really mattered to them.<\/p>\n

A Market Comparison Company<\/strong><\/p>\n

I was asked to do a mini project for a high profile market comparison company and was given quite a substantial brief. I spent my time doing all of this: <\/p>\n