My role in Faculty Commons is intern in their design team. My supervisor is Professor Biehl, she is also the director of Faculty Commons. Last semester, I received the application emails on this position from several professors. I asked professors about the information about this position and they also encouraged me to take this opportunity. I didn’t really have time to prepare because the application deadline was soon and it was at the end of the semester. I spent a day creating a resume, cover letter and gathered some of my works from different classes. In the mean time, I also did some research on questions that might be asked during interview. I prepared a Q&A list for myself and practiced with my sister, she had a lot of experience in how to prepare an interview.
After about one week, I received an email notifying me to prepare for an interview and prepare a portfolio site. I was lucky that I just took Web Design 2 with Professor Wong by that time, so I had some knowledge on creating a website and I have a domain. I created a simple portfolio site which have an about me page, contact page and project page that shows my work.
The interview was held in Zoom. I was interviewed by Lu first, a college designer and then I was interviewed by Professor Biehl. They asked me some questions during the interview such as my strengths and weaknesses, the reason I chose to be a designer, what make me a good designer, and they also asked me to describe a time when I have a conflict at work etc. After a series of question, they asked me to go through my portfolio site and my personal feelings about my work.
I was very nervous during the interview, but Lu and Professor Biehl were nice. They encourage me to challenge myself and also gave me some useful feedback on my previous project in class. It was a good experience.
