The Interview
Types
When you've finally found a studio who is interested in you, they willinvite you for an interview to discuss your skills and the job either on thephone, or face to face; depending on the type of interview. In general thereare three types of interview; some studios use all of them, others just one.
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#1 The phone interview.
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Remote interview, they will phone you.
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Usually done when the candidate lives far away, when thestudio is not entirely convinced yet of your qualifications, orsimply as a first step.
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Usually the first step, and rarely the last step. If the call goeswell, they will probably invite you over for an on-site interview,although there are exceptions. There is a slight chance theywill hire you straight away based on your telephone interview.This is especially the case when they are already convinced ofyour skill or very stressed for employees, but it can also be anindication that the studio is too poor to pay for an interviewtrip. It can also mean that they rush through the recruitmentprocess and don't take hiring people very seriously. This canhave negative consequences such as a badly assembled teamor quick to fire/lay off policy on the other end. It could beeither or even both. I highly advise you to visit a studio beforeaccepting a position. We’ll get back to this later on in thechapter.
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#2 The mass interview.
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Takes place at some kind of key location such as a booth at aconvention, a university, or a rented conference hall in somebig city.
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Company interviews many candidates at the same time. Thiskind of interview is quite impersonal as you are just one of themany.
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Also usually just the first step. The mass interview is a way toquickly filter out the good and the bad from a large mass ofapplicants. If you are interesting enough to them, they'll likelyinvite you back over later for a more personal interview.
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Only large and wealthy companies have the resources and theopportunity to hold these types of interview sessions.
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