phone interview, round 1
My phone interview today went awesome! They are an IT consulting company for retail companies, but they are looking for a marketing copywriter & coordinator to handle their website maintenance and their marketing collateral, presentations, etc. There are some admin duties that are involved, like coordinating the holiday party and some other odds and ends like that. Primarily, though, they are looking for someone who loves to write! If I've never mentioned it before, all I've wanted to do since I was 12 is write.
He asked me for writing samples, so I told him I had an online portfolio comprised of very formal and structured school stuff, but that I also had my blog for baking. I sent him both links when I got home, that way he gets a more well-rounded idea of what I am able to do. He is going to email me sometime tomorrow morning to confirm, but I probably have another phone interview after work tomorrow with the CEO. If that goes well, they will most likely ask me to come in.
I'm glad I researched salary stuff, since we definitely touched on that. It was a little awkward for me since it was the first time I'd ever had to tell someone in power what I am currently making and what I'd like to be making, but I think I handled it pretty well. He sounded pleased with the answer I gave, so it seems like we're on the same page.
Fingers crossed! Now I just have to decide: do I give my references a heads up NOW, ahead of time, or should I wait and see what happens first? Hmm.
He asked me for writing samples, so I told him I had an online portfolio comprised of very formal and structured school stuff, but that I also had my blog for baking. I sent him both links when I got home, that way he gets a more well-rounded idea of what I am able to do. He is going to email me sometime tomorrow morning to confirm, but I probably have another phone interview after work tomorrow with the CEO. If that goes well, they will most likely ask me to come in.
I'm glad I researched salary stuff, since we definitely touched on that. It was a little awkward for me since it was the first time I'd ever had to tell someone in power what I am currently making and what I'd like to be making, but I think I handled it pretty well. He sounded pleased with the answer I gave, so it seems like we're on the same page.
Fingers crossed! Now I just have to decide: do I give my references a heads up NOW, ahead of time, or should I wait and see what happens first? Hmm.