“I’m not sure if I like what I did here or not” | by Jason Fried | Signal v. Noise | Medium
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Hiring A Designer
I've been talking with a designer about joining our nascent Ios team. She'd be the first designer we've ever hired who was entirely focused on mobile design. It takes real confidence and self-awareness to talk to someone who's considering hiring you. I'm not sure if she likes what she did here or not, but that she said that.
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A quick Project
Before we make the final call on hiring a designer, we always give them a sample one-week project to do for us (we pay them $1500 for the one-week exercise).
These quick one-week projects are the best way we’ve found to get inside their head — to know what they’re really capable of independently. The brief is broad and based on a real pain point that we haven’t solved yet.
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Not Perfect
We’re not looking for perfect — we know it’s only a week, and most people have day jobs so that week is typically only a few extra hours a night. What we’re looking for is clear thinking, solid design skills, and a mature, convincing presentation of their work. And, when we review their project with them, a calm, open-to-feedback demeanor that says “we’d love working with this person.”
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