Getting hired as a designer

Top three tests (from Mike Davidson via Andy Clarke at MMU web teaching day) for hiring designers:

• does the design look and feel of what you have done or can show fit in with what the we/our clients want
• are you a cool person to work with, e.g. interests, values, personality etc
• can anyone vouch for you

Original (fresh!) post at http://www.mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2010/09/how-to-properly-apply-for-a-design-position