GENERAL INTERVIEW TIPS
Let's dive into some more general quick interview tips to help in your entire interview process. You can apply these little tricks in each step in the interview process whenever the topic is brought up.
CALMING YOUR NERVES
This might be a big one to tackle, but try and put things into perspective, these people that you are going to talk to, have been in the same situation too.
TAKE YOUR TIME TO ANSWER
During these interviews they might throw you for some loops with difficult questions so when they do, don't be afraid to take your time in answering these questions. I've done this multiple times in multiple interviews where I just ask to think about it and bring it up at the end of the interview again. That's totally fine and shows that you are mature enough to take another moment to think about certain questions or topics.
DON'T PRETEND
Another thing I've seen a bit is people that have read up on some of the technicalities about workflows they haven't tried themselves yet. You don't have to do this, you can just be open about stuff you don't know yet or just mention that you have done some experiments before, but haven't gone through the full pipeline yet.
This is totally fine, you can learn more of that on the job. Fake it till you make it only works if you don't have to prove it as soon as you get in.
STATE TUTORIALS USED OR FOLLOWED
The people in the interview are artists themselves in most cases, they know most of the resources out there if they keep up with the stuff that is out there, and a lot of us do. So think about the risk if you want to lie about using a tutorial for your work (There is nothing wrong with using a tutorial, but own up to it.)
I've personally seen a couple of examples like this and it never rubs anyone the wrong way to just say that you used a tutorial as a starting point, but it does rub people the wrong way that you try and hide that fact.
NERD OUT
This ain't boring stuff to the people around you, dive into the details and explain how you did achieve your amazing pieces of art and be proud to dive into the nitty gritty, all the research you did and the tutorials you followed to get a specific part of the environment right. If you are in a talk with other artists, then take this to your advantage, be passionate about the stuff you do, this will shine through and will spark joy with others in the room.
REMAIN OBJECTIVE
Being optimistic and excited about the challenges and road ahead of you, normally talking to people that do the same thing will really ignite that passion for the job, which it always did for me. But keep in mind that once you are in the interview, you talk to nice people, get the studio tour, hear about all the benefits, etc... it can be really hard to not get carried away and be distracted by all the things that are on the table. Sometimes taking some time to thing it over before you sign the contract and make the final decision is all you need to get a clear head again.
BE YOURSELF
This is probably the most important part to remember during and before the interview, is that you just need to be yourself and stay true to the things you prepared for before. Even though these things are stressful, try and make the best of it and have fun!
ASK QUESTIONS
Don't be afraid to asks questions, going back to our initial and most important point to remember. The company is not only for a good fit, you are also looking for a good fit in a company.
