portfolio questionnaire

answered by Micha de Haas
ABBINK X DE HAAS architectures, Amsterdam
www.abbinkdehaas.nl

Questions:

1. Is it preferred, in your company, to have a portfolio added to a job application? yes
If yes, continue to 2.
If no, is it required later?
If yes, continue to 2.
If no, why not and how do you judge the skills of a job applicant?

2. What is your job function or position within the organization? owner
b. What is your role in hiring people?
First and final selection (together with partner)

3. What is the preferred media for the portfolio: paper or digital? digital
b. Do you prefer to have it send by mail or e-mail? E-mail

4. What is the most important thing you are looking for in a portfolio? Design talent, graphic skills, consequence quality, analytical capacity
b. How do you usually find this? By a quick look through it

5. What is the maximum time you spend on reviewing a portfolio? 5 min (first selection)
b. How does the time you spend relate to the interest in the portfolio? directly

6. Besides the content, what other aspects are relevant to you when examining a
portfolio? (graphic design, lay-out, personal information, …) good info about skills, attention to dedails in layout and graphics, well written, non standard text and/or letter.

7. Do you only prefer the end result of a project or does the design process add
information for you? Depend on the project

8. Would you like to see the skills represented within the portfolio in a list or by the
content? list