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I was researching into different CV's and looked through an article named, " 10 Amazing Designer Resumes that Passed Google’s Bar " this article was interesting as the resumes in this article weren't really fancy however they looked nice visually. I specifically liked Rachel Schmitz's resume, the lines caught my eye and the turquoise bar really adds to the aesthetics of the CV. I already have a CV however I am considering moving this CV over from Microsoft Word to Indesign, so that I can be even more creative and not be restricted by Word. Bibliography MEDIUM (...) 10 Amazing Designer Resumes that Passed Google’s Bar . [Online] Available at: https://medium.com/@bestfolios/10-amazing-designer-resumes-that-passed-googles-bar-deedb315ec47. [Accessed: 9 October 2018].

Julian spoke about these types of website design during our mobile & web application design lecture. I am interested in making a website that can be shown on mobile and web instead of making an mobile app - as this may be more difficult for employers to access compared to a website. Therefore my aim is to make a mobile responsive website that is single scrolling and has parallax features. If I can incorporate P5.JS or three.JS this would be great! We discussed site hierarchies and what was the most important aspects of a portfolio site. Although I believe that the content is the most important, a landing page usually comes first when building a website. Therefore I have decided that my hierarchy will be as follows: 1. Landing Page/Portfolio (Depending on design) 2. About 3. Portfolio 4. Contact (Blog, contact information, social media etc.)

Pinterest Mood Boards I have collected some ideas from my Pinterest mood boards and have incorporated some of these design ideas into my own website design. I have decided that I would like to use this colour palette as I have already used some of these colours on my CV and therefore I would like to keep this consistent with my website.

I would like to apply for the Creative Technologist Job at the assessment centre. On Monday 8th, Jo came to speak to us to go through this brief and how to tailor our CV's/Application forms to the job description. I circled and underlined keywords and made notes as to what the employer is looking for from the job description. I have completed the pre-event survey, listed in the careers materials.

After watching the 'Top 10 Tips for meeting an employer' video, I realised that this had similar advice to the 'Hints and Tips' video. The video mentions to be prepared and to research the company beforehand which is also mentioned in the 'Hints and Tips' video. The video listed some of the main questions I should be researching about the company. A tip that I hadn't thought about was a thank you e-mail to the employer 2 - 3 days after the event which includes thanking them for their time, recapping any conversations had with them and attaching your CV. Bibliography UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE CAREERS AND EMPLOYMENT, UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE (2018) Top 10 Tips  for Meeting an Employer . [Online Video]. May 9th. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=83&v=qMfSqCL4XpQ. [Accessed: 9th October 2018].

After watching the Hints & Tips video, this clarified what should be expected and how to prepare for the assessment centre. A point that I found interesting was about the timing of the presentations. If you go over five minutes then the assessor will stop the presentation and you do not get to present all of your content, while on the other hand if you are under five minutes then it is a missed opportunity to show more of your knowledge to the assessor. Other useful hints and tips mentioned was to research into the company and use the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) method during the interview. Another R was added at the end of STARR which stands for Review. This is used as an evaluation of what could have been improved on during this situation etc. Bibliography UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE CAREERS AND EMPLOYMENT, UNIOFHERTSCE (2017) Hints and Tips . [Online Video]. September 21st. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=143&v=Qy4qQglmxVE.