I've been looking through the videos John gave us the titles to, and they've been somewhat useful.

• Portfolio first then they'll move onto the resume to see what the person is like
• Talk to designers
• They may give you a test piece of work so see how organised you are, to see whether you can reach deadlines, to see whether you have good communication skills, to see what you're like to work with

• Portfolios can be in the forms of folders, media kits, dvds, emails, websites, packages etc
• They explain that spending a lot of money on making the portfolio look snazzy won't help. Save your money. They want to see what you can do, not what you can spend
• They can tell if the person has work experience or not
• Use 6-10 pieces of work in the portfolio, no more. Sequence the work appropriately. Put your best work at the front so they'll want to keep looking through the portfolio.

• The company will look at the portfolio of work first before anything else. They're looking for a good person to work with, someone who is easy to work with.

• Be honest. Not everyone knows everything, so just show off your strengths, not necessarily the thing's you're just OK with
• Illustrator and InDesign over-weigh Photoshop