Professional Interview Personal Review + Panel Feedback Sheets.

After preparing my presentation for PPP and presenting in front of the panel, I have been able to conclude how I felt the interview went.

My initial thoughts were that the interview did not go well. Some of the points I have identified that could of hindered success within the interview was that I am a very nervous speaker, and this was very obvious within my posture - I was completely aware my legs were crossed and moving the whole time but could not rectify this. It was also obvious in my voice which was very nervous and I spoke very quickly. I did also run out of time, unable to show the showreel I have worked extremely hard on. Initially I was going to show my showreel first but last minute decided to do it as the last element to my presentation, and Jenny requested I skipped my showreel and showed the panel more theatre based work. This is because I went in for a theatre job which in hindsight is not what I had outlined within my proposal and is not the correct job for the fashion based portfolio I have built up this year. I believe the reason I applied for a theatrical wig assistant role was due to the nature of my heavily based wig work, and that I was unable to find information on wig makers within fashion, therefore compromised at a theatre job. 

This issue was made clear by Jenny in my presentation who felt my portfolio and presentation was not relevant enough to theatre, who did however say I would be an appropriate candidate for a theatre based job. I should have done more research into the job roles, however settled at a job within theatre that I would be happy in - partly because I had recently applied for the same job based at chichester after graduation.

The feedback was a lot more positive than I had concluded after leaving the interview. Below are the sheets issued by each interview;

Above is also a mistake made on the CV outlined by Jenny, where the phrases connect together to look as though my driving license is not available until June, this however was not the case and has since been rectified.

To improve on this I believe being more enthusiastic about the topic of hair, and also my own work would be beneficial. Discussing successful pieces of work rather than criticising how work hasn't worked in the past is also a key point which hindered my success. Also with regards to my showreel, I believe showing that prior to the presentation would have enabled my interviewers to see a range of work I had to offer. Business cards was another outline, with my large image not being appropriate to makeup and hair as much as it was photography - changing this will enable marketing ability to improve! Being off script was also something that worked better for me, I believe a longer period of preparation and more dedication to adapting my presentation would of enabled me to not use cue cards.

 Throughout the video I found I was often playing with my hair and covering my face. This is due to a confidence issue which should be addressed by keeping my hands firmly on a small script/cv or other interview prop.

 I also was very scripted which was more visible to see in the video that I felt it was at the time. Not using a script would be the only way to improve on this.

 There were also elements where i really engaged with the audience, taking on criticism and discussing my work whilst addressing the panel.

 I also made some unusual faces within the interview when asked questions, pressing my tongue against my cheek which makes me look uncomfortable and also slightly worried about answering the specific question. Keeping these movements under control within an interview will give a much more confident approach.

 Towards the end of the interview there was an improved level of engagement from myself which was partly due I believe to being off script. The factors mentioned within my post are areas I will continue to develop throughout my post university life.