Greg Carrick – HND Interactive Media

The last few weeks have been very enjoyable and I feel very pleased with the progress I have made on the assignments. I’m quite surprised how much I’m enjoying the Culture Vulture assignment as on previous assignment I’ve always found the ideas generation stage the hardest. Before the assignment, the thought of two weeks trying to fill a blank page was quite daunting and I wouldn’t have thought I’d be enjoying the process.

The music in college really does help with my ideas generation; it seems to put me in a good mood and helps to clear my head a bit. I might have to spend sometime this week thinking of a few songs to help me out during the college day.

I’m pleased with some of the designs I’ve done so far, but I feel I need to produce a fare few more patterned designs to make sure I have a good choice for the product. Also none of my designs seem to ring out or look as though they will work for any product, hopefully this week I can get one that does.

The CMS (Content Management System) project has taken me a bit of time to get my head round, with the number of different templates needed for the website. I can now see the advantages of it, especially on larger websites and although I’m still learning about them, I feel quite happy with using one.

I don’t feel like I’m too far from completing the CMS website, I’ve still got quite a lot of tweaking to do, but you can see the basic layout’s done. I think the tweaking might take longer than I want, but I’d rather get it working spot on, than have a few bugs on it.

1. Why have you applied for this job?

They should show that they have applied for the job because they have an interest in what they do and can bring something to the company.

2. What skills do you currently have?

Showing skills in more than coding is important as it proves that there is more to you than just writing code. You should talk about you personal skills and mention the soft skills you have acquired.

3. What is your opinion of web standards?

The need to know about and apply web standards is very important. There are now more people using the internet than ever and the need to make the website viewable to as many people as possible should be something you should be thinking about all the time.

4. Which coding languages do you feel will become popular in the future and do you spend time learning about new languages?

Showing that you have an interest in the industry and its future shows you know the importance of how fast the web is changing and will be able to keep up with future trends.

5. What is your best working style, group or individual?

The ability to work in a group is important as there will be many times when you have to work and contribute in a group. It is also good to be able to work well by yourself as it shows you can get on with thing using your own initiative and don’t need to be guided.

6. Where do you see yourself in five years time?

Talking about your future shows you have thought about where you want to be and have set yourself goals. It also shows your commitment to a company and true ambitions, whether you see yourself progressing through the company.