For the Portfolio workshop conducted on 10 June 2013conducted by Singapore Polytechnic Design School

1. SP
Design
School
Portfolio
Workshop
10
June
2013
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2. ¡ Hello!
¡ Résumé/CV
Preparation
Lecture
¡ Personal
Statement
Preparation
¡ Interview
(Tips)
Lecture
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4. ¡ Résumé
–
basically
a
list
of
your
education,
skills,
experience
and
achievements.
¡ CV
–
Short
for
Curriculum
Vitae
¡ CV
and
Résumé
are
actually
not
the
same
thing.
¡ CV
–
actually
a
more
detailed
list
of
work
experience.
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5. ¡ It’s
a
quick
introduction
to
who
you
are.
¡ Shows
your
skills,
experience
and
educational
background
at
a
glance
¡ Interviewer
doesn’t
have
to
“dig”
out
the
information
from
you!
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7. ¡ Basic
Facts:
§ Name/IC/Age
§ Address
§ Contacts/email/etc
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8. ¡ Years
you
were
in
Primary
School
¡ Subjects
-­‐
(Grades)
–
Good/
Bad
(also
for
interview)
¡ Roles
you
have
played
(Class
rep/monitor
...)
¡ Representation
(Sports/
Games,
etc)
¡ Achievements/Awards
¡ CCAs
¡ Working
Experience
¡ Community
service
work
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9. ¡ Qualities
that
are
“good”
(Try
to
think
of
3)
¡ Strengths
and
weaknesses
(Try
to
think
of
3
each)
¡ Hobbies
¡ Interesting
things/facts
about
you
...
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10. ¡ A
personal
statement
introduces
yourself
to
the
interviewer.
It
reflects
who
you
are,
your
personality
and
intellect.
¡ Make
it
Interesting,
Insightful,
revealing.
¡ Infuse
it
with
your
aspirations,
dreams,
and
fine-­‐tune
your
objectives
to
fit
your
target
audience
as
appropriate.
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12. ¡ What
are
your
Interests?
¡ What
are
your
Dreams?
¡ What
you
want
to
do
with
your
Life?
¡ What
is
your
5-­‐10
year
plan?
¡ What
Goals/Aspirations
do
you
have?
¡ (How
will
your
skills
and
experience
help
you
to
achieve
these
goals?)
¡ What
is
“special”
about
you?
¡ How
you
can
“contribute”
to
the
“school”.
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14. ¡ When
you
apply
for
JPSAE
you
will
be
asked
to
write
personal
statements
for
your
applications.
¡ You
should
definitely
put
in
your
reasons
for
applying
for
the
school,
and
also
include
as
many
good
qualities,
achievements
(any
relevant
good
things
about
yourself)
to
convince
the
evaluation
panels
why
they
should
accept
you
(and
interview
you
first).
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22. ¡ Work
on
your
CV+Personal
Statement.
§ Consolidate
basic
facts
about
yourself.
§ List
down
your
educational
journey,
experiences
and
skills.
§ For
your
beginner’s
CV
–
write
a
paragraph
for
your
Personal
Statement.
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23. ¡ Include
“good”
references/referees
if
you
have
any.
¡ Don’t
make
poor
photocopies
¡ Print
on
good
paper!
¡ “Make
sure
your
CV
stands
out
for
the
right
reasons
and
not
the
wrong
ones.”
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25. ¡ Research
the
industry
–
Make
sure
you
have
some
understanding
of
the
specific
industry
so
that
you
don’t
make
obvious
errors.
Talk
to
people
in
the
industry.
¡ Research
the
school
–
make
sure
you
know
the
course
offerings
and
the
focus
of
the
diploma.
Read
their
website,
brochures.
Go
to
their
Open
House.
Talk
to
students,
lecturers.
¡ Big
tip:
Art
and
Design
are
not
the
same
thing.
Design
is
not
just
self-­‐expression,
but
the
creation
of
visual
artifacts
to
fulfill
a
specific
client’s
needs.
In
Visual
Design,
Art
skills
are
used
to
solve
client’s
(marketing)
problems.
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26. ¡ Have
appropriate
clothing
for
the
interview
–
if
not
buy
some
new
clothes!
¡ Location
–
make
sure
you
know
where
the
school
is
and
arrive
early.
¡ Bring
all
your
necessary
things
–
portfolios
show
the
“evidence”
of
your
skills
and
abilities.
¡ Be
prepared
for
aptitude
tests.
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27. ¡ Competency-­‐based
Interviews
¡ Unstructured
Interviews
¡ Semi-­‐structured
Interviews
¡ Auditions
and
role-­‐plays
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28. ¡ Skills
(Ability/Portfolio)
¡ Learnability
¡ Openness
¡ Attitude
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30. ¡ 5
key
points?
§ Interesting
§ Relevant
§ Achievements
§ Character-­‐based/strengths
§ Your
interests
§ (Why
you
want
to
come
to
this
course
...)
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31. ¡ Think
of
some
good
personal
reasons
for
coming
for
this
interview.
¡ Your
reasons
for
coming
to
this
interview
are
…
to
get
into
this
course
….
Because
…?
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32. ¡ What’s
your
story?
¡ Be
prepared
to
talk
about
your
life/education/
experiences
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33. ¡ Highlight
your
strengths
in
Design/Art
or
software
skills.
¡ Your
portfolio
pieces
should
reflect
these
strengths.
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34. Relating
to
Qualities
and
character
that
make
you
a
good
student
–
leadership
qualities,
good
interpersonal
or
problem-­‐solving
skills,
for
example.
Don’t
lie
or
hide
your
weaknesses
–
but
do
try
to
spin
them
positively
in
your
favour.
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35. ¡ Showing
Portfolio
Pieces
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36. ¡ Showing
Portfolio
Pieces
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37. Why
should
we
accept
you
into
this
course
rather
than
some
other
student?
Spell
out
your
strengths/qualities
and
what
“good
things”
you
can
bring
to
the
school.
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38. Why
should
we
accept
you
into
this
course
rather
than
some
other
student?
Spell
out
your
strengths/qualities
and
what
“good
things”
you
can
bring
to
the
school.
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39. ¡ Interpersonal
and
group-­‐work
issues.
¡ Be
ready
to
tell
us
some
examples
...
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40. ¡ Your
opportunity
to
show
that
you
have
done
your
homework,
and
to
clarify
your
doubts.
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41. ¡ Remember
the
main
purpose
of
these
interviews:
the
interviewers
want
to
know
if
you
are
a
good
candidate
to
come
into
their
course.
¡ Focus
your
own
objectives:
to
be
selected
for
this
course!
¡ Your
job:
Use
the
right
means,
and
evidence
to
convince
the
interviewers
that
you
are
the
person
they
want!
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42. ¡ Bathe
¡ Dress
the
part
for
the
interview.
¡ Be
well
prepared
(do
research;
find
out
more
about
the
school
and
the
courses)
¡ Rehearse
¡ Make
sure
to
stock
up
your
portfolio
¡ Know
the
“story”
of
your
works
–
have
something
to
say
at
the
tip
of
your
tongue.
¡ Have
back-­‐up
or
contingency
plan
(for
ppt)
¡ Be
polite.
¡ Act
confident
(and
be
confident)
¡ Be
alert
and
observant
–
anticipate
and
be
pro-­‐active.
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43. ¡ Good
Luck!
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