I received word of a job opening for copywriters through my friend and incredibly talented Graphic Designer, Kate Pearson. I emailed Travis Robertson at Target who had been one of my teachers and it turned out he was the Copywriting Manager and would have a say in the decision. We had a couple of beers over my book. I ordered Guiness. It was good to catch up with him.
I was contacted by HR and had a short phone interview a week later. From that, we set-up a time for me to come in and spend half a day going through their interview process. Obviously, Target is pretty corporate so the slacks and tie came out. Dress code really has no bearing on my decision making though. I just want to do great work. Although, forest green turtlenecks with khaki’s I try to avoid.
I rolled in the office at 8 a.m. and got started. I was put in a room with a computer, calculator, notepad and a pencil for a two hour long assessment test. I had to do conversion rates, reading comprehension and some character assessment questions all before a cup of coffee. I was able to last through the test and then got to meet two of the writers there, Adam Reynolds and Shawn Boyd. We then got some coffee and I showed them my book. These guys were great and I liked them immediately. Good peeps.
After that I met with Travis again and senior writer Steve Chirhart. They asked me some formal questions about decision making and some experiences. I’ve worked in sales for the past six years so I felt I handled this portion well. After that I was free to go. I hope to hear back from them. If not for a gig, then to smash some beers with Travis again.
Tags: Kate Pearson, Target, Travis Robertson
