Free of design Flaws? It's a nice thought!
“Do you like challenges?”. There were “multiple questions” that were raised
from a “panel of 3 design heads”.
The above question was contained in a questionnaire for job applicants,
applying for a position on Glassdoor.com.
I applied for the position and this was my response to that particular
question:
“Do you like wasting time and money? Or are you investing in some serious
Research & Development?”
Interpreting the Intent of a Question
All job interview questions have a reason for being asked.
Some questions have concealed reasons. So be careful to read behind the
question.
The first challenge is interpreting this vague question.
The red herrings are: “multiple questions” and “3 design heads”.
None of this pertains to the INTENT of this question.
Do you mean "Run through a brick wall?" It depends.
There are realistic design challenges - and then there are non-viable
"challenges".
The Simple Death of a Design Concept
Realistically - most design challenges are of the second category.
Some ideas will get shot full of holes by just by writing out the detailed
summary of the initial briefing notes.
The concept will die before it even gets on to the design table.
Other ideas fail as soon as one starts
working out the cost in an Excel spread-sheet.
Then, there is no reason to even pick up a pencil to commence design sketches.
"Nice idea - but TOO expensive!"
These “challenges” are trick questions to
discover how realistic the interviewee is.
