Amelia Sweet reached out to me mentioning the Slingternship opening(s). I think I was on their file/record for having applied to it the year before. I replied with interest.
Here's what I learned during the interview that you'd want to know.
- Full time position, June 1 - August 7. Office closes at 2pm on Fridays.
- $10/hr + $150 transit stipend
- They were hiring 7 interns total and had already filled 5.
- My mentor would intentionally be someone in unrelated department. (Um... why??)
- The way they grow their agency is 'pragmatic' - so they only hire interns based on if they feel they need one (not if they acquire a new client, as a large agency would do). From this, it sounded very unlikely/unpromising that they'd hire me after internship.
Unfortunately, I currently don't have access to the sketchbook I used to take notes during the 1st round phone interview. This means I do not recall most of the questions they asked me. I do, however, have some notes on my computer, and I clearly felt strongly about this having been a very difficult interview. (Helpful, I know.)