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On a scale from 1-10, with 10 being the highest, how would you rate your competency in Adobe CC applications?
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Gentry has over 15 years of experience leading in-house agency teams where he has interviewed and hired numerous candidates for design, photography, and video production.
The interviewer wants to find out which Adobe CC apps you are comfortable with and your level of expertise. This will help the interviewer determine if you are a fit for the role and/or if you bring knowledge of apps that their existing team lacks.
Gentry has over 15 years of experience leading in-house agency teams where he has interviewed and hired numerous candidates for design, photography, and video production.
Make sure you include your expertise on the most prevalent apps: Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop. If you have other CC expertise such as Adobe After Effects, Adobe XD, Adobe AEM or Adobe Premiere this is a huge bonus.
Gentry has over 15 years of experience leading in-house agency teams where he has interviewed and hired numerous candidates for design, photography, and video production.
Avoid rating yourself a 10 unless you are an absolute authority or expert on a particular application. Rating yourself at 10 on multiple apps can come across as cocky. And, it is unlikely that someone will be a 10 on multiple applications.
Gentry has over 15 years of experience leading in-house agency teams where he has interviewed and hired numerous candidates for design, photography, and video production.
I work in Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign on a daily basis. I would rate myself as an 8 in Photoshop, a 9 in Illustrator and a 9.5 in InDesign. I wouldn't rate myself a 10 in any of them because there is always more to learn. I have been working through some tutorials in After Effects because of my interest in motion graphics. At this point, I would say I'm a 5 in that application. These aren't Adobe CC applications, but I do have some experience in html5 markup, WordPress and Sketch. I actually used WordPress to develop my portfolio site.
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