With a surge in online business, an intelligent breed of web designers has emerged. Chances are bright that your email inbox will be flooded with applications in a few day’s time of calling for applications.
You may end up having a perfect fit for your business needs in no time. However, in most cases the response to any request for application results in the inbox getting flooded with applications that showcase varied aspects of website designing.
Follow the below-listed tips and come up with a suitable applicant who can propel your business to new heights.
1) Check if the applicant has followed directions
Following this advice can save you significant time. Many freelancers and job aspirants usually use the same set of resumes for multiple job applications. This in fact reflects their professional approach to a particular task. In case a candidate has not followed the required RFPs, ignore the application as the person is not serious about the task cut out for him or her.
2) Professionalism is a must
When in business, you need to focus on professionalism. Having someone with an unprofessional approach to work can cause you serious losses. It will be wise on your part to shortlist only those applicants who show seriousness in the initial stage itself. Any candidate who reflects a lazy approach while soliciting a job will not be a worthy choice as bad habits die hard.
3) Glance through portfolios
Once you are done with the imperative job of shortlisting potential candidates, it is time to glance at some portfolios. No need to waste much time on this aspect, a random look at portfolios will help you judge and identify a potential candidate and possibly choose someone with a visionary approach.
4) Check on professional competencies
If you are a master of the business, you must be aware of the basic requirements, a web designer needs to have. Any potential candidate you are looking for an assignment in the web designing arena needs to possess the following skills:
The person should be able to write HTML codes manually. He or she should be well versed in languages like JavaScript. The potential candidate should be able to optimize for search engines and needs to have a visionary approach enabling them to create interactive content.
5) Check with references
Once over with checking portfolios and analyzing the professional competencies, it is time to crosscheck the references. You can prepare a questionnaire that can be shared with the references, the candidate has provided. It can include imperative components as an approach to work, professional competencies and work ethics that the person followed in his or her previous assignment. This will help you develop a clear vision on the capabilities of the candidate.
6) Choose the one
Following these advice will help you further refine the list of potential web designers; you are intending to have for your business. Talk to each of the potential finalist and go with the gut feeling. You are sure to find someone competent enough of taking up the challenges of web designing.
Passionate approach to work and innovative thinking is a prerequisite in web designing. Choose someone with a balanced mix of both and watch your business rise to new heights.
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About the author: Margaret is a blogger by profession. She loves writing on environment and technology. Beside this she is fond of books. She recently did an article on noise cancelling headphones review. These days she is busy in writing an article on eco friendly cars.
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These tips are win win! Competencies and references are very important! These two were the keys towards having an online job.
Thanks for sharing! Valuable post!
Agreed with that Kira. On this kind of job, portfolio is very important. That is where competition starts.
napa wow ako ha… sobrang panalo tong tips niya…
cannot say more, you’ve said it all 🙂 professionalism and competencies counts a lot for me
Great tips you have here. With so many web designers out there it’s really hard to choose which will really fit my needs. I personally look in the portfolio first to see if the designer’s style is a match to what I would like in my site.
Great tips, specially for those who are starting on an online business..
If there’s something I want to be now that I haven’t thought of before — it’s to be a web designer….may this serve as a guide for those aspiring to be designers too….great tips!
Experience and competence should be considered. Interesting write up Kris. Agree with Joy, you’ve said it all
WEB DESIGNERS…
I somehow envy those talents.
They have the skills and intelligence.
In this modern world where computers and digital gadgets reign… I wish I can be one of them.
Web designers have different personaliies and it is important that you’re comfortable working with them and professionalism is the attitude to consider most. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
of all the listed portfolio is I can say I had no idea how to put up, thanks for sharing this
I aceede you need to hire a reputable web designer to have a perfect web site and these tips here are really good to keep in mind to hire a reputable web designer..Thanks