What are the personal projects that have gotten you interviews or better yet, gotten you hired?

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I got my first agency job when my future boss gave a talk at my college, I tweeted him to say thanks and that I liked the talk, and he saw my YouTube channel linked on my profile. He said seeing the initiative to make my own content and the writing ability was what made him ask me to come in for an interview.

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I do cute illustrations of animals in my spare time, and I put a few in my book as a talking point. Those drawings have strangely helped me get jobs for very un-cute clients.

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Doing vector illustrations. Right before I graduated from college, I was hired as freelance designer/AD for a digital agency. I did over unique 50+ illustrations for about 4 months.

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redesigned gmail ui
started my own company (and failed)
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Hello Folks,

I had my first round of technical discussion with
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How long it takes to hear back from them for the second round interview ?
Will they inform if I’m not selected?

Deloitte India Deloitte

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