Reviews Of Freelancers

Kayvon Afroozi
kayvon@afroozidesign.com
www.afroozidesign.com

Kayvon applied to our graphic web designer position & we liked his portfolio, but he didn’t answer one question that is asked in the hiring ad, so I wrote to him asking him why he didn’t answer it.

His answer made no sense at all…

“I apologize for not following through with your requirements. I normally let my work speak for me as well as my reputation I have with my current and past clients and employers.”

His design work had nothing to do with the question asked which is “what are your strengths & weaknesses”, so I told him we don’t read minds, & when we hire, we aren’t just looking for skills, we want to know what type of person we are hiring.

I mean this is a given for any professional company hiring, they don’t just want anyone.

The response I got back was demented. First he refuses to fill out our online application which is a warning sign, as why in the world would anyone looking for a job REFUSE to fill out a job application?

Then he starts telling me about his private life which wasn’t the point, we don’t care about his age, his wife, girlfriend, amount of kids etc., this wasn’t a personal’s ad, it was a HIRING AD for a position with our company.

Here is his response back repeating what I said to him which is very immature.

“I believe you are thinking I can read your mind, and I cant. There is no way you could know what kind of person I am via an email and the form in which you wish me to fill out surely cannot do that either. If you would like to have a working relationship with me as a designer, I look forward to your reply as we can discuss your projects and negotiate a rate at which we are both satisfied. I have an extremely good relationship with my past employers and still do business with many of them as an independent contractor.

So, his communication skills are terrible in my opinion, he refuses to act like a professional making it hard to deal with him, & his personality is typical of what I wrote in my blog about how graphic designers act.

Arrogant, confused, can’t communicate well, he resisted doing the simplest of things, & he doesn’t care about the company’s policies & procedures.