Designer job competitions at TLG

[Legogal]

This morning the Wall Street Journal US version has an article about the competitions held in Billund for hiring LEGO designers. An interesting read….

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303460004579193901642418812?KEYWORDS=lego

[WhiteFang]

Thank you so much, Gray for sharing this news article from WSJ. It is an interesting read especially to understand the 'interview' workshop process! It give a pretty good insight into the corporate culture.

[WaysofSorting]

And a well-placed/timely article before the Holiday buying season. A good read, for certain, thanks.

edit - Also wanted to say I enjoyed that they informed the applicants to the "practicalities of relocating to Billund." And that they hired a large percentage of the pool, in my mind -

Edited November 14, 2013 by WaysofSorting

[JopieK]

With a picture from LEGOWorld Utrecht 2013 with a fellow Dutch AFOL (his name is Johan as well ;))...

[Aanchir]

Interesting article. I can't say I feel a whole lot better after reading it, since I'm currently having a hard enough time searching for a part-time retail job and it hurts a bit to get another reminder that I'm probably never going to be cut out for what had been my dream job for many years. The thing about getting a design job with LEGO, as with any job, is that it's not enough to be a good candidate. There's no shortage of those, and I'm sure you don't even get to this stage of applying unless you're a good candidate. To get a job you have to be the best candidate, or one of the best.

While I've done all right with LEGO building competitions in the past, I'm sure I'd have a more difficult time with this kind of competition, if only because there'd be so much more riding on my success.

In the meantime, I hope the eight new designers that this article mentions go on to design some amazing sets.

[iradd]

nice article. insteresting recruitment method they have. good luck to all the designers chosen.