Commercial and Industrial Designers

take the brown line to ravenswood, walk to the office, grab a coffee from the really nice kitchen in the back, and then head to "intern island". Next you get to work on your sketching ideation, competitive research, presentation creation, or CAD. Be prepared to work collaboratively with the whole...

My interview experience was very casual. Know how to present your portfolio and be ready to answer questions about it. Do your research about the company in advanced- the size, a little about the culture, the pay, and the type of work they typically do.

I felt very prepared for this internship. I worked a lot in sketchbook pro to sketch out & visualize concepts. As there are a great set of wacoms in the ID studio, this was a huge help when I first started at Beyond. From my experience, interns are primarily included for the earlier stages of pro...

Mornings start off with project specific meetings with designers, engineers, and project managers. Focus then goes to assisting senior ID on the project, which could include concept generation, brainstorming, hosting meetings, CAD work, or making CMF documents. Usually the day is punctuated with ...

Depends on which department you are in, your job and required skills will be very different. If you are in the marketing department, you will most likely to work with CAD files and rendering software. There is a high chance that you will contacted by the engineering department to help with produc...

Because the business is fairly small, and they try to promote community, the interview was pretty relaxed. It was just me and the woman who eventually became my supervisor in the room. Bring an updated resume and be prepared to speak on how your previous experiences prepared you for an internship...

It was a lot of drawing. My primary job was to visualize and produce the products that my supervisors would like to see. Their goal was to create a custom "Thompson + Hanson" line of products, and it was my job to draw those products out, so the owners could approve of them. On usual days, I woul...

Hi! For interview preparations in the industrial design group it helps to have a basic understanding of engineering and design. For our co-op program, the details of the role can vary every semester depending on the project charter. When having an upcoming interview, feel free to connect with the...

You start off with 3 months of training with basic tooling and machining practices in the Academy. Then you will complete various job rotations throughout the company learning many different mechanical and engineering skills. At the two year mark, you will start your design rotations doing engine...

Be yourself and get creative. The employees at Tervis are very laid back and have great “Florida personalities”. They asked me a lot of questions about my projects and why I made certain creative decisions, as well as some of my technological and program skills (SolidWorks, Illustrator, etc.)

Every morning I’d start my day in the break room with some coffee/tea in my free Tervis (one you’ll get of many). My boss was the only other industrial designer at the time, but we worked with a team of mechanical engineers and one packaging engineers. Together we were designing a new line of dri...

I was very familiar with Crye Precision before applying. They were a company I had bought from and kept up with for a number of years, so having that knowledge helped me relate some of my past projects to products they already make. I had my portfolio on hand so that I could answer any and all qu...

Industrial design played a huge role in my internship, I used a ton of the skills I’ve gained at RIT on a daily— minute by minute— basis. Without that experience I don’t think the internship would have been a huge success. I used CAD software, sketching and prototyping skills all the time. And so...

Have your portfolio reviewed by teachers beforehand, and try to pinpoint potential weak points . There is no use trying to predict every question or comment from the interview, you should instead know your projects inside and out. Every stage of the design process should be validated and supporte...

My workday usually started between 8am and 9am. Most people would trickle in the office at that time. Since my work space was near the office entrance, I'd say hi to all those coming in. My morning usually consisted of coffee and continuing work on projects I was assigned to. Once I got most of m...

I was primarily using Illustrator and SolidWorks, both of which I'd learned on my own, but I definitely used a lot of 2D and 3D skills I'd learned at Stamps for the project I worked on. I also drew from my experiences working on an MDP project team to help me communicate across disciplines as a d...

Be familiar with Kiewit’s core values. Have an idea about what they do and be familiar with the skill set they might ask you to do on the job

I get into the office and I check my email first to see if any edits have come back from the Marketing team. I often have ongoing projects that I will work on, but usually I will check in with my boss at the start of the day to see if she needs anything done that is more time sensitive than my ot...

Prepare yourself by thinking specifically about the position, what are important questions for your field. Also be prepared to answer why you'd want to work for PetSmart, they are a huge corporation with an even bigger passion for the love of pets. Play into that interest, share your own memories...

Each day brought a different challenge, I was able to work closely with the Brand management team, Senior Art Directors, and Package Designers to develop packaging that would fit the PetSmart identity. When lucky I was also able to help out with photoshoots for products as well as plan for the ph...

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Just be your honest self. I suggest having a portfolio put together. It doesn't have to be fancy, but should accurately show your abilities with heavy emphasis on your solidworks skills. They didn't spend a lot of time looking through my portfolio, but it definitely helped that I at least had som...

First speak with the Director of the Department, expressing your interest in the job. Going into the interview, have a resume ready, be ready to speak to the school's HR department regarding your qualification for the job, your working history, and about your interest in the job. Also be ready to...

8 hour shifts, working among students in a busy and fast-paced environment. You have a responsibility to keep the tool-crib area clean and organized, keep inventory of supplies and make sure they are returned by the end of the day, anticipate depleting of consumables and make recommendations to o...

I think an interviewer for DAT would be most interested in seeing creativity and collaboration in an intern. It is a very collaborative team with a lot of unique problems that don't cleanly fall into a single engineering discipline. A strong willingness to learn more engineering skills and abilit...

Driver Assist Technology interns help design and test the latest automotive technology for autonomous functionality and active safety. Most modern cars have a huge variety of safety features that are tested to IIHS, NHTSA, and other safety standards. Interns could do anything relating to the desi...