Gallery assistant interview conversation

Interviewer A (Interviewer):

Hello everyone, welcome to xx gallery . Im xx, HDR of the gallery. To ensure we find the best candidates for the gallery, I'm going to ask you some questions and hope you can answer them in detail. We start with B. Hello xx. Have a seat. From your resume, I see that you already have relevant work experience. Can you briefly introduce your achievements in your previous work?

Interviewer B:

Surre! After graduating from CAA 's art management major , I worked at XX Gallery, where I was responsible for selecting and updating artworks and planning exhibitions . I organized three gallery exhibitions . At the same time, I am very good at dealing with customers and can recommend suitable artworks to them . During the exhibition I planned, the sales of art works increased by 30%, which enabled me to have good relationships with many artists and customers. interpersonal relationships .

Interviewer A sounds very attractive. So What made you leave your previous job? What made you choose our gallery?

B: I left my previous job because I wanted to pursue new challenges and opportunities. I learned a lot from my previous job, but I felt that I had reached a plateau and there was not much room for growth.

B: I left my previous job because I wanted to pursue new challenges and opportunities. I learned a lot from my previous job, but I felt like I had reached a plateau without much room for growth . ( I think working in your gallery is a good opportunity to practice and improve my professional skills, and it can also help the gallery provide high-quality services. At the same time, I understand that your company has good benefits and can provide better Opportunities for professional development. in the art field . I hope to be in this job for a long time.

Interviewer A:

Sure, we do have a good benefits policy including health insurance, dental insurance and paid time off , thats a good reason. Last question, are you okay with working overtime and weekends? Our gallery may have situations during exhibitions that require additional working hours.

Interviewer B:

I fully understand the particularities of the art industry, and if the overtime pay is reasonable, I am more than happy to devote more time and energy to the success of the exhibition.

Interviewer A:

Thank you for sharing.

Now, let's listen to C's answer. C. From reviewing your resume, I know that you graduated from CAA 's glass/lacquer art design major , I can see that you performed excellently in school. but thats not very relevant to the gallery assistant job. . soWhy are you interested in this position? Specifically for this gallery assistant position, what skills do you have that would make you better qualified for this job?

Interviewer C:

yeh. . Although I am not a curator major, the presentation of my professional works is closely related to art curation. As an artwork creator, I need to pay attention to the final effect of this artwork . So during college, I participated in multiple exhibition layouts as a volunteer and accumulated some experience . I understood the relationship between artworks and space, how to coordinate the flow of visitors to the exhibition, rationally allocate exhibition areas, etc.

At the same time, I learned how to display some larger contemporary art works and how to combine the use of some digital technologies to bring a better visual experience to viewers .

In addition, I am relatively familiar with social media operations. I promote my own glass art creations on my Xiaohongshu account, which now has 6,000 followers.

actually, I have visited an exhibition curated by your gallery before, which displayed some glass art works, so I think my professional knowledge can provide better services for the docking of relevant artists and the arrangement of works, and better promote glass art to the public. works in the field.

Interviewer A:

We are glad that you have learned about the exhibitions in our gallery. You mentioned that you learned how to display larger works of art. Can you tell us about your experience in maintaining, packing, and moving art works?

Interviewer C:

My major requires me to have good physical strength to create. Such as blowing large works. So I exercise regularly to cope with the handling of large works. In addition, as you see, the material of my works is very fragile and requires me to treat it very carefully, so I understand the preciousness of artworks, so I will be extra careful . I also assisted my tutor in creating works and participating in exhibition arrangement work at school. I was responsible for organizing and maintaining multiple artworks to ensure that each artwork presented a good effect . This made me pay great attention to details and cultivated my good artistic quality and meticulous work attitude.

Interviewer A:

Last question, are you okay with overtime and weekend work? Because our gallery often requires extra working hours during exhibitions.

Interviewer C:

I'm totally fine with working overtime and weekends. In the art industry, time is very flexible, and I think this is a normal work arrangement. I am willing to devote more time and energy to the success of the gallery and the smooth running of exhibitions.

Interviewer A:

Thank you very much, Liu Xin.

Both of you performed very well. We will discuss further and notify you of the interview results as soon as possible. Thank you for coming to the interview today.

Interviewers B & C:

Thanks! Looking forward to your reply.