Interview Oops
I had that other second interview this afternoon. I think it went well, overall, but there was one little oops.
I was talking with the guy who would be my supervisor, if they hired me. He asked me to describe a current ad campaign that I think has a good strategy. That’s a standard question, and I have an answer ready–a campaign that I don’t think has a particularly good creative execution, but I think the strategy’s really smart. So I told him that, and started talking about the campaign. When I got to the name of the company, he said, “you’re not saying that just because it’s our work, are you?”
I hadn’t realized that they had done this campaign.
Now, I was in a bit of a bind. I didn’t want to seem like I was kissing up. And I had an airtight “alibi”, if you will–all I had to do was admit that I didn’t know it was their client. But then I’d be admitting that I didn’t do a good enough job with my pre-interview research.
Fortunately, I thought quickly. I said that if I’d just been looking to praise their agency, I wouldn’t have said that I didn’t think that the creative was great, would I? And fortunately, he agreed that the creative execution for that campaign wasn’t all that great.
So I think I pulled it out okay. I was nervous for a moment, though.
(And man, it was tough to tell this story without saying the name of the client or the agency. But in case the agency does turn out to be a future employer, I don’t want this post to be googlable.)
Work | Comment (0)Link: Clever Shopping Page
Let this e-shopping page load and watch for a minute. Hilarious.
Links | Comment (0)Other Second Interview
I mentioned the other day that I had two second interviews in the offing. One was yesterday, and I think it went reasonably well. The other has just been scheduled, and it’ll be on Thursday! Things are moving fast.
Work | Comment (0)Quote of the Whenever
Quote of the Whenever:
“Of all sad words of tongue and pen, saddest are these: ‘It might have been.’”
-Anonymous
Quote | Comment (0)Pets
I miss having a cat. Especially now that I’m single, it would be nice to have something soft and warm and friendly to come home to. Next place I live, “pets allowed” is a requirement.
Personal | Comment (0)More good news
In addition to the second interview I mentioned yesterday, I have another company that also wants to schedule a second interview for early next week. Indeed, they wanted to schedule it at pretty much the same time as the interview I already have scheduled.
I’m now two for two on recent first interviews producing second interviews.
Work | Comments (2)Why did I trust her?
She asked me if I would consider an open relationship, so I knew that she was thinking about having sex with other men.
So given that, why on earth did I trust her?
All I had to go on was that she told me that she would be faithful to me, and I thought her word was good.
I was naive.
I won’t be making that mistake again.