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Success Story #16: Head of Marketing, Medium Software Co.

September 11, 2024 4:52 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)
  1. Total search time overall: 6 months
  2. Job landed time (from 1st interview to offer): 4 weeks
  3. Lead source: Recruiter. The job posted on LinkedIn but decided to connect with the recruiter directly rather than submit resume in a sea of thousands of other resumes. The recruiter reached out quickly and started the process.
  4. Interview/negotiation process: 
    • 2 interviews with CEO
    • 2 sets of group interviews with two people
    • 1 interview with CRO
    • 1 interview with Board/Investor
    • And presentation. The presentation was detailed. They provided a detailed outline of 6 different requests. The presentation was 60 slides, and took several days of research and work to pull it together. Presented to the executive team + BoD (12 people). 
    • The positive is that the presentation served as a great onboarding. I feel really prepped to hit the ground running.
  5. Any lessons learned? 
  • I documented my next role must-haves (no red flags) and created a worksheet. 
  • After each interview, I scored the company/interview against my list (red, yellow, green). 
  • I received multiple offers over the six months I looked for a new position, and it was hard to say "no" to companies that didn't score well on my must-haves. 
  • There were several moments when I was nervous about the market and almost said "yes" to companies I knew weren't the right fit for me. 
  • While it was a stressful and sometimes demoralizing time, I'm glad I waited for the right opportunity. In my previous role, I ignored so many red flags during the interview process. From now on, I will never again ignore red flags.


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