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Success Story #16: Head of Marketing, Medium Software Co.
September 11, 2024 4:52 AM
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Total search time overall:
6 months
Job landed time (from 1
st
interview to offer):
4 weeks
L
ead 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.
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.
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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