1. Total Search Time: 14 months.
2. Lead source: LinkedIn.
- Applied on LinkedIn
- Researched company's hiring manager / recruiter, any potential connections. Messaged company's marketing executive who was on the way out, and they shared hiring manager and recruiter contact info.
- Also found a connection with the company through Phil Terry's Never Search Alone group.
3. Interview process:
- 4 interview sessions:
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- Recruiter call
- Hiring manager call
- Team call (3 people for 30 mins each)
- 1 hour presentation (To group of 6)
- Executive call (2 people, 30 mins each): This one took place after the offer and counter-offer conversations.
- Shared 3 references (former supervisor and two peers). They used another Huddlers references worksheet to prep references. All were called for 15-minute conversations.
4. Negotiation process:
- Used learnings from initial budget conversation with recruiter to negotiate higher base offer.
- Jacob Warwick's #ProTip: Wait until you have the contract. Then you say, "Oh, I don't see anything about severance in here."
5. Lessons learned:
- Take time to figure out what you're looking for.
- Follow through on every role that interests you.
- Was a great match, and found they were even better matched throughout the interview process.
- On presenting during interviews: "The best way to get to Carnegie Hall is practice, practice, practice."
- Create a spreadsheet of Power Stories and sort it by topic.
