1. Total search time overall: 16 months

2. Job landed time (from 1st interview to offer): 2.5 months

• First Outreach: Oct 28 
• Offer received: December 11 (A couple days to sign + background check)
• Start date: Jan 13 (a week later than asked due to personal commitments)

3. Lead source: A recruiter reached out on Linkedin. 

4. Interview/Negotiation Process

• 6 total meetings. 
• 5 remote including a presentation that was intended to be in person but I was out of town. The additional in-person interview was bc of this.
• They asked me to present a 30/60/90. My email after the ask: 

"I am very excited about the marketing leadership role with [COMPANY] and have enjoyed the conversations thus far!  The excitement grew when [RECRUITER] shared that I’d be moving to the presentation round. After reviewing the prompt, I wanted to voice a concern.  

After just a few conversations, I don’t know your business well enough to create a comprehensive strategic marketing plan. And even if I did, 3-4 hours is not enough time to do so well.  I would love to continue in this process but want to make sure I’m showcasing what I’m capable of. Would you be okay if I adjusted the presentation to include how I would approach creating a plan like this and some thoughts/ideas I have from what the team has shared?”

5. Lessons learned

There were a lot of lessons over the 16 months that I believe went into making this interview process smooth and effective.

One that stands out was booking the interviews at times I would be energetic and able to prep. After hearing a couple times that I didn’t seem that excited about an opportunity, I learned pushed back on very early or late conversations.