After a good interview with the ECD and HR, my CW and I have been asked to come by to the office to meet the agency founders and have a beer with them. Is this just a final character / personality check? What should we expect during this kind of meeting?

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Uh. Am I the only one who thinks that this is inappropriate in the middle of a global pandemic?

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We're in a country where we have only a handful of cases, so we're all well and safe.

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Yes, should be. Fingers crossed for you!

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Seal the deal baby

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Kinda weirded out that they are asking this during a pandemic. It’s a small red flag. But a good sign if you want the job I guess?

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I think it’s pretty normal for smaller agencies to do this. Generally it’s just a vibe check. Are you a good person to be around? Can you get along with a team? Nothing too crazy but usually (in smaller teams) it’s more important that you are someone they want like having around rather than an “incredible” creative.

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They’re just checking that you don’t have a tail, walk on all fours and eat with your feet.

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Chemistry check. Go be yourselves. They want to know if they’ll like the people they’ll be spending so much time with and if you fit with their vibe.

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it’s a compliment. your work is obviously good enough. now is when they actually see if you are the type of person they wanna have a beer with. crucial to a small agency.

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This is a good way to keep agencies totally homogenous

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You got this!!!!! 🥰🎊

Good luck!

Please come back safely and tell us what happened. And when your new start date is ;)

Make sure to wear one of these for the beer

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