As a newbie, I'm overwhelmed filtering portfolios for ad roles. And the one candidate I brought in, it seems like the team is already struggling with. How do you not beat yourself up for not having poor judgment?

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It’s only advertising, not like hiring a bad surgeon or missile launcher. Try to recognize talent, and prioritize it over specific category experience. But ultimately the team is responsible for choosing the candidate they want to hire.

You’re just presenting them with options, and sometimes it doesn’t work out. People are weird and advertising is weirder.

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If this is going to be your job, get determined to be good at it. Talk to the team and see what they're looking for, and try to develop your eye for talent. If you're new at it, it's understandable to find it challenging at first. Give it your best effort and you'll develop an instinct for who seems promising.

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