Hey fishbowlers, I need a piece of advice. I have an interview this week which an agency I really like and I don’t want to f^%ck it up. Any words of wisdom? I sent my book thinking they would never call me and I’m surprised they did. Also, I am an old guy by our stupid industry standards so this could be my last chance for a good gig. Thanks!

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Use your age as an advantage - they clearly like your book so hammer home the experience you can bring to clients and to colleagues. You’ve seen it all before so you Cana spot issues before they’re issues. You understand client problems (business and personal). Your experience let’s you do things faster and better than juniors. You can be trusted to not f^%ck up accounts or projects.

Depending on how insecure your potential boss is, you may want to temper how you talk about your ambition.

Edit: good luck!!!

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Thank you so much for the great advice. Much appreciated.

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