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Not making excuses but.....
How many creative directors have you personally rejected? Is this a posted position or are you reaching out to candidates? If you’ve been searching for 3 months, perhaps your standards are unrealistic.
Also what agency? Wanna make sure I know you’re reviewing thousands of people before I waste my time applying.
Still in search of a CD? If so, I come with years of experience as a rejectee. In fact, I'd be happy to get letters of recommendation from past dates and those who swiped left on me on Tinder, Jswipe, Bumble (wait, that would be down) and pretty much all other dating apps minus Grindr. Though I assure you, that had I been on Grindr, I would have gained additional rejection experience I assure you.
And then there's the recruiters and creative directors who couldn't even be bothered to reject me, despite my years of experience in rejection.
This has all but shaped me to become the humble copywriter and mentor I am today. Should you reject my attempt at winning your favor, I will add "Anonymous Fishbowl job post that may not actually be a job post" to my wealth of experience.
Yours truly,
The undisputed master of rejects
Still hiring?
Need a writer? I can guarantee that I will reply with the utmost courtesy if you reject me. Slide into my dms if you want to see how a pro handles rejection.
(And gotta be honest, you’re going above and beyond by actually communicating rejections.)
I think we need to see some of the more entertaining examples
But on a more serious note, I got the impression you’re rejecting by email, correct me if I’m wrong. If a candidate got far into the process, invested significant time, they merit a phone call. I could see why a canned email ticked them off.
CD have that reputation...however I dont think it is fair to label all creative directors as nasty, yes there are some who think they re "god gifts to the world" but for the most part they are like everybody else, good days, bad days.
If you're looking for an ACD/CW I'm great with rejection because I was freelance for a few years.
Reject me now and I will send you fliers. ❤️❤️❤️