I landed a phone interview for a graphic design position and I can’t afford to mess this up.

I did some research on the team through the company website and found the creative director (would most likely be working under her). But I have the interview with someone else I think in HR or the public relations department.

My question is: should I reach out to creative director on LinkedIn and take my chance to look better than other candidates? Or is this the worst decision I could make? Thx guys

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I wouldn't go rogue. Nail your convo with the HR person and the next step will likely to meet with people you'd work directly. Be enthusiastic on the call - ask questions and engage, bring up your experience in a natural way, and eagerly ask for next steps at the end of the call. You've got this!

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Okay yeahhh u right true true. Thank you AD1 for the advice and support!!!

How'd it go?

Alright so! It went well but the hr person I spoke with was a little blunt and short with me. Like she really didn’t care to expand on anything I had to say or the fact I knew minute details about the company. She literally was reading from a list of questions she had prepared and I could hear her typing the whole time. I asked her questions about her and the company and she would respond with an extremely simplified answer. In total the interview was about 14 minutes. We’ll see if I move onto the next round, next one will be with the VP of marketing. :P

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