I’m in the initial rounds of interviewing for brand side- is it normal to interview first with someone from the brand’s agency team? I’m coming from a competing agency so it seems a bit strange but I could be mistaken.

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that is a little odd that the brand would have the agency as the first meeting

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I'm guessing the client isn't confident in their ability to assess you. They trust their agency to do it for them.

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