I'm interviewing for a lateral role at a midsize agency. I've had several interviews with different members of the team and now they've scheduled an interview with the main client. I've never had an interview with the client before, curious if that's a normal thing for some agencies for strategy positions with higher titles or if that's a sign of the times. Anyone else had experience with this before?

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It happened to me. Client was very hands on and close with strategy team. Strategy team was often on-site at client. Clients asked that they could meet candidates before hire and agency obliged. It’s not common but it’s not abnormal.

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Not uncommon in a strategy role. Some clients have contracts giving them the right to meet any hire above a select title level.

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I’ve never heard of that before. Always client intros after an onboard once you get the gig, but I haven’t interviewed for a few years now.

It could be that they have a really strong relationship with the client, which could actually be a good thing.

It’s happened to me once personally and seen it a few times. Usually when client is genuinely invested in the agency relationship and or if ‘casting’ is important. Not something to worry about I’d say.

I’ve been asked to meet the client twice as a last chemistry check before official hiring. In both cases it was a lunch meeting, relatively informal, and I got job offers both times.

Honestly, I wish I’d had the chance to meet clients before taking the job in a few other cases, as I would have declined the offer.

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