@ Strategists who’ve taken informational coffees/interviews: are there any questions you’ve been asked that really stood out to you? OR questions that you hate being asked? Thanks!

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What type of strategist are you: intuitive, analytical or creative, and if it’s a mixture put them in order. Brilliant question. Started using it myself.

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It’s the same answer you’ll get across the board for interview prep, ask questions that come from (not show) you’ve done you’re homework. So many juniors ask for coffee and then say how did you get here, what’s the culture like, what’s your favorite color?

Ask about a campaign you know they may have worked on- how did you sell this in to clients? Where did that insight come from? Have you seen any effectiveness results since launch? Etc etc.

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What’s your favorite color 🤣

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