Weird to follow CDs you meet/interview with on IG?

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You are currently posting as works at

Not that weird but I usually wait until the “professional” part is over. Like if you’re in the middle of interviews with the place, don’t follow them right then.

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Not if they have cool Insta feeds. They’d probably appreciate the follow.

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Shit. I listened to CD1 and now I feel weird.

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Unfollowed. Immediately.

If it’s private or very personal feed, then don’t. Some creatives use their feed for inspiration and work promotion, then I think it’s ok.

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Unless I share my handle with you, the only social media I expect you to search for me on is LinkedIn. Maybe it’s because I’m a woman and my Instagram is on private and my handle isn’t my exact name (gotta dig through results), but still— if the CD posts things like his/her family or personal life along with fun stuff/ has less than like 2k followers, I wouldn’t. Unless it’s a dedicated ad idea account / it was mentioned during the interview— wait til you have the job. Some people don’t want their coworkers following them on social and you won’t know that dynamic until you’re closer with them. It would weird me out.

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It’s not weird if it’s public. It’s creepy if it’s private

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Yes.

I can appreciate that, I don’t add brief contacts who are either private or mostly have family pics

Question for you: if it’s a more personal type account, why are you following them? Because you want them to notice you? Because you think they’ll post about work stuff?

If it’s a professional/industry type account, no problems. If they’re posting about babies, dogs and vacations, you’re better off sticking to following the agency if you want leads. They’re not gonna notice you this way and bringing up something you saw on their IG is just plain weird if you don’t know them.

If it's a personal feed (posting pics of family, friends, etc) then yeah, kinda weird.

If they're using IG to show off their work and personal brand, then no, it's not as weird.

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