When After 5 rounds and the “we’d like you to come aboard” chat. You get the “due to economic circumstances…”

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ECDs: they’re just like us! But much, much wealthier.

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Maybe “was”… it’s hard out here for a player.

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Sorry that happened to you.

I once went about 5 rounds … did a creative “test” … met the team at a company event I had to take off work for … took several personality tests (INFJ, Adventurer, acts of service) …

We get to the salary discussion part of the offer and I clearly stated my expectations and requirements.

They were floored. They said, “Our LinkedIn posting was this-to-this.”

I didn’t apply through LinkedIn. THEY cold-called ME. I never even thought to look for a job post since they seemed to be recruiting.

You don’t get 15+ years (at the time) agency experience for “this-to-this.”

We need to all stand behind our expectations b/c company expectations are whackadoodle.

Applaud you, and good luck out there.

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I am highly empathetic to the market situation at the moment and i feel bad for people who have lost jobs.

That said, Not knowing the salary requirements of the people applying to your job and having them confirm it in writing should have the recruiter immediately fired that afternoon. Imagine how many hours and salaries were wasted on your recruitment and it had no ties to revenue.

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That sucks. Sorry to hear that.

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Preciate ya

Creatives get pushed around & effed with so much in hiring and staffing decisions, huge props to all of you. We appreciate you. Not that the rest of us are not cannon fodder but the malfeasance I consistently hear from my friends in creative leadership roles on this always takes the cake.

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“Economic circumstance”….riiiight, not the industry crisis that’s at play from the years of our collective race to the bottom. Or, did they buy a plane?

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THIS, 100% they would especially if it blew up on someone else’s watch. Classic holdco politics.

That fuckin blows man I’m sorry. At least they gave you some closure? Feels similarly shit to make it to final round and never hear anything back

Keep pushing ecd

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