Don't discount the value of bad interviews; they can be helpful in the future.
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Don't discount the value of bad interviews; they can be helpful in the future. Last week I had one of the worst interviews in my career. I spent so much time preparing for it that I was visibly shaken after it ended.
I was so frustrated with the whole process but arranged an interview with another company for today. While in early rounds, it was an intense interview filled with detailed questions. I'm glad I did my research and could answer all of them confidentially until a trick question.
I'll admit, it threw me for a loop but I remembered an example while researching the other company. I was intrigued by a recent campaign and after viewing the TV component checked online for more information. The organization worked with other industries and used influencers. That's something that I've done throughout my career and I appreciate its creativity for cross promotions and to raise awareness. I was able to use that example as a brand's innovation that I admired as it had to be outside of the industry. I was prepared for industry competitors but I'm glad I had that example for other brands.
While still in early rounds, he provided the next steps so I feel it's promising. I share this situation as we tend to feel defeated when an interview doesn't go well especially after all our prep work. After embracing the disappointment, there are lessons we can learn to enhance future meetings. I wanted to send out some positivity to start the week.
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