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I recently had a screening question sent to me before a Director of PR interview.

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I recently had a screening question sent to me before a Director of PR interview. It said briefly describe so I answered the question succinctly but saved my ideas for the interview rounds. I received an automatic rejection today and wondered if I should have went into more detail about what I would institute versus an overview of what I could offer. While this ship has sailed, I want to avoid future mistakes. Thank you!

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  1. Anonymous

    Hard to say. What was the question and what was your response? If you don't feel comfy sharing that, I would review what was asked and not just what you answered but how. If you were being too short in your answer, they may have wanted more. Many times the questions are posed to see how you think. If you didn't offer enough and projected you would get another round, you took a gamble and it didn't work. In the future, be more strategic and use the STAR method when answering questions if you can.

  2. Anonymous

    Please do not beat yourself up that you were not selected. You may not have made any mistakes. The company may have had another individual in mind, but had to go through the vigorous interviewing process. If you are really curious, email or call the point of contact or selecting official. Thank them for the interview opportunity. State that you would like to improve your interviewing skills. Ask the question what feedback could they offer to help you improve or what could you have done or said differently. Keep in mind that you may not receive a response. Best wishes!

  3. Anonymous

    Do yourself a favor on the next go-round. Check with the job description and be sure to use keywords they have in it. The AI will pick up on those and may put you forward. Just a thought, I am sure this will help. Good luck.

  4. Anonymous

    It's hard to say without knowing the question/context or the answer. Think of it this way. Being too brief can show a lack of substance. In your answer, give enough substance to make them hungry and bring you back to ask more questions. As someone else said, pick the most substantive point in the JD and give them just enough to want more.

  5. GirlBossanova934974

    Seems rather odd that a screening is just ONE question. And a brief question at that. Sounds like the company was fishing for some free work aka give us a big long answer we can use for our latest or future project!!

  6. Anonymous

    yes you should have but if they rejected you based upon that pre-interview I suspect bullet dodged there!

  7. Anonymous

    Sounds to me like they really wanted your ideas. I think you dodged a bullet not spending any more energy on places like this.

  8. Marcia Smith

    100%

  9. Chrissy Regan Smythe

    They can have your ideas when they pay you for them.

  10. Anonymous

    I nearly got trapped like this before from prospective employer. They posed "hypothetical" questions to me about how I would solve existing issues at their company that I would be tasked with handling if I got the job. It's like they wanted me to do the work without hiring me. When they know you're unemployed and vulnerable, they take advantage.

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