‘This used to be a great industry to work in’: Marketers on ‘depressing’ job interview processes
As marketers become disillusioned with prolonged job interview processes, as stages and demands increase, what impact is this having on the industry?
By Molly Innes
Imagine this: you’re a senior marketer referred for a marketing director role at a large British retailer by a former colleague working for the firm. You spend six months going through eight interview stages, including a lengthy psychometric test, to find out if you’re the right fit for a role that is 100% in your wheelhouse.
And then, after multiple check-in calls with the hiring manager and six hours of psychometric evaluation, you’re rejected via a curt email. The reason? You weren’t “ambitious” enough, the test declared.
While this is a hiring horror story that might seem like a bad fever dream, it’s what happened to one marketer.
