Let me tell you: It's a myth. Star or not, companies differ WILDLY in their needs, culture and requirements.
It has been super tough to end up here but: Today, I have finally signed an offer for my next gig. TBA, still, but finally after such a tough 2018, honestly!
I learned so much about interviewing and negotiating globally that I thought I'd write a master-thread on my thoughts:
Let me tell you: It's a myth. Star or not, companies differ WILDLY in their needs, culture and requirements.
I found it extremely hard to get ahead for gigs that were outside of my core expertise, even though I'm a generalist.
My no1 interview tip for anybody is now to start interviews with questions of your own.
Overall I made my CV according to what *I* wanted.
The best design tests were the ones where I got to do a mock design meeting with the team. So much fun!
Discuss with someone you trust what’s reasonable.
It’s ok to ask for things, you are worthy of compensation!!
The IGDA also offers negotiation workshops in case you want to practice ❤️
Can’t talk about what I’m doing next just yet but I absolutely can’t wait to go do it! So many challenges ahead, it’s going to be awesome! ✨
The best recruiters I've worked with have given me multiple avenues to contact them and I loved the ones the most that I could contact somewhere other than email only, e.g. whatsapp or other messengers.
If you can be open about talking about them in interviews, it's a MASSIVE plus point!!
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A thread, co-written by @deanmbrody:
2/ First, “X” could be lots of things. Examples: What would need to be true for you to
- “Feel it's in our best interest for me to be CMO"
- “Feel that we’re in a good place as a company”
- “Feel that we’re on the same page”
- “Feel that we both got what we wanted from this deal
3/ Normally, we aren’t that direct. Example from startup/VC land:
Founders leave VC meetings thinking that every VC will invest, but they rarely do.
Worse over, the founders don’t know what they need to do in order to be fundable.
4/ So why should you ask the magic Q?
To get clarity.
You want to know where you stand, and what it takes to get what you want in a way that also gets them what they want.
It also holds them (mentally) accountable once the thing they need becomes true.
5/ Staying in the context of soliciting investors, the question is “what would need to be true for you to want to invest (or partner with us on this journey, etc)?”
Multiple responses to this question are likely to deliver a positive result.
Why is this the most powerful question you can ask when attempting to reach an agreement with another human being or organization?
A thread, co-written by @deanmbrody:
Next level tactic when closing a sale, candidate, or investment:
— Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) February 27, 2018
Ask: \u201cWhat needs to be true for you to be all in?\u201d
You'll usually get an explicit answer that you might not get otherwise. It also holds them accountable once the thing they need becomes true.
2/ First, “X” could be lots of things. Examples: What would need to be true for you to
- “Feel it's in our best interest for me to be CMO"
- “Feel that we’re in a good place as a company”
- “Feel that we’re on the same page”
- “Feel that we both got what we wanted from this deal
3/ Normally, we aren’t that direct. Example from startup/VC land:
Founders leave VC meetings thinking that every VC will invest, but they rarely do.
Worse over, the founders don’t know what they need to do in order to be fundable.
4/ So why should you ask the magic Q?
To get clarity.
You want to know where you stand, and what it takes to get what you want in a way that also gets them what they want.
It also holds them (mentally) accountable once the thing they need becomes true.
5/ Staying in the context of soliciting investors, the question is “what would need to be true for you to want to invest (or partner with us on this journey, etc)?”
Multiple responses to this question are likely to deliver a positive result.