Why do they think what is a good idea? Interviewing people in private members clubs. We see it happen all the time. We can think of nothing more unnatural than being interviewed for a job in front of a room full of people, many of whom by the nature of the venue are going to be your peers.
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How can headhunters think they’re going to get the real person in that situation?
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We had the excruciating misfortune of overhearing someone we know being interviewed recently. She was waxing lyrical about one of her strengths being her advertising judgement. She wouldn’t recognise a good ad if it walked into the room with a sign on its head saying “I’m a good ad, and what’s more David Ogilvy thinks so too.”
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We don’t like the phrase “get a room” but in this instance it seems appropriate.
