I applied online and within less than a day they got back to me and said they would like me to fill out a questionaire and write an essay about influencer marketing (red flag right there) what company makes a job applicant write an essay and fill out a VERY LONG questionaire and both required outside research. I spent hours trying to perfect both the essay and questionaire because the job seemed super interesting to me. I thought I did a really good job because I am very informed about influencer marketing and spent a lot of time on the work they gave me. The president of the company got back to me very quicly and gave me a letter grade on my essay (again, red flag, what company gives letter grades to job applications. SMH.) He told me if I can re-do the essay and get an "A" than he'll consider giving me an interview. I rewrote the essay with the corrections he gave me. He then he responded like 2 days later saying that I didn't get the job. Who gives letter grades to job applications? I felt like I was in school! The president seems like a real tough cookie and I'm very happy I didn't get the job and have to work for him.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Research 2 influencers and explain why they would be a good fit for Boldstreak
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Boldstreak (New York, NY) in Aug 2019
Interview
Asked to do a questionnaire to gauge my experience in social media influencer marketing. Was called into an in-person meeting with the Co-Founder, and Honestly, he knew nothing about influencer marketing and truely was suffering from something I call Affluence Male Syndrome. That when you excel in one space that you think you can excel in another. Very old school way of interviewing and did not understand how other media companies run and thrive. Wanted me to "sell myself" to him when I have been working with influencers and contracts for the past 5 years. When you are hiring for a role, you should have some form of HR experience and this person did not and was quite rude. I promptly said thank you for meeting with me but I am not looking to move forward with this company. For a company that has only been in business for a year and 8 months, the ego is far too large of the Co-Founder. He needs to actually listen to people who have been doing it for years and not mansplain to applications that they call in.