Title of position interviewed for: Executive
Approximate date of interview: 3/1995
Location: London UK
Submitted on: 08-Jul-04
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Interviewing was very haphazard when I applied back in 95. I knew a
few people at the firm already, and used their names to set up some
interviews with some partners and the HR woman. I was told that
normally the whole process - having an interview, hearing back,
setting up another interview and so on, often took up to six months
before a hard offer was made - but in my case I somehow managed to
expedite the process by making it clear I was about to accept another
offer elsewhere. So I went back for one more round, including a 20
minute interview with Alan Parker, and that was it. They seemed to be
looking for cultural fit, intelligence, presentability, poise and
personality. A lot about Financial PR is about schmoozing and getting
on with people well enough that they will want to help you even if they
don't have to.
In contrast, I have heard many tales about people who interviewed with
Brunswick and never really heard a definitive answer back from them -
things were just left hanging. This often happens in the case of
journalists looking to move into PR - Brunswick may not see a fit, but
neither does it want to upset an influential journalist by saying "no"
outright.
These days, I gather things have changed a bit, but not a lot. Alan
Parker does not interview everyone any more - the firm is too large for
that. It is now more common to have a interview with a couple of more
junior employees as well as with partners, although to what extent
their opinion is taken into account is anyone's guess. There also seem
to be more people coming from industry, and without PR backgrounds.
Expect a lot of "why brunswick" and "why financial PR".... "where do
you see yourself in ten years" etc etc.
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