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      Creative Director Interview

      13 Dec 2024
      Anonymous interview candidate
      San Mateo, CA
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 8 weeks. I interviewed at Fanatics (San Mateo, CA) in Oct 2024

      Interview

      I recently had the opportunity to interview with this company, and while I appreciated the chance to meet the team, the experience left me with mixed feelings. The initial interactions with the team were pleasant, really enjoyed talking to the recruiter and also the two main creative people in charge. However, the onsite portion felt a bit disorganized. I was given only a brief look at the office, and the meeting room wasn’t set up when we arrived, which caused some delays. Despite this, things got back on track eventually. During the interview, the questions were thoughtful overall, and I appreciated the team's approach. However, one part and one person of the interview process stood out as unusual—about 40 minutes in, I was asked to play a "guessing game," where I had to guess a number the interviewer had in mind. "Let's play a guessing game!" I have a number in my mind, and you have two questions to figure it out. On top of that, I'm giving you $100 to gamble in Vegas. How much of that $100 would you bet on the number you think it is? My answer was: $0. I'm not one for gambling! Also we just spent 40 minutes discussing Data Insights—I'm all about making decisions based on data, not guesswork. (Looks like I gave the wrong answer!) I found this puzzling and unrelated to assessing my skills or creativity. It wasn’t clear to me what the intent of this exercise was, and it disrupted the flow of the interview and frankly time would have been better spend on finishing my presentation, which I was unable to fully complete as originally planned. Time management was another issue. The meeting extended beyond the scheduled time, which is ok however, one of the interviewers had to leave early. Unfortunately, this meant there wasn’t any time left for me to ask questions, which was disappointing. In 25 years in the SF Bay Area, I never had anyone ask me to play a guessing game. It was so disappointing as I would have loved working there and I really liked meeting all the creatives. 

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Let's play a guessing game!" I have a number in my mind, and you have two questions to figure it out. On top of that, I'm giving you $100 to gamble in Vegas. How much of that $100 would you bet on the number you think it is?
      1 Answer