With market uncertainty, and the average CMO tenure at 40 months (2020), conducting an executive level job search at some point is inevitable.
While most trade off past relationships, Justin Schmidt, VP of Marketing at Compt.io suggests that “something really magical” happens by putting on the candidate hat and interviewing again as somebody off the street.
By taking interview opportunities that he ultimately didn’t think he would be interested in, Schmidt found value in “the batting practice” - honing his interviewing skills, asking better questions, and “getting the jitters out” for the right opportunity.
Added to Compt’s leadership team in August, Schmidt passes along advice from his recent job search experience including:
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With market uncertainty, and the average CMO tenure at 40 months (2020), conducting an executive level job search at some point is inevitable.
While most trade off past relationships, Justin Schmidt, VP of Marketing at Compt.io suggests that “something really magical” happens by putting on the candidate hat and interviewing again as somebody off the street.
By taking interview opportunities that he ultimately didn’t think he would be interested in, Schmidt found value in “the batting practice” - honing his interviewing skills, asking better questions, and “getting the jitters out” for the right opportunity.
Added to Compt’s leadership team in August, Schmidt passes along advice from his recent job search experience including:
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Thanks for listening to the SaaS Backwards Podcast, brought to you by Austin Lawrence Group. We help SaaS firms reduce churn, accelerate sales, and generate demand. Learn more at AustinLawrence.com.
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Is your messaging a sales ally or sneaky saboteur? Let us help with our free messaging audit.
We’ll look at your website’s messaging, content, and conversion potential from the eyes of today’s buyer and deliver a presentation with new combinations to more sales conversations and demos.
And the best part? It’s absolutely free.
Get started today!