Finding out WHO is interviewing you is just as important as trying to guess the questions and know all trivia about the agency in question. Not only is it important to have the full name of your interviewer, thanks to Linked In, you can also have their resume, bio and details of their college and professional experience in most cases. But there’s more – being interviewed by an HR professional is far different than being analyzed by a Chief Creative Officer. It comes down to being interviewed by a Leader vs. being interviewed by a Manager. The angle from which you sell yourself should be customized to the different characteristics and styles of your interviewer – HR vs. Creative Director. I have seen candidates approach an initial “phone screen” with an HR Director as though they were trying to impress their future boss. This is the wrong approach – the HR Director is skilled at screening people and may not know everything about Flash Developing and CSS…an important fact to keep in mind if you’re an interactive designer. To read more in depth on managers and leaders, go here.

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