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The Inventory by Thea

Success Isn't Linear is a show for the people on both sides of the table. For the founders and companies trying to build teams worth following. And for the creative and marketing leaders figuring out their next move.I'm Thea Raskin. I've spent twenty years placing creative leaders at entrepreneurial companies and agencies, and coaching the ones who wanted to get there.This is the honest version of both conversations.

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  1. Your best candidate just left the interview less interested than when she arrived.

    1일 전

    Your best candidate just left the interview less interested than when she arrived.

    A candidate debriefed with Thea last week, and what she described is something hiring leaders rarely account for. While your team is evaluating candidates, candidates are evaluating you, and every conversation in the process is evidence. One strong interviewer won her over. One unprepared one confirmed every doubt she already had. Candidates don't arrive neutral. They arrive with a hypothesis built from Glassdoor, word of mouth, and their network, and your process either disproves it or proves it. The impression you leave during interviews is part of the offer. Follow The Inventory for weekly career and recruiting insights. Interested in diving in depth? Read the full article at: https://theinventory.xyz/your-best-candidate-just-left-the-interview-less-interested-than-when-she-arrived/

    3분
  2. You didn’t pass on a bad candidate. You ran a bad interview.

    7월 2일

    You didn’t pass on a bad candidate. You ran a bad interview.

    Most hiring feedback sounds confident. "Not urgent enough." "Didn't seem like a fit." But if the interview never asked the questions that would actually surface urgency or fit, that's not a verdict on the candidate. Calm is not the same as no urgency. Reserved is not the same as no passion. The problem is when interviewers evaluate how a candidate made them feel, rather than what the candidate actually demonstrated. The best interviewer gets the job. Not always the best person. That gap between impression and evidence is where good candidates get lost. The fix isn't finding better candidates. It's designing a process that gets to real proof, not just gut feel in a room. Follow The Inventory for weekly career and recruiting insights. Interested in diving in depth? Read the full article at : https://theinventory.xyz/you-didnt-pass-on-a-bad-candidate-you-ran-a-bad-interview/

    3분
  3. You’re performing. So why aren’t you being promoted?

    6월 12일

    You’re performing. So why aren’t you being promoted?

    You're performing well, the reviews are strong, and the promotion still isn't coming. At senior levels, advancement stops being about output and starts being about signal — the small cues that tell a room whether you read as a leader. Thea breaks down visibility debt, the habits that quietly undermine a strong read, and why producing more work is usually the wrong fix. Presence is a skill set, not a personality trait, and the gap between capability and how you're read is closeable. Follow The Inventory for weekly career and recruiting insights. Interested in diving in depth? Read the full article at: https://theinventory.xyz/youre-performing-so-why-arent-you-being-promoted/

    4분
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Success Isn't Linear is a show for the people on both sides of the table. For the founders and companies trying to build teams worth following. And for the creative and marketing leaders figuring out their next move.I'm Thea Raskin. I've spent twenty years placing creative leaders at entrepreneurial companies and agencies, and coaching the ones who wanted to get there.This is the honest version of both conversations.

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    The Inventory by Thea
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    2026년
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