Job posting: "We're looking for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment!"

You think: Great, I'm adaptable. I can handle busy.

You accept the offer.

Three months later, you realize "fast-paced" meant:

• Understaffed and chaotic
• No systems or processes
• Constantly changing priorities with zero notice
• "Urgency" used to justify poor planning
• You're doing 3 jobs for 1 salary

You didn't get hired into a fast-paced environment.

You got hired into a dumpster fire.

And you didn't catch it because you didn't know what questions to ask.

Here's what you should have asked in the interview:

"Can you tell me about a typical week in this role? What does 'fast-paced' look like day-to-day?"

Their answer reveals everything:

❌ Red flag answer: "Oh, every day is different! You never know what's going to happen. That's what makes it exciting!"

✅ Green flag answer: "We move quickly, but we're structured. For example, Mondays are exec team meetings, Wednesdays are board prep, and we use project management tools to track priorities. When urgent things come up, we have protocols for how to handle them."

See the difference?

One is chaos pretending to be energy. The other is strategic speed with infrastructure.

The Interview Ready Playbook ($47) includes 25+ questions to ask interviewers that reveal:

• Whether "fast-paced" means exciting or exploitative
• If they're understaffed or growing strategically
• What "wearing many hats" actually means for your workload
• How they handle EA turnover (and why the last person left)
• What career growth actually looks like here

Plus the exact scripts for asking tough questions without sounding negative or high-maintenance.

$47 to never walk into a toxic role because you didn't know what to ask.

You also get:

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✅ Complete Interview Prep Workbook (value $197) — Your personal 60 second power pitch and interview script builder. Fill it out once, use it for every interview. Includes confidence boosters, red flags to watch for, and practice logs for seeing in real time how far you’ve come and what worked well in every interview.

✅ 20-Minute Video Walkthrough (value $83) — I walk you through every section, show you exactly how to build your power scripts, and give you examples from my own interview prep.

✅ 50 Common EA Interview Questions DECODED (value $97) — Organized by category so you're prepared for anything they throw at you. Uncover what RECRUITERS are really asking. Practice anywhere!

✅ 17 Like A Pro Email Templates(value $47) - Every email you need: recruiter responses, thank you notes, follow-ups, offer acceptances. Copy, customize, send.

✅ Pre-Interview Checklist (value: priceless) — 15-minute prep routine to calm your nerves and make sure you're SUPER ready.

You're not just being interviewed. You're interviewing them. Act like it.

Christina Torres​
​Chief Creative Officer
​Run & Tell That - Copy. Career. Culture.
​w: www.runandtellthat.co e: christina@runandtellthat.co​