Advice, please!

Got offered a position at another agency, title promotion and close to 30% salary increase. I do love my current agency but it feels stupid not to take this right? I guess I’m just nervous about going… more

Thoughts on creating a “hypothetical presentation” that asks for a full strategy, tactics and all, and 2 additional “tests” one for personality and one for SME screening? It is for a senior-ish role, … more

Have a 2 hour interview later this afternoon (meeting the whole time in one go) but mentally & emotionally not ready. I was rejected from a job on Monday. One that I had really been praying for an… more

Any advice on switching over to brand strategy from account management? I’ve been at my company for about 1.5 years and have expressed my interest but so far no actions have been taken / no opportunit… more

Anyone have a recommendation for a career coach - I’m burnt out and hate advertising/digital ? Also I’m was just laid off so now’s the time to make a change

Started conversations with my boss a year ago about wanting a raise, went on mat leave, came back and all 5 of my counterparts got promoted except me. Just received a job offer for 40% more than I’m m… more

Any first week at a new jobs tips/insights that I wouldn’t be finding on Google?

I'm struggling to find common ground with coworkers who constantly don't keep the rest of the team in the loop. A lot of top-down last minute demands (not requests) with unreasonable deadlines… more

I'm updating my portfolio and would like to redo one of the case studies - I have the impression that the video became older than the idea. Do you have applications/websites tips for doing this wi… more

How do I resign without burning bridges?

I’m in my late 30s i’ve had a mix of industry and agency experience in strategy. At what age do you get labeled “ The agency guy” which makes it difficult to transition back to in-house? 

People who’ve been in toxic agencies: how did you realize it was finally time to leave? And did you wait for a new opportunity to come up first, or exited the bad place before you found the new job? I… more

I just accepted a VP role in-house and am about to have four direct reports and a team of 10 people working under me. Some of these people are way more experienced than I am, and I’m feeling very impo… more

Did a final round a week ago and haven’t heard anything. Is it a good idea to let a company know I’ve moved into the final stage or finished the final round with a few companies when following up for … more

When should a teammate go to management or HR about their partner not collaborating or contributing?

Weird question, I know, but I’ve been paired with someone who doesn’t collaborate, show initiative, communicate,… more

Thankful to have two job offers, but experiencing some decision paralysis... help!

Anyone work at LivePerson? Or work their in the past? Pros? Cons? Thinking of accepting an amazing offer.

What do you folks think of “job hopping”? Is it a thing that employers are wary of these days? How long is “long enough” at a job?

Are Content Creator jobs career suicide for trying to grow into Art Director, Copywriter or even way down the line, creative director roles?

Dress code for a zoom interview? Is a blazer necessary?

Asked for a promotion after a a year and a half as a junior and all seemed really well. Checked in on my request after a while and got no response back. Hadn’t realized until afterwards though that th… more

Yesterday I was supposed to be emailed an assignment 48hrs in advance of a second interview scheduled for Friday - but never received the assignment. Followed up a couple times yesterday - now im won… more

Was pretty miserable at my job and underpaid for the last 2 years, even after being promoted to a director, because coronavirus. They were always moving the goal posts for salaries to come back to nor… more

I’m interviewing for a role that is open to both remote and in-office (when it’s safe) work. Should I give salary expectations based on cost of living in the city where the office is located or based … more

What’re y’all’s thoughts on adding friends/family/classmates that aren’t in your industry on LinkedIn? Does it fudge up the algorithm or am I overthinking it?

I need opinions on this.
Just started a new PM role (at an IPG agency) last month but I recently got hit up by a recruiter from another agency (WPP agency) for a pretty enticing PM role on a 360 AOR account. Furth… more

What do you say when asked salary expectations in an interview? I’m not sure what their range is and don’t want go too low and get taken advantage of or go too high and be taken out of consideration.

Looking to make a switch from PM/producer into design and AD! Any advice on what to learn and where? I’m looking into online design courses through General Assembly, skillshare, maybe some community c… more

Any resources/classes/advice about learning how to manage personal finances/budgeting for the first time? (Im a recent grad with student loans!)

How does one find a mentor?

Do you have a hard time disconnecting while you’re on PTO? I’m one week in to almost two full weeks off but I feel compelled to check my email and slack multiple times a day. Do you legit delete outlo… more

Any ADs start their career later than the typical AD?

I’m almost 33, just landed my first full time jr role after portfolio school. I’m terrified of being phased out.

I feel like my concepts/thoughts/feedback won’t be consider… more

Does anyone have any “out-of-the-box” interview questions when vetting interns?

Looking to leave my job and start my own boutique agency out of my garage - literally. My 2 roommates cover copy and art, and I’m a strategist. We’re a group of 1st years at Brandcenter and are a litt… more

Advice for a mentor? Want to give some encouragement to my mentee. Not much in the book yet and having a tough time finding a job. I hate to suggest Ad School since they already invested a lot of time… more

Hey Autistic/nuerodivergent fishies,
What are some of the unspoken, universal social rules you've found in advertising?

Extra points if you share how you learned 😅 Feeling kind of dumb today

Like a dumb dumb took an offer with a foreign startup rather then T2 firm 6 months ago and now I’m 1.5 years out of college with decent experience but it’s all over the place and ranges from niche tec… more

I am shadowing someone and they are doing things very wrong. Do I say something? I don’t want to be associated with it, but also don’t want to seem I’m not wanting to work with the person.

Doing an internship from home over zoom in a different country, anyone got any general advice? Especially when it comes to the social aspect. Thank you:)

Got a “verbal offer” and discussed more logistics over the phone before offer letter. How long should I wait to receive?