Ask A Recruiter - Advertising

What if I have nothing to show for myself that's not proprietary? I feel no one will believe me if I say that i worked for some of these brands and then have no evidence of it. Also, wouldn't … more

Candidate got mad at me for trying to connect on salary in the beginning. I want to be mindful of the candidate’s time and not have them go through interviews and stress for them to not end up satisfi… more

How much harder is it to recruit for a smaller agency/start up?

Hello! Reaching out to a recruiter. Wondering if you prefer a message on LinkedIn or email if you have it in your LinkedIn bio?

Do external recruiters still send gifts to TA/HR for the holidays or am I a dinosaur?

Recruiters - are you given a specific budget range from finance in the beginning of the process? It has really been vague working with finance from the get go on what the budget is for each role, whic… more

Interesting to hear how other agencies operate around the RTO policy. Going to be interesting to see how it pans out in a year or two. Ultimately though, flexibility should always be offered and WILL … more

I just got fired and have no idea where to go from here. I won't have a good reference, I don't know how to position this to the next place and especially if it takes me a while to find someth… more

Recruiters—are ad agencies hiring less remote workers?

Biggest pet peeve as a recruiter?

Do you get a lot of schtick from your company when you are trying to get candidates higher salaries after they counter?

The agency I'm at has asked me where I'm headed and frankly I don't feel like I need to tell them that and I said something like "well actually I'd like to keep that close to my c… more

Recruiters: how do you handle when candidates negotiate for a number way outside expectations from screening calls? Entertain it with finance? Stand firm?

Any holiday plans for this year?

I don't understand how in any way shape or form you can communicate even the slightest nuance to your work history or positioning when people aren't reading cover letters anymore. I've got… more

Do you still take your scheduled screening calls after a candidate accepts the offer or do you cancel and let your candidates who are scheduled know? I personally let them know beforehand so if they w… more

Totally unrelated but after hearing the Spotify layoffs, does Spotify’s future look bleak? Is Apple Music going to win in the long run?

So on Linkedin a hiring manager reached out to me for a Marketing Director role I'm really underqualified for and no offense to me but my resume isn't remarkable. First of all I'm not sure… more

How tough is the job market for recruiters? I hear in general it’s tough right now but companies are beginning to hire again in light of the new fiscal year.

Is your agency RTO now? How strict is the policy? Is your office still a ghost town or active?

I applied for a job at an international media/advertising agency and they haven't got back to me for 5 days after reference check (which according to them went well). What is going on?

I need a little help with phrasing a follow up. So I sent a thank you for the interview email right after we met, then beginning of last week a "checking back in and look forward to hearing from … more

Since resumes are pretty much digital based these days, okay to have a resume as two pages?

What else could entry level talent do to boost their chances of landing a job in an already tough job market, especially for someone with not much internship experience?

Has anyone used Lever in the past? My org is considering changing from Workday to Lever.

Recruiters: do you take on coffee chats or informational interviews with random people on LinkedIn? I’ve taken a few but the people are just more interested in who to reach out to rather than learning… more

I'm tired of people calling me over-qualified and passing on me! Do I need to actually alter my previous role on my resume to something dumbed down so that I can get jobs that aren't manager l… more

What is an appropriate amount of prep time for an interview? I have spent about 45 minutes diving into the agency website, looking through past projects and clients and then I have a few examples in m… more

Recruiters: Have you faced some hostile candidates who you could tell have been burned before from bad recruiters?

So recruiting is like customer service. Recruiters work for the company and serve the company with hiring needs. Now if Recruiters do awful practices like ghosting or are unprofessional, could I just … more

Applied to a Sr role. My last position was ACD. Any tips on how to promote the position to ACD level during initial interview?

Recruiters, what are the best advertising recruiting/talent acquisition conferences to attend?

I've been asked to do FOURTH interview round and my position does not merit this, nor does the size of the company. This is really getting out of hand, is this the new norm these days??

What other sourcing platforms do you use besides LI Recruiter?

Biggest red flags to look out for when interviewing?

Recruiters: what would you say the reasoning is behind the prolonged hiring slowdown / layoffs still going on? A recession hasn’t arrived and earnings/GDP have been good all year? What are you heari… more

✨ wishing everyone good vibes on this Black Friday. hopefully you get the deals you want! ✨

How have people fared with promotions this year? Got passed up on a promotion after 2 years and am bummed because I like working for the company. With inflation, there is no justification to stay now…

Recruiters, do you respond to everyone on LinkedIn who is reaching out to you for a job or ignore them? I know a teammate who says she is too busy and can’t get to all of them. What’s your stance?