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Can anyone speak to positive rationale for providing your resume and applying before an initial conversation? The recruiter initiated the conversation then asked me to apply and right now I only see negatives with this approach, since I don't even know the salary range yet and am sensitive about having my data and an application on file with them so early.

Have you ever said no to a project (while being full time) because it doesn’t align with your ethics/beliefs? I’m dreading having to work on any case study about Ukraine/Gun Violence that is obviously just for an award

Do agencies match your salary if you get an offer from another agency? I am in the final interview process with another agency with not an amazing salary increase ($10k) I was wondering if agencies can afford paying some more money to keep you if you are an integral part of an account with extremely high turnover.

Context: Entry level planner position with 1 year experience, $45k salary.

Thanks everyone!

Had anyone else had a horrible experience interviewing at Droga5?

Is it a red flag when you got an offer straight after your interview?

Anyone know what it’s like to work at Amazon on the Prime Video business ? I’m actively interviewing but this process is so long and drawn out that I don’t know if I want to continue.

Anyone work at paramount and can give me the deets? I just interviewed for an AD position but they want me to lead a team but without the leadership title??? Sounds sus

Found out I bombed an interview because i had noticeably huge bags under my eyes from all the sleep im losing due to my current job 💀

Looking for Washington D.C. based Production Company for 1-2 day testimonial shoot. 1 subject being interviewed in-studio plus B-roll. Any recommendations?

Was contacted by Amazon for a creative role. I passed the first hurdle (the screener) and now up to the hiring manager phone interview but honestly not feeling the STAR method shenanigans and the 6 hour interview. Tbh it sounds like a cult… but a highly paid one 😐. Wwyd?

After interviewing with 12+ people and being told everyone loves me, got a verbal offer from recruiter. Then not even 12 hours later got told the offer was on “hold.” When I talked to her she said “yeah sorry this position doesn’t exist… we’re so sorry. We’re doing restructuring within the agency.” I’m like … what. Then I asked if that verbal offer was approved by mgmt. She said “that wasn’t an offer just an exploratory conversation!” After talking to everyone and her saying how excited she

Interview tips for introvert copywriters? Interviewers always like my copy test but not my "reserved" slightly awkward personality.

I’m currently interviewing for a role I no longer want. However, I know someone who would fit this role perfectly and I want to recommend them. The thing is this person had interviewed with this company before, got pretty far in and got ghosted. Would it be inappropriate to recommend them?

Interviewing at Amazon. I feel like I haven’t done anything special to talk about in these insane interviews.

I can’t back up anything I’ve done with data.

Interviewing for a cd job and they asked for three references. I’ve never heard of an agency asking for references for a creative hire. Is that weird?

Where are all the agencies sponsoring visas for mid-level creatives?

I’m feeling trapped, I know I’m worth more than my junior salary and position, but most of my interviews stop at the visa sponsor point. Asking for a friend!

If you’ve made to to interview number 5 (having met 7 people already) is it safe to say they’ll prob make an offer? 🤣🫠

Any creatives work for Amazon? I’m interviewing it I can’t tell if it seems lame. The work they display on their jobs page is weak.

Does anyone have any insight on what it’s like to work at Seat Geek? I have an interview coming up!

I have an exit interview tomorrow. Can one of you remind me that I just need to be positive and upbeat and that no good comes from actually speaking my mind?

Is there such a thing as sending a thank you letter for an interview too soon?

What’s the deal at Casper these days? I interviewed there and was pretty far into the process but ultimately chose another gig (short-term). Might give it another try once I’m free again, but wanted to get a temperature check first.

Hi folks, have been giving a few interviews and I have an observation but just curious to confirm.

Is it true that the pay hike offer is on a lower scale when you switch agencies within WPP?

Anyone have thoughts on the best ways to select good candidates for very junior positions where candidates thus tend to have little work history? We all know the weaknesses of interviews as a predictor, & reference checks, even with lengthy work history, are often kind of BS either bc people won’t say anything negative or because (obvi) candidates handpick the references they provide. Someone can interview well, and even perform well on a test, end up having a terrible attitude, for example.

How does one tame a wildly mismanaged agency or is this normal to put up with? 😩

We have high turnover (& my boss quit) due to many business/leadership issues. There’s been fires every day. I now wear many hats despite pushing back-make hiring decisions/interview, train, onboard, address issues, do strategy work, client meetings, manage new direct reports, manage extra work, etc. I can’t do my job well.

Any solutions I offer to leadership fall flat due to low budget & fires being priority 😞

Is it weird/bad idea after an interview with CDs/ACDs to find a writer or AD on linkedin on the account you're interviewing for and ask for an honest opinion of the client they're on? CD's will always try to make a job seem wonderful but I noticed some red flags in a few of their comments and glassdoor has mostly poor reviews from people on that particular client

Interviewing at an agency that’s mainly project base. Is there a trick to finding their profit/revenue from prior year to see how healthy the agency is? Just want to do my homework & not as simple as pulling an earnings report.

About a year ago I interviewed for a position client side that I didn’t get. As part of the interview process I had to give a presentation. In that presentation I proposed a specific idea that I just saw get launched in the world today. What if they took my idea? What do I do? Even if I could prove it, do I have any rights to the idea I proposed?

Recently accepted an offer from an agency I really like. I’m still a few weeks out from my start date and another place I was interested in has reached out for an interview. I have no intention of pulling out of my current offer, but am curious about what the other place is like. Should I just explore this opp as if I haven’t already accepted an offer elsewhere?

I interviewed for a role where I told them my expected salary range was $50-60k, and the recruiter told me the base salary was $60k. I just got to the offer stage, and they are offering me $60k, can I negotiate the salary for more since I know this is their base salary rate, even though the expected salary range I gave was below? Or would I seem ungrateful since they are technically meeting the high end of my desired salary range that I gave?

I really enjoy my job and team, but the salary isn’t competitive. I want to move to a new city (MCOL) but it will be tight on my current salary. Seeing as this is my first post-grad experience should I leave it on my resume when applying for other jobs, or no?

Is there an award for working with clients that grind any good idea to average work, but they end up happy with it in the end and keep paying us money? Because I feel like most of us could submit a case study. And I feel like most of our careers are like this.

I got an offer from company A but I’m more interested in company B, who I’ve had one interview with so far. I think I’m going to turn down A regardless. Is there any benefit to telling B I got an offer from another company but that they are my top choice?

So, I applied to a couple of new jobs. Since then, It’s been heavily implied (yet not promised) that I’ll be getting a promotion at my current company in may/June. But, today I got a bite for an interview with one of the other jobs I applied for. Is it weird to tell the recruiter that I’ll get back to her when I find out whether I get the promotion or not? I’m honestly slammed and don’t know if I can spare the time to prep for an interview for a job that I likely won’t even want/need.

Anyone interviewed with Slack/Salesforce for their brand/creative team ? Curious what the recruiting process is like

I took an interview at another place because they reached out, but I know I’m not going to accept an offer from them if I get one. However, I’m wondering if I can leverage their offer against my current agency to get more money? I really love my current job and don’t want to risk anything, but I also want to get paid more if I can. Is it worth it? Have you ever done this before?

Any advice here is appreciated. Thanks!

I was laid off February 2020 right before the pandemic hit. Since then, I have lost count of the amount of resumes I’ve sent out and interviews I’ve had, only to be passed over or never contacted. Lately, the rejections have been “we decided we actually don’t need this position”; “someone else decided on a different candidate so we’re no longer moving ahead with you”. I’m at the end of my rope and almost out of savings. Is anyone actually hiring admins anymore in Chicago? Thanks, all.