What are some good questions to ask my interviewers (CD + AD)? I am applying for an in-house gig. Should I even ask how they handled the Rona? 🤔

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Interviewing for an AD/CW team with my significant other....but the agency doesn’t know we’re dating yet and we originally didn’t know the jobs were for a team role. We work well together but are curious if this is allowed? When should we tell them we’re dating? Lol

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Is applying for an ACD or AD role as a CD a viable option to widen the job hunt?

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I have a much-needed interview happening with a client side "Head of Growth."

Anyone know what that role entails? Or it's equivalent in ad world?

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HBO Max in LA is hiring an ACD and AD. The service launches in May, so they're definitely actively interviewing. Happy to refer anyone-dm me. Both positions are posted on LinkedIn under Warner Media.

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I thankfully still have an interview scheduled for an in-house AD role. How do I diplomatically find out from the hiring manager (who’s the head of brand) how much creative leeway i’m gonna get?

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I’m the only creative on one of the smaller accounts at my agency, where I am referred to as the “Creative Director” for the account. But I’m a junior AD... In interviews etc. can I say I am a CD? 🧐

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Hello LA fish! I've been tasked with putting together the positioning for our indie agency and would love to interview some of you ad folks. Please DM me if you would be willing to help out! ❤️

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Hey peeps! Today I will have my first interview for a Sr. AD position in a healthcare agency in NY (HCP). If they ask me for a salary range, what should I say? How much should I expect to

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I’m a Jr AD and I will have my first interview for a Sr position in a healthcare agency at NY. If they ask me for my salary range, what should I said? How much should I expect to be offered? Thanks

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Any intel re: the culture at Badger & Winters NY? My fave former intern (now junior AD/designer) is interviewing and looking for advice...

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Can anyone talk to the process of interviewing and getting hired as a CW + AD team? What kinds of questions should you prepare for? Do you negotiate salary together? Thanks.

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I guess it’s common now to not bring a laptop to show your work at an interview? We’ve had 10 art director candidates come through and maybe 7 of them did not come with any way of showing their work.

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what are the top questions a strategist would ask an art director when interviewing him/her? Any sample answers will be much appreciated it

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I’m a junior CW interviewing at saatchi LA soon, have a little more than a year’s experience, ad school background and some awards. Any idea what salary range should I be asking for?

In what situation should a project manager be interviewing an Art Director?

Interviewing at an ad agency, are khaki color pants and a blazer over dress shirt overkill?

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I have a final interview for Account Director at a top agency. I’m meeting CEO, VP, Group AD. Is there any Do’s and Do not’s that you recommend?

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Hi!! I recently relocated from LA to NYC and looking for Designers / Art Director that would want to meet for coffee / informal interviews and let me pick your brain! ✌🏽

Let me know if your down!

I just interviewed a potential AD partner and as soon as I heard they “prefer to write their own scripts” I voted No. Should I have given them a chance?

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Can you talk about / show stills from an ad that hasn’t been produced yet in a job interview? Just to talk about the general creative idea

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AD’s and above, what advice do you have for an experienced Account Sup interviewing for Account Director roles? Key questions to nail? Things to say/convey? Things to avoid doing or saying?

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What questions can I expect when interviewing with CDs, ECDs, Recruiters??
(AD moving from Europe to New York)

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Can anyone here shed light on switching from advertising (creative) into a marketing type role? Would it be as easy as just applying to a marketing shop rather than ad agency or what?

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Can anyone who got an offer from wayfair shed light on comp and expected experience for senior manager vs associate director? Friend said I’d be AD but recruiter wants me to interview for SM.

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Looking for a dope Art Director to interview at a couple places. Message me if you could be the one.

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Best questions to ask at the end of an interview, as an art director?

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What would you consider appropriate interview attire for a Senior or Sup AD position? (female)

Turns out my ECD is actually my ACD. My PM is actually my CD and I’m a jr art director just promoted from intern.

Wonder why they didn’t tell me about this fun new hierarchy during my interview 😒

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Has anyone here ever interviewed at W+K NYC? I interviewed with them a while back and currently in the process of scheduling my 2nd round. I’m an AD with 2 years of agency experience. My question is..

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Interviewing for AD position at a small digital agency in Atlanta. Looking at various sources, salaries are all over the board and cost of living is rising. What’s a fair asking price?

Hi everyone - I’m doing a podcast on racism, sexism, and ageism stories encountered in ad agencies. The interviews can be anonymous if you wish. If you’re interested to be a guest please PM me.

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My first interview for an Art Director position is coming up. What type of questions should I expect? 👀

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I am a POC, last few nyc ad agencies i went to for interview, i was the only brown person in the entire office. Where the brown ad people at?

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Does a bachelors degree hold more value than graduating from a portfolio school like MAS with a good book when applying for an AD position?

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Best advertising podcast? Would you be interested in one about true stories from the ad game - confessionals (anonymous), interviews, advice. Anything else you’d really want to hear? Not hear?

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Hello! I’ve been freelancing for a while and am now interviewing for AD roles in-house (tech companies mostly). I’m looking for advice on what types of interview questions I should anticipate. Thanks!

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Advice on how to switch from pharma to consumer (portfolio prep) gonna start applying September. Been in pharma only a year before was in house a year. Just got promoted to AD from Jr

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Has anyone received a job offer after being initially ghosted by recruiter? How long did you not hear from them? Feeling down after not hearing anything for 2 weeks after a round of seemingly promising interviews.

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Any one have insight into behavioral questions for a project management role that I applied for? Any insight would be great. It would be my final interview.

Interview for a Data Analytics consultant role and have been told there will be white-boarding exercises. How would you prepare for this? I’m guessing it will mostly be SQL but don’t want to assume.

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When you are setting up a second interview and the recruiter calls back that the team already offered the position to someone else. 😒

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Senior Consultant in Deloitte US applying to EY UK’s Consulting Practice, and I’m trying to decide what level I should be targeting. SC at Deloitte is about 5YOE and I have 5.5 in total. Also seen Assistant Manager on a few profiles and wondering how it differs from SC. Thanks in advance!

Hey Fishes,

I am preparing for Google Cloud Engineer - AI role
I know there would be DS & Algo, Programming and ML Questions but
I was given a long list of topics to prepare by google - Web/Internet Technologies, Databases/SQL/NoSQL, Linux/Unix, Distributed Systems, System Design, Troubleshooting, Networking
Any suggestions on which topics to concentrate more on ,
any good resources that you can think of and any interview experiences would be very useful, Thanks in advance

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Hi all. I have applied for Oracle PL/SQL job opening at BOFA. How many rounds of interview will happen and what are they? And my YOE : 6.6 my current CTC is 14.68LPA. How much should be my expected CTC?

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Hi Fishes,

Need your suggestion. I have given an interview in EXL for Senior Business Analyst role and been shortlisted. Could you all please suggest how much should I expect and ask.

YOE :- 4 Years and 9 Months
Skills :- SQL, Power BI, Tableau
CCTC :- 5.25 lakh

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Hello there audit folks! Anybody considering a shift to financial due diligence? Happy to discuss opportunities at EY, please DM me if interested. We are really looking for folks with healthcare or tech experience and can move extremely quickly during the interview process. I've been in the group for years and transitioned as a senior so can share the positives and negatives.

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Has anyone done a "sql live coding session" for a interview?

No sure how scare I should be😅

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Let me know if any1 need help in SM interview training and Jobs !!
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Hello All, I have an interview for Salesforce Data & Integration Senior Consultant at Toronto. Can anyone help me with what kind of questions to expect?
10 YoE in the space.

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How high does L6 range typically go for Sr Program Manager roles? I am currently at ~250k TC and the position they were interviewing me for hand a max range of 200k TC. Is >300k TC possible?

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Hello I am interviewing for a Deloitte controllership as a Senior Consultant. Could someone provide some background on this position and your experience? TIA

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How's is the Salesforce consultant interview at KPMG and what things to keep in mind. Thanks.

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Hello! I’ve an upcoming phone interview with Meta for Data engineering role: 45 min sql and coding and 45 min for ETL. I’ve been out of touch for python. Could someone please advise on how best to prepare ?!

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Can anyone share the questions PwC AC Kolkata will ask for interview in assurance for CA as A2/SA1?

Yeh CSB kya Bala hai... Koi saral tareeke se bata sakta hai kya like it's benefits and all...Impetus technologies inc

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Has anyone had any side effects from Ovidrel? I did my shot on Wednesday night and Thursday and Friday I was SO tired and fatigued and it was impossible to focus. Did my IUI on Friday and I’ve been SO crampy and in pain and I’m soooo cranky and irritable and I can’t figure out if it’s from the injection still or what

I have an interview for solution engineer role at Salesforce this week. Any advice specific to the role or company on how to nail it? TIA

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Can anyone give insight into interviewing at Uber? Specifically in their Internal Audit or FRM group? Uber

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Any other PharmDs having trouble breaking into industry?
I’ve had 4 or so sales interviews and I just can’t close on the interview. Also looking into marketing and market access roles too. I had a market access interview last week at Sanofi but they did mention they’re interviewing others…
Any tips? Advice?

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Anyone who joined after March’22 who got the VPB letter?

What are the opportunities in DI or D USI for Semi Qualified CA in Risk advisory or Internal Audit department? Also what is the range of pay scale. Please suggest whether I should apply for the job in deloitte?

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Moving To Dallas this summer and will likely be looking to live/buy in suburbs. Any recommendations where to look?! Want to be central to everything and access to nature, in 300-400k range

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Hi people. Can anyone from ac Kolkata let me know when is the announcement of appraisal and promotions?

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Need to up my sock game. Any help?

Anyone looking for a senior-level writer with everything from social to broadcast?

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Coffee pot not working on an AM flight, should be ~10k miles right?

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As an employee at pwc, can I sign “Form 3115s?” Is that allowed? Also, can I sign these forms for companies in California even though I’m a TX licensed CPA?

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Having run a retail business outside of this, it's funny to me how much the firm talks about 'understanding our cross line of service offerings' while never actually talking about or teaching sales.

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Any one need referal for big data and cloud engineer for impetus i can give referrals.

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How long (honestly) will it be before agencies start hiring again? I’m looking to get off this ride.

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After nearly 20 years in the military serving in T&E and HR roles, I’m considering moving on and have been conducting lots of research into consulting. BS, MA, and SPHR cert - no MBA. I’m looking for suggestions or advise about transitioning. DC Metro area is likely landing spot.

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