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Looking to make the jump from Account Exec to Senior Account Exec. Moving from Chicago to Milwaukee. Interviewing for an agency role. Long-term goal is in-house in 2-3 years. Currently making $55k. What’s a realistic increase? Should I ask between $62-68k? I’ve been told by an Account Director that some agencies are doing sign-on bonuses, too and should even ask higher. Your thoughts? BG info: 5 years experience in advertising and PR mix with background in digital marketing. Masters degree, too.

Looking to make the jump from Account Exec to Senior Account Exec. Moving from Chicago to Milwaukee. Interviewing for an agency role. Long-term goal is in-house in 2-3 years. Currently making $55k. What’s a realistic increase? Should I ask between $62-68k? I’ve been told by an Account Director that some agencies are doing sign-on bonuses, too and should even ask higher. Your thoughts? BG info: 5 years experience PR and advertising mix with background in digital marketing. Masters degree, too.

Just went through 4 rounds of interviews with a smaller consulting company. Asking for a 15 minute call with a director next week. Sounds like a nice way of them saying ‘no thanks’. Thoughts?

Who has the most power when making a hiring decision in a Big 4 consulting super day interview? Is it the SM/Director/Partner? I did well on 3/4 interviews. I wonder if you don’t get the offer by bombing 1/4

Interviewing with EY-Parthenon for director role. Anyone have any clue what kind of questions I could prep for? outside of my experience and what I’ve done.

I have a Director level interview with Salesforce this week for a strategy role. It’s a Zoom video call. What’s the recommended zoom interview dress attire for a role / company like this? I’m male.

Curious if there are any Director level people in this bowl that managed to exit to an industry (FS) role by applying to a job posting at an organization where they had no relevant connections/referrals. How did you manage to land the exit ? Would appreciate any insights aside from the typical paths of networking your way in, ATS bingo, pain letters, or reaching out to the hiring manager on LinkedIn.

Is there such thing as too much ass kissing in a job interview? Or everyone likes for the interviewee to do their research and act like they would really like to work for the company and the creative director they are interviewing with?

How many people are waiting for bonuses before leaving their current firms? I’m at PwC and our bonus will be given on 10/1. I’m pretty sure my entire team between director and senior plan to start interviewing after 9/15 or 10/15. Are there any other firms who have yet to pay out bonuses yet? Wondering how hard it will be to find something in a couple of months.

What does a Mid level Art Director brand side salary in LA look like? Have an interview tomorrow wanting to know my worth on an in-house team?

What does a Mid level Art Director Salary in LA look like? Have an interview tomorrow wanting to know my worth on an in-house team?

Publicis Sapient Director level opportunity. Questions:
(1) is a Publicis Sapient Director same as a Deloitte SM?
(2) are case studies part of normal hiring process at director level
(3) what’s the base pay range for the Director level (and also the bonus potential)
(4) for the case study and domain what do they typically look for?

Thanks much.

How long approximately do you have to stay as an art director before applying for / being considered for a Senior AD position? Obvi I know that the work has to speak for it too.

Interviewed at Accenture last week for Legacy to Cloud migration manager and just got another invite for a 30 mins interview with the hiring director. Any insight into the Accenture hiring process? At what point do I expect to receive an offer?

Interviewing with AlixPartners soon for a director level role. What should I expect with the virtual cases? Are there interviewee or interviewer led? Any tips would be much appreciated!

Any general advice for a designer that is interviewing for an Art Director position?

Hi Folks,

I have given Director level interview on 30th June for PwC India, After that I didn't hear anything from HR .

I have asked for 50% hike on my current CTC,how long they will take to Come back usually.

Thanks

Hi help please. So this is first for me. I have an interview scheduled for Deloitte CS &AD. 3 rounds - guesstimate, case study, and interview with director. Any suggestions how to go about the first 2 rounds prep wise and how much time is given to solve the case study?

Appreciate any help.

Interviewing for Director position at PWC. Looking for interview tips and any insight into compensation range (base salary, bonus, etc). Anyone willing to share? Thx.

Is it bad to mention that you are looking to move into a role to get promoted earlier than a year when you join a new company in an interview? I am few months away from being a GAS or associate account director based on yoe.

I got interviewed at PwC for Associate role in Delivering Deal Value (DDV) practice. The interview was taken by a senior manager. It was a good experience (around 30 mins duration). He told me that the next round would be conducted by director. But it's been more than 15 days since the interview and there is no communication for further rounds. Does it confirm a rejection?? It would be great if someone could give some clarity in this as it was a dream role for me.

Has anyone here recently gone through interview process at their firm to director or partner? If so what was it like at your firm?

Had an interview scheduled for today. The recruiter pushed back the interview time twice because of the Director’s calendar conflicts. I joined the call and the Director never showed up. Recruiter’s cell went straight to VM and no reply to my email... 2nd interview scheduled for 10 min from now- stay tuned.

Just received interview feedback that the Director (who interviewed me) wants to hire me as an SC, but the Partner (did not interview me) wants to bring me in as a C. What’s going to happen?

Qq fishes - just finished KPMG interview (senior associate role) what’s next after manager > 2 director interviews?

Anyone have insights to crankfrog? Have a potential director level consulting interview.

I am in CA and not DC. Is there a disadvantage to being remote? Thank you!

What are some red flags 🚩 to look out for from an agency interview? Specifically as an art director

Completed my final round of interviews (4 in total) today for the role of a Director. Hard to wait through the weekend to hear back!

Does anyone here work in PWC DDV OWT? I just had an interview with a director and now senior manager for the role of experienced associate and would love some help!

Has anyone interviewed for EY-P Director role before? Recruiter told me there’s a 60-min case (where I get 30-mins to review a deck; 30-mins to structure and answer questions). Was wondering if anyone can give me insights or give me a mock?