If you’re interviewing at a company & they reveal the budget for the position, but it’s lower than what you want, do you continue to interview & hope they’ll raise it if they really like you? For example, if Company A budgeted $90k, but I’m hoping for like $103k.

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Is an MBA worth it? Has anyone without one ever felt passed over for promotion or a position because of it mid-later career? My agency has a benefit of about 5k a year for education and I’m not sure if I should take advantage of it. I feel like the most valuable skills come from on the job experience and I feel like taking classes after work would be a strain.

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Peeps, if you’ve been eyeing an opportunity to get out of the agency world, now is the time. Tech companies are hiring like crazy, have better hours, bigger budgets, and pay a ton. I have 9 YOE in NYC and my comp package at my new FAANG job is $224K

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I’ve been in agency life for 10 years and got offered a job at Netflix as a synopsis writer. The pay is much higher but am worried that the scope is too narrow. I’m looking for something new and am getting a bit tired of advertising itself— do you think this new role is worth exploring? Any input would be appreciated.

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Starting my first in house role (at a non profit/NGO) on Monday after spending 9 years in agency. Any tips or words of wisdom?

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Do agencies still ask for references when hiring? I have worked at 4 agencies. It only happened to my once, and it felt so awkward asking people. If yes, is that before or after the offer letter?

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Does anyone work as a marketing manager for Hearst? Or any other position. How has your experience been?

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Currently an AD, I’ve had 2 jobs since college. Been successful in terms of getting good work produced. But I don’t think the career path is for me. I hate concepting day in and day out. I want to make a pivot into a producer role but have never heard of anyone making that move. Is it possible? I understand what a producer does at a high level, but I wouldn’t know how to make estimates or bids or anything yet. Would anyone take a chance on someone like me or do I need to take classes first?

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I've been offered a creative copywriting position with a Publicis Agency in a foreign country. Went through the whole interview process, did the assignment, got the offer letter and accepted it. They're helping me relocate and I've sent them all my documents. Now they're saying I'll only receive the official employment contract once I'm there. Is that weird or totally normal? I was hoping to receive it well in advance so that I have guaranteed job security when I resign at my current agency.

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I have a Program Director role at my agency and today a way smaller agency reached out with an opportunity of 30k more for a Program Manager role, should I reach out to my manager and ask for a salary adjustment? Looks as I am being really lowballed

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Is less than 6 months too soon to apply for an internal position? There is an opening that matches my skill set and I’ve always intended to move up in the company.

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Looking for a friend | Any top creative agencies hiring remote creative positions? (Sr. Copywriter, specifically)

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Any non healthcare agencies hiring people who didn’t start in pharma, tried it out, hated it, but still want to work in health wellness space? I have healthcare experience but pharmaceutical agencies are just not for me.

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If you didn't need the money would you still work your current role?

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What’s this Publicis-thePub business? Recruiter reached out about joining as an Acct/PM/Prod hybrid role…

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Hello! I am a copywriter from Brazil with 6 years of experience, actually working in São Paulo. I am looking forward to working abroad this year: EUA, Canada, Australia, Portugal, Spain… I am open to several countries. Do you know some headhunter companies which might help me to find a position? Is there another path by LinkedIn or something? I know that getting a lot of Lions in Cannes helps a lot. I just want to discover other possibilities. Just in case.
A great 2022 for all!

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I got laid off in December and am considering taking a massive pay cut for my next job. I was client side being massively overpaid, but always stressed and didn’t love the pressure of being senior.

Am I insane thinking about taking a 50% pay cut for a much more junior role doing work I was doing 5-7 years ago? But at a company I’m interested in?

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Places in NYC hiring sr creative teams?

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Anyone in house hiring an ACD Art Director?

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Can anyone share experiences at GSD&M (Austin) in brand management/account management? Considering applying for a position, but interested to hear the good/bad.

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Considering relocating to Austin. Can work remotely at my current job but long-term would prefer a local position. Are there any recommended recruiters who work specifically with Austin agencies?

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I’ve been freelance for 5 years, and I’m ready to go back to a full-time position. In terms of the corporate ladder, how much down-climbing should I expect to do?

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About to give notice at my job. Leaving b/c of my managers are really horrible managers and create a toxic work environment but am afraid to come right out and say that on my exit interview. Don’t want to burn the bridge. How do I say it without saying it?

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I recently started a position last year and relocated to the office in June of last year. I’m trying to transfer to another office back to close to my home town. How would you go about this? Is it too earlier to request a transfer?

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How often do mon solicitations or non poaching a hold up? This is only when it come to employee poaching, not client. Does it count as poaching if employer A left an agency, employer B reached out to employer A inquiring about openings, and employer A made an intro to the hiring manager?

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Giving my notice at work tomorrow. Starting a meeting role at the end of month. Super nervous about it and how management will react. Any advice?

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We're being asked to come into the office three days a week, but I'm not comfortable doing so because my wife has cystic fibrosis, putting her at high risk of serious complications if she caught covid.

How do I go about this? I started there a month ago in a leadership position too.

For context I'm in Australia where we've just had a massive surge in cases, it seems like everyone knows someone that's caught it.

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Which agencies are hiring remote full time?

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How's it like at Wunderman Thompson NA in LA?

Interested in their Freelance Sr AD position but want to know how their culture and environment is... Thanks

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Have you left one role/company due to a toxic workplace to go to another organization with more of the same? Did you stay, if so for how long?

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Need some advise: I have 20 years experience in the industry and have learnt on the job with zero formal education and have made my way from junior designer to creative lead. Now i want to know what is the recommended stay time in a job or role before moving on for the sake of growth. I dont feel iam growing in my current place its been 2 years. It is the role i want but the work is rather un fulfilling.

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Who else will be looking for a permanent remote role in the new year? 🙋🏻‍♀️

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Are we expecting more hires in January? New year, new budgets, hiring freezes over? Is it a real thing?

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For the fish who have managed to hold more than 1 position, how are you reaching out to prospective clients? Are you doing contract work on the side or actually have more than 1 W2 position? And lastly, how do manage your LinkedIn and career networks?

Also Merry Christmas!

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Curious to get people’s take on this. If you’re a senior level non mgmt employee, do you think it’s appropriate or courteous to meet your potential future boss if the company is hiring someone to manage you and the campaigns you work on? I can see how it might be weird but why wouldnt a company want to evaluate dynamics and synergies?

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I recently left an agency after 10 years. This past summer I’d gotten a 3% raise and promotion after many, many years and requests.

Today I found out they are filling my role for $50K more than what they paid me.

Tell me please, where do I put these feelings? It’s a mix of betrayal, heartache, anger… It is obvious they did not value me, but how much do I blame myself? Is there ANYTHING I can do or say to anyone? I feel so rotten.

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Dear strategy hiring managers: stop asking candidates to do an assignment for a current paying client as part of the interview process. It’s exploitative, unethical, and is a terrible look for the agency. Asking people to do free work for you is not okay, not matter how ‘hot’ you think your agency is. Everyone who does it just feels dirty afterwards like they’ve been used. And HR folks, if you see hiring managers ask for an assignment, tell them it’s bad hiring practice, because it is.

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Which agencies are hiring remote full time? And if your agency wasn’t, have they changed their tune with the most recent wave?

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Dumb question. All the companies hiring remote do they send you a computer to work or do I need to have my own. Talking about FT not freelancing.

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I have about 5 years of experience and I want to apply abroad. Which should I apply for, a mid-level or a senior level role?

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Interested to hear thoughts on this: 5+ YOE in FS consulting as an SC at tier 3 firm. Interviewing at Deloitte for an SC position. I have a good reputation and setup at my firm and am on a great track to make Manager in 1-2 years. However, no one has heard of my firm and am really interested in a M7 MBA before I'm 30 (so enroll in 2-3 years). What is more valuable for an MBA: making manager at a no name firm or the "prestige" of having Deloitte on my resume?

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I just received a verbal offer as a program manager at vp level from a US BB in London. Unfortunately the number was a round down of my current pay. I’m currently a business manager in banking and thinking to move to the program manager role as a step towards more broader opportunities in the future (COO, consulting type of roles).
Should I accept the offer?
The HR told me that there will be opportunities for promotion in the next 12 to 24 months.

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Was offered 90k for a CD position in Brussels. Is this a good offer? I mean, I wanna do it because I want to live in Brussels but I know taxes are brutal there. Almost 50% of my income is going away

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Anyone knows about the Goldman Sachs AIMS division or the position itself - AIMS platform management analyst? Attached the JD as well. Any insights regarding what the role is maybe?

Any insights are highly appreciated!

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Looking for a contact at DDB! Obviously times are very weird right now, but I’ve been wanting to make a move to Chicago soon-ish or when hiring freezes are over. And would love to try to get in the door there as a mid level - senior AD!

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Hey fish! Does anyone know about the business analyst role - DMP (formerly Krux) at Salesforce?

Why don’t recruiters tell you upfront about the role they contacted you about? I had a message from a recruiter yesterday from a recruiter about a copywriter role she’s working on...

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I currently work in a Chief Internal Auditor role. I want to get a certification focused on IT audit both for knowledge, gaining credibility with my stakeholders in the IT audit space, and for when I look for a new role. I don’t have / won’t be able to get sufficient IT audit experience for the CISA designation at this stage. What designations, courses, or other options would you suggest?

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My team at sweetgreen has 2 Senior Technical Program Managers roles to fill in LA + OC. Base + bonus negotiable but could be high $100s to low $200s. Equity is on top of that. DM me for a referral!

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Offered a salary of 92K for a Business Analyst position at Facebook NYC in the Marketing Intelligence team. What’s the typical range? I have more than 2 years of work experience

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Anyone switch from consulting to commercial operations manager or above industry and have a general outlook on salary for such role?

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I’ll be promoted next year to senior but I’m in a niche role where I don’t see myself long term. Should I make a job switch now or should I wait to get promoted to senior? I currently have 1.5 years of experience.

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Honest opinions about ACN Strat? Reputation? Quality of consultants? Exit ops compared to other firms?

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What’s the pay range for a data scientist role at Facebook?

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Any insight into finance manager role at Microsoft? Total comp, growth opportunities, WLB?

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CFP thinking of taking a few month career break to search for a new position. Need a recharge and to reevaluate, not to mention time to search. Would this be a mistake? Thanks

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Hello Amazonians,

I am currently interviewing for Business Analyst role for Amazon, cleared 1st round which lasted for an hour. They have asked me to confirm availability for a full day. Can you please help me with what kind of interview rounds i can expect?

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For reference, I want to work out 3-4 times a week and want a program that balances all body parts. I'm tired of searching videos on youtube and apps.

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Tech Stack: Full Stack in Java, Springboot, Angular, Mobility, AWS beginner.
Your responses will be much appreciated.

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Has anyone looked into starting a property management business? Repeat clients, scalable, and can run smoothly once you figure out the right team/systems. Any general thoughts and or recommended resources/books? Haven’t done much research...just sharing shower thoughts here

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Is anyone in any outreach coordinator positions? What is the pay like? I’m seeing $40,000 mark?

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Anyone from the insurance industry based in Jakarta, Indonesia? Would be happy to connect/network over coffee

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I work at a surety agency and we would like to branch out into P/C commercial lines. Anyone know anything for sale? Or where to look?

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What’s the going rate for an implementation manager with 4 years of service. Primarily in the PBM world

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Looking for a job out of public but not finding much...do a lot of industry jobs typically get posted after 9/15 / 10/15?

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Hi fish,
Planning a trip to Thailand for 1-2 weeks next February. Suggestions on where to stay (cities, parts of town, specific hotels), activities, where to fly into etc. Thank you!

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For those of you coloring your hair at home, do you color your whole hair each time or just your roots? Also has anyone tried Herbatint products?

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Looking for legal recruting department organizational structure information. Does anyone here oversee an attorney recruiting team at a law firm and would you be willing to share how your team is structured? How many attorneys do you have? What are the titles on your team and how many offices do they support? Working on building out the appropriate staffing model and would love to hear how others have structured the size of their teams and how you made the pitch for said size of staffing.

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