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Well fellow Grey fishbowlers, the time will soon come for me to bid adieu. I truly hope John P can turn things around for y’all. And I truly think he can. Buuuut, any requests for my exit interview?

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As a Creative, what is a standard pay cut to expect when going from a contracted freelance role to full time?

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Anyone hiring in STL? I consistently get high upvotes on my unhelpful comments to people's posts on here.

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Any insights on the hiring process at IDEO for a Strategist & Designer?

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Do you have a better shot at getting a job from a referral or recruiter? Which do you prefer?

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Contemplating a new biz role at McCann. Good idea or crazy dead-end career move?

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How much does your first role matter in terms of your future career (which agency, who you work for, clients etc). If it matters, I’m applying my first Junior creative role pretty soon. Lf tips

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Got hit up by a recruiter for a position I'm actually (for once) interested in. The only thing is that I know the people running the business quite well. What do I do?

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Any advice on how to transition from content strategy to a more editorial/creative-type role? Most people seem to go from writing to strategy so I’m wondering how common it is to do the opposite.

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'Dream job' isn't hiring for 1.5 yrs. Your current agency has bad clients and meh ECDs. Do you stick around for a promotion or look for a new job cause the 'dream job' might not hire you anyway?

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Has anyone moved from an ad agency creative role into a experiential role or events role client side or at another ad or marketing agency?

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if you're in data how can one go about pivoting to animation / writing. a position where you both need to be in data and creating cool shit

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After 3 months, internship was extended to 6. Now I'm told everyone has loved working with me but they're not hiring me based on lack of need for another cw. Things HAVE been slow last few weeks.

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How important is a bachelors/masters to you when hiring? Versus someone with years of real experience at an agency.

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📣 Havas NY hit with layoffs today. Lots of great and talented people lost their jobs unfortunately. If you’re hiring, please keep us top of mind!

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Any PMs working at UX/mobile design companies willing to share their salaries, years of experience, & city? Interviewing for this role in Chicago and want to make sure I’m on par. TIA!!

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What does everyone thonk of Spark44 as agency? A recruiter just reached out to me via LinkedIn about a role

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Anyone know what client FCB Chi is hiring a creative team for? 💕

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26 years old, starting jr art dir position. Was working on something else before I am here. Long way to go. Feel too late and too old among peers, but most of the times, I am glad I am here.

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Strategy vets: what are the most important things to know/keep in mind when transitioning to a senior role? Did anything surprise you?

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Best way to go about switching from designer to art director role? Anyone who's gone from designer > art director let me know, would love to hear your story.

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Interviewing for an account manager position in nyc. Any advice on a salary range? Moving over from production and project management so not sure how it compares.

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Take another account role (I'm not enjoying account management) and a pay raise, or a role in another department and a pay cut? WWYD? ...context: I live in NYC where the money trees are sparse.

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Any brand agency people hiring out there? Looking for freelance or full time.

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170k for a CD role is bonkers, right?

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When do agencies start hiring? January or February ( seeing as it’s the start of a new year/ new funding)

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I’ve suddenly been thrust into a producer role for some videos we’re doing. Producers- what are your best tips?

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A recruiter contacted me asking me to have a chat today about a role, I say yes, she goes silent. What’s wrong with her?

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Anyone know what the deal is with Camp+King’s Chicago office? Hiring yet?

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Exit interviews: discuss. Be honest and provide the feedback HR needs but risk burning bridges? Or be polite / take the high road?

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Anyone ever see people at their company make drastic switches to other teams? And at what level? (Associate, director, VP?) i like my role, just wondering if there’s a better fit/worth looking into

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In talks to work on an awesome 2-3 yr project with full time salary and working from home. How can I negotiate taking a smaller role with them for an hourly rate to work on the side and stay at work?

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Applying for my first junior gig but getting 0 response. Is this because no one is hiring or is there something else I can do to get them to open my email/visit my site? Any help would be great.

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I’m in a position where I have access to free executive training through work. Has anyone done it? Did it make a difference?

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Jr role, applied a week ago, and sent the recruiter a hello. Can I send a follow up today or should I wait?

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What's the highest salary you know for a fact that someone in advertising is on, and what's their role and city?

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Reasons you've given a recruiter for turning down a job offer (without bashing the place/position so they can be contacts in the future)

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Agencies hiring in New York...

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Considering taking a position with a small-cap in the US trying to build their legal department. The title is standard “counsel” although the work would be with the senior leadership team and reporting to the GC in Europe. How reasonable is it to ask for a bump in title - Senior counsel or Head of Legal, US? If it matters, I am a 6th year and have been told that I will be expected to hire a junior or paralegal as we build up.

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Hi Everyone - I was hoping someone could throw some light on the kind of work trust and safety does. I see a lot of open roles - managers, senior strategists etc. I have a top 20 MBA and about 8 years of big 4 experience in consulting - would this be the right kind of role to get into? Or is it more engineering?

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I bought a house in the suburbs of Chicago at the top of the market. I ended up moving out of state in 2017 and short-selling. I am now interviewing for a VP Accounting role with the mortgage company that got shafted by the short sale. If I get the job offer, can they/will they see this on my credit report? Can they pull the offer due to this? Should I tell them before we advance further?

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I have an exit opportunity but have 600$ in my commuter benefit account I lose after post 30 days leaving my current employer. Any creative ways to spend it? Uber pool is eligible, Amtrak, buses, etc.

Hi All! What does that mean when hiring manager responds back on follow-up email, saying “I’ll keep you posted on the next steps”Are they still considering or is it just a new way of rejection?waiting is so painful. :(

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I’m a seasoned AD and am considering an VP Account Supervisor position but feel like I am losing earned value without having Director in my title even though it’s a VP position. Am I overreacting?

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If you do two years as an analyst at one bank is it possible to lateral into an associate position at another, or would you be an analyst again? Not at a good enough platform to get into the type of Buyside roles I want. Unsure of next steps.

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What does tronc (formerly Chicago Tribune Publishing) do, exactly? What’s the role of an ad copywriter there? They are vague on both the job posting and their website—but I’m also getting desperate.

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Tomorrow I will be having interview in Delloite USI for Data Scientist role. Could anyone let me know how it goes. How many rounds are there? And what kind of questions put up in each round?

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Anyone in the KPMG Lighthouse practice that would be willing to take a look at my husband’s resume and put in a referral? He’s interested in the Associate, Data Scientist position.

Can anyone talk about the fixed income research role (Hours, daily tasks/projects, exits opps/career progression)? Is a Masters needed or can you start as analyst as opposed to associate? Any insight is greatly appreciated!

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Hi all, what's average TC for the sr. engagement manager role in AWS? Thanks!

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Would anyone from ZS have some time for a chat? Saw a job posting that is perfectly aligned with my experience and would love to learn more about the firm, and perhaps get a referral. Thank you in advance!

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Should I change my British airways flight to United to get more points? I have no status anywhere

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Can I take sick leave in my notice period in wipro?

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One week into a tough project and it’s taking a toll on my mental and physical health. Haven’t slept well for the past 2 nights (only 3-4 hours sleep).. what should I do

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Larsen & Toubro Infotech Can anyone resign from l&t after 15 days of working without paying bond Larsen & Toubro Infotech L&T Technology Services

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Kindly suggest which offer to take up and suggest me based on your experience

My YOE : 5.5 years

As three of them provides me the same roles, not able to decide which one to go-ahead with

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Have any of you developed tolerance to ADHD meds in the past? Makes me feel like something is wrong with me

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McKinsey & Company Where do McKinsey employees usually invest their money in India? McKinsey & Company

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Hi, I work for a non-profit and we hire nationwide for 2 positions as well as locally for numerous positions. I’m looking for recommendations, reviews and any advice for online job boards. We use Indeed, Glassdoor, Craigslist, just got back into Zip Recruiter and working on getting LinkedIn up and running. Any help is appreciated.

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Recently accepted a temp role as an HR admin for a former employer. Previously interned there & left because my supervisor did not have any growth opportunities planned out for me; this was in spite of my stellar performance, as reflected in my 90 day review. She has since left the company, but there’s crazy turnover in the company & in the HR department in particular. Just that an HR coordinator resigned. Is it worth going back into a dumpster fire w/ no leadership to gain experience?

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