Ad copywriter who’s freelancing outside of agency world, who do I ask for a reference/review from when finishing up a project? Project leader (who I had minimal interaction with) or day-to-day contact who is lower ranking but actually worked with me beyond the initial interview? At an agency I’d go straight to the CD, but this is a consultancy that doesn’t have that sort of structure.

I am in the middle of interviewing. What does a systems engineer do? I come from a software background so I’d be working in that realm of it and happened to come across this position and was considering applying.

Does anyone know of a 2 page standard form affidavit from social security... Client’s ex husband hasn’t paid support and disappeared to U.K. Would like to get his social security check... please let me know if this is something you’ve heard of.

Just got an offer as a management consultant with a government procurement firm. Very disappointed in the offer, but ready to make the jump from public to private. Would this be a fair move to get into consulting? I also have a couple more interviews and and a referral to Deloitte. Insight would be appreciated!

How to tackle gap periods in IT interviews?

Hi fishes,

Suggestions please!!

Today i received an interviewer call from deloitte and he asked my expected ctc, i have no idea what's the average package could be and said 3.5l p.a. for a post in cash applications.

Im having 2years 10 months experience and previous ctc was 2.4l p.a.

Tomorrow im having another round of interview. Can i negotiate again with hr after my selection process completed?

I'm thinking i could've said upto 4l p.a.

I'm confused totally

Any suggestions please!!

What's the review process for firms. I have people getting rejected but I haven't heard anything. Is it interviews, offers, rejections? Or is it review/ interview and rejections then offers.

Hey 🐟
Can someone help with approximately how many times and in what interval should one follow up with HR after 2 interviews & a assignment? 1st interview was technical then assignment and then 2 interview. Called up HR after one day of interview, she said she is awaiting to hear from the concerned team

Hi Fishes,
I have been working with Walmart for the past 14 months and have recently got an offer from Blackrock for 45 LPA.
Considering the recession and US market scenario, help me understand if it will be a good move to join BlackRock OR should I continue with Walmart with the current compensation.

PS. I am not happy with growth prospects in the current project in Walmart.

Role : Data Scientist
YOE : 11
C CTC :35 LPA

Looking to pivot out of a top pharma marketing/ad agency and into consulting. Ultimately want to leverage both experiences to move client side or to a healthcare start up.

What are the best firms for this type of transition and why?

Salam, given the recent hiring surge at MBB, I'm thinking of applying. I was wondering if someone would be open to chat, I want to learn more about the work and culture at these firms. Thank you

When is Sloan releasing interview invites?
Thx :)

I hope someone answer this and guide me I’m a CSR for about a year now working from home I have always wanted to work in a hospital setting was told about a job at Baptist of south Florida for a patient financial representative position did a panel interview was nervous however I emailed the supervisor she said HR was to contact me once they review my application and interview me again… I just don’t know what to expect hr to ask me…

I work for a small agency and manage our internal marketing acct. We had very few processes in place when I started. I’ve since created, implemented, and trained our dept. on project mgmt for clients and am trying to convince the owner to apply those principles to our internal jobs. They are resistant because they just want the work to be done and don’t “want to keep spending money on internal jobs”. I’m confused because we’re doing the work either way and “spending” in labor/resources.

I joined capgemini 15 days back still I did not get any project. Shall I obscand or resign any suggestions please

How do you leverage a conversation with a recruiter to have them help you find a role that's a better fit if the initial role they presented isn't something of interest to you?

Guys how are the chances of getting onsite in LTI. I know it depends on project and requirements, but still what percentage of components are available in each project for onsite

What’s an appropriate comp package for an institutional investment management company in San Francisco? Interviewing for an associate director role and trying to understand salary.

Week 13 of social isolation and we decided to get a cat. She’s here Monday, give me all your tips?

Found a good looking Herman Miller Aeron, used on CL. Worth the 400 bucks? Do not have a proper office chair at the moment

My friend is VA and starting her own solo photograph business. She is looking for a good contract form for sessions, and recommends/ recs?

For ex consultants without finance backgrounds who transitions to PE or Growth do you have any recs on podcast books to read that helped you build your PE/Investing knowledge?

Anyone around the Philly area want to be friends? Recently got laid off, and don’t have any friends around the area so yeah🙃

I’m a tax senior in big 4. Which role in the industry has a better career trajectory in terms of growth and pay: senior accountant or senior tax accountant? I do a lot of tax provision and starting to find tax interesting but I’m not having a lot of luck finding openings for in house tax roles.

For someone earning 11 LPA fixed in India, is 50K Euros in Germany a good package?

Numbeo says it will be equivalent to my current salary, however tax deduction will be higher. Thoughts?

Hello all, looking for some suggestions on which organization to join as a
Data Engineer
1) ZS (Role: AC) CTC: 19 LPA (Fixed: 15.4 + Perks + Variable + Relocation) Location: Pune
2) EXL (Role: Consultant II / Lead Assistant Manager) CTC: 17.4 LPA ( Fixed: 14+2(Practice Premium) + Variable: 1.4) Location: BLR
3) Clairvoyant (Role: Software Engineer 2) CTC : 16 LPA (Fixed: 15 + Variable: 1 + JB: 1) Location: Pune
Looking for decent WLB and good learning opportunities on modern DE tech stack.

What is your favorite library skills lesson or activity to welcome K-2 students back to school?

What’s the FUD this time?

Any off beat documentaries to recommend? Just watched the Barkley Marathons.

October Job Thread!

Post any openings or opportunities you know of that might help another user!

Drop them below 👇

Anyone here have leads on openings for sales/ client success roles? Actively seeking a role at FanDuel, DraftKings, Yahoo Fantasty, etc.

In a serious relationship for the first time since starting with the firm. Advice on how to balance career and personal life? I promote to manager this fall and want to succeed in both realms

Can anyone explain the grades in HSBC ?
What is GCB-5?

GP Stakes and PE secondaries: how good is the medium/long term outlook for the market and would a niche specialty in these areas be very limiting for my career?

Can anyone recommend any good recruiters that focus on the MENA region?

Thoughts about going back and forth between agency and in-house? Is it a good/bad idea? Is it even possible?

Who’s working in house in LA? Where? Doing what?

Are puns always bad? I like them as cheat codes for making boring things slightly more entertaining. I don’t want to spend hours thinking for a line for a social post we are just doing to fill up a content calendar

If that’s your Art Director, then why is he in my google doc?

My AD is weak at comping/photoshop and admits it’s not their strong suit. I believe it’s hurting us. Wwyd?

"I'm not a copywriter so this is gonna be terrible BUT..."

🙃🙃🙃

RANT: People re-writing a cw’s stuff has always been painful. These days it’s far more common than when I started. It’d be one thing if they upgraded the work. If I learned from it. If I genuinely seethed with envy over their wit w/that perfectly placed semi-colon. People can’t re-art direct stuff bc they don’t know the programs so they ask the ADs for changes. Word and a keyboard made everyone think they can write. Which they can’t. Google Slides is Google slip ‘n slide into (bad ref. here.)

How do you say “buy this product” in a headline without saying “buy this product”?

Sincerely,
A Junior Copywriter with a shitty brief and an even shittier turnover time 😭😭🥹

Been thinking about going freelance. What are your best tips for making the jump and finding work? Should I just connect with a recruiter and gobble up contract gigs? Not sure how it all works.

Please help! I'm looking for writing terminology. At our agency, we are getting more into creative writing vs ... executional writing? Please help me find the right term. Creative means developing the big idea (concepting), writing scripts and headlines with flair, etc.) for an awareness "hook" and then the other camp, which includes brochures, one pagers, banner ads, sales sheets.

What should we call the other type of writing? (Cont in comments)

LA! Hiring mid-level CWs and ADs! Must have video prod. exp. and be very conceptual.

Solos and teams apply!

LINKEDIN ME (I’m bad at fishbowl)
Samantha Schneiderman (director of creative services)

If you are approached for copy position with a company called LadyBoss... RUN! I don’t know racket they’re running but they set up a video conf with a bunch of copywriters interviewing simultaneously.

I don't know if this is a recent change but I’m seeing postings for junior copywriter/community manager roles. Have these roles always been attached or posted at a junior level? Is this merged role worth considering as someone young in the industry with more traditional intern and freelance copy experience.

What about using 3 one-word sentences as a slogan? I feel like it’s super played out, but I get suggestions for it all the time. Can’t we do better than mashing together words from the crestive brief?

Freelancing as a junior with 1 year of experience. Have not got a single book worthy piece. Is going freelance dumb ? Risky? Both? Just trying to gauge whether I should wait for a full time offer.

Any writers looking for opportunities in Oncology? Company I work for is searching for great Copy. I’ve been there 6 years and love working here. Message me for details.

I’m overdue for a raise. On average, what percentage increase should I ask for?

Writing user journeys for a UX project is kind of like writing the world’s most boring Choose Your Own Adventure Novel.

How old were you when you started as a junior copywriter?