#advice #mentorship #creativedirectors

Hello, business owners and creative community leaders. Since moving to SW Florida end of 2019, professional life has been a f*ckin doozy (for many of us.) For 15 years I’ve been an art director / brand / designer and can say I’ve done well.

After many connections and interviews and tests and hoops I’m not getting hired. Feeling defeated, frustrated — bang head here!

Any mentors / leaders that can advise a renewed jump to restart? Thank you in advance.

I want to enter TCS in SAP SD consulting. I Am not sure why I don't receive the call for interview despite multiple referrals.

Anyone here who can help to get an interview scheduled. YOE 7 years SAP SD

Hi fishes,

I am getting an offer from Nagarro as associate staff engineer.

My current CTC is 20,
Nagarro offering 27 max and 3lakh joining bonus.
Tech stack and yoe: AWS + NodeJS and 6.4 yoe

Intiatially they told they are considering me for staff engineer role but after interview they are offering associate staff engineer. Is it worth to join?

What is the minimum yoe required for associate staff engineer and staff engineer roles?

How to get a PSM certification

I started a job less than a year ago, and I am certain that this is not the work I want to be doing in the medium or long run. How soon is too soon to leave?

Hello Guys

I want your suggestion on what to choose between M.sc IT or M.sc Computer science. Which one is better for career point of view in IT . I mean i just want your views which degree i pursue as i only have these two options.
P.S- i have done BCA earlier.

Please guys suggest.

Advice on pivoting into Sales from Accounting? I know I have the skills and it’s a better fit, personality-wise. I am not a super technical accountant, but my background is still a super strong skill set I bring to the table with me (the ability to process and translate the technical to layman’s terms, and the anticipation of client needs and wants). Are there Sales recruiters similar to those for Public Accounting? Do I go for Inside/Outside 1st? What are your recommendations and wisdom?

What are some recommendations for getting out of the SDR role and where can you go? Typically takes 18 months to become an AE but spending each day making 80+ cold calls is not very fulfilling. Asking on behalf of a friend.

I’m essentially partners with a creative director. If we wanted to run off together to another agency, would we be able to go as partners? Or does my title & small experience sample hamstring us both?

Patient advocacy leaders in Pharma- anyone interested to chat? I work for a patient recruitment vendor and am super interested to move to Pharma. Would love insider info!

Is anyone working at Silicon Laba?
What is your review of this company in terms of compensation, growth, wlb

Serious system question here: do any of you with peoplesoft experience know of any knowledge base/training tools that can integrate directly with peoplesoft for in context support?

Is it possible to go from Finance Compliance to Biglaw? I have 5y Biglaw experience abroad and NY license. Moved to NY for inhouse job in finance but considering moving back after 4y.

Anyone here moved from EY to Accenture? Curious to know how was the shift, pros and cons for each company, any regrets? Waiting for an offer from Accenture but very conflicted on whether I should leave EY. Been there all my career and going to be a big jump.

I am a Registered Respiratory Therapist with 5 years of experience in an acute care setting. I, also, have a bachelor’s in healthcare administration. I use EPIC at work everyday and I am interested in working as an EPIC analyst. I have applied at my facility numerous times for these positions with no luck. What advice would you all give for getting into this position? Also, do you know any remote positions available that I could apply to outside of the facility I’m currently at? Thanks!

Starting a new job as a Merchandising Coordinator for a large food/sales company soon… no experience in merchandising, just customer service. Any advice???

I have joined Deloitte usi in july having 3 yrs of exp in java restapi springboot here i am been allocated to salesforce project which i am not willing to work on they have cross trained me on salesforce in one month. Is there any option to get java project or should i switch company

I have got an offer for Manager level at a Big 4 in Consulting. People who are 3-4 years juniors at my MBA college are at Manager level and might get promoted sooner than me. Also, a couple of immediate juniors are at Senior Manager level.

Have you been in a similar situation? Is it awkard? How to handle it after joining?

PS: If you are wondering, I do not have a Big 4 or consulting experience while they have it.

Thought on coaching as a viable side gig? Who has done it?

Privacy fish - Anyone taken the CIPM and can share what the exam is like?

Content outline seems like application of standard consulting approach, so how do they test it on an exam?

Hi folks,
Anyone claiming commute expenses under Mileage for larger distance? Even in Hyderabad, my home is 25Kms from office.

If it’s true that you can gain full immunity after recovering from COVID (when science says so ofc), will the plan be to antibody test people and let them resume daily life if they have immunity?

Why are there overweight people on the Walking Dead?

Sleeping tips??

Ever since Covid I’ve started having trouble sleeping because I dream of attacks happening in various locations (weird I know). I’m normally *very* practical/pragmatic about that sort of thing, and I’m fine again once I wake up, so I’m pretty sure it’s just a reflection of feeling like I can’t control the situation as every time I can’t seem to stop my fiancé from dying no matter what I do :(

Office chair recs? Looking to upgrade

Any Malta tips for must dos/tourist things to avoid? Getting conflicting input re: the major (read: crowded) tourist sights

How technical are you expected to be at IBM in the Salesforce practice? For context, I used to work at Deloitte and almost no one had any technical knowledge and their main responsibility was management and requirements gathering

Recent immigrant and about to buy a car - insurance company said it would take 2 weeks to process my application. Is this normal? In the US I insured my car with one 10min phone call, so was a bit surprised

Could someone share PWC Canada invite code or link?

I've read so much during the pandemic - I'm mostly an SFF reader but have also got into some other genres including litfic, memoir and some nonfic (econ, history).
I'm reading The City We Became by NK Jemisin right now and I'm enjoying it a ton.

I have a little over a year of experience as a Partner Success Manager at a Tech company. My company is looking to do salary negotiations this year. When I started out, my base was 70k plus commission of 10k minimum extra. Curious to know what others are making as a PSM and also looking for other opportunities!

Is your base plus commission a 50/50 split? Mines is like a 40/60 split and would prefer a higher base.

Absolute noob here starting to learn SQL. What did you find helpful?

Anyone here work @ Novo Nordisk? I have a sales interview tomorrow morning for diabetes care specialist

45 M Bay Area . Divorced any female 🐠 in Bay Area here?

I am frustrated as a Gay Woman who has given her all for 30+ years grinding to be the best. I have been in closet, out of closet, in-between and am tired of it. I want to be VALUED as a human being. I have gone from Rock Star to problem when people "found out". I have trained and promoted hundreds of people and been passed over for promotions because of not being a man. I have trained men with less experience, worse results only for them to move forward. If Diversity is important...prove it!

Any insight on CAIA? Difficulty and whether it impacts salary?

Hey! Anybody have experience working on the Brand Innovation Lab at Amazon? Would love to hear your thoughts positive or negative

What would it take to start a new agency? Hypothetically

@Freelance Creatives, You booked this week? What city you in? 👊🏼

That International Women’s Day logo isn’t deserving of the day & the women it celebrates. Can one of the talented women here please give it the love it deserves and re-design it? I would but...🙋‍♂️

Tips for saving/mocking up social posts of your work once it’s posted? Like is it easier to take a screen grab or what? Sorry I’m not super tech savvy. Haha

Any book recos for creative leadership? I’m new to overseeing other creatives and would love to be good at it.

Work isn’t adding anything to my book. I want to make amazing stuff but clients, budgets & my creative director aren’t getting me there. & I can’t go to a new agency with a shitty book.
Any advice?

Pre and post production routines/tips/etc? Ive always worked with my CD on productions, but going into my first solo. Any tips? Thank you!

New here, I’m a creative designer and looking to connect with creatives. I’m hoping to land a remote role (or job in nyc) at a creative agency. Feel free to like this, will share the love back, and reach out plz! 🤝

What are things that you’ve seen brands do for women’s appreciation day that aren’t cliché/opportunistic?

Any other Product/Experience designers and leaders in large ”Ad” agencies feeling misunderstood or out of place?

Does anyone know anything about smaller Boston agencies? Like colossus?

I hated the Cheetos ad when I saw it last week until I saw all the other ads that came before it today :/

My ECD keeps changing our work before it goes to client and it's cost us making good work. Our books are suffering because he can't get his hands off the tools. Our books are only full of spec now.

Doesn’t everyone think they’re above average or are there people who actually think that they’re not as good as others? (Specifically in terms of advertising and for creatives)

Okay so for the longest time I thought that everyone thinks like me. (Bad mistake, I know). But a few posts on here have really made me think. So I’d love to know what everyone thinks.

Hi friends,

What are some good in-house creative teams? Just curious.

Production feels like a constant battle to preserve the original idea against everyone‘s unnecessary creative flourishes. How do top agencies manage to turn out such well crafted work?

When you come up with the original concept, and they are given to more senior people in the agency to build out because “that’s how this agency works”, how do you get work to put in your book?

What skills do you need to be a creative technologist and where/how can you get them?

I’m essentially partners with a creative director. If we wanted to run off together to another agency, would we be able to go as partners? Or does my title & small experience sample hamstring us both?