Any recruiters here from Chicago? Or the ones you can recommend?

I want to move to Chicago, but having hard time with companies/recruiters responding as I’m in CA.

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Being new is an advantage. The recruiters just generally suck in Chi.

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Try the Chicago Bowl.

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Let me get this straight? You’re trying to move from California to Chicago? 😂

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Strat might be okay. Creatives, forget it.

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Unless you can work remotely, I do not recommend that move. What is the allure of Chicago?

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You dislike Chicago?

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Yikes what’s so wrong with Chicago? Seems like a pretty big market

Unfortunately, what makes the Chicago of now different from other places is that for decades Chicago was such a major marketing city. There was both strong representation from major clients (lots of food & CPG) and agencies. Over the last 20 years, the client base shrunk and the agencies more so. Leo is a shadow of itself (e.,g, in the 1990’s they had 2,000 people in the Chicago office, today likely around 500), FCB is in the midst of the Omnicom/IPG “merger”, DDB is challenged, etc. Kraft Heinz is probably splitting up, Kellogg’s is now literally gone as a corporation, etc. High Dive & Quality Meats are terrific, but it’s not enough to offset the shrinkage. I’d make sure you have something really solid lined up before coming.

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I’m in Chicago and I’m trying to move to CA (in a decade at the latest)

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