Anybody here had luck finding freelance or “temp” work with non-advertising recruiters in Chicago? I need to work. And the agency world feels shut down. Looking to work for a company that is not an agency, but use some of my experience. (New to Chicago btw)

Okay finance gurus, I have an idea and interested in your thoughts. Might be a bad one so be gentle 🙂. I have a 2 yr old and another on the way. Need to start planning for college. I was thinking of buying a condo or 2 in lieu of saving and selling them down the line for tuition. Condos downtown are pretty inexpensive (T3) so it’s financially feasible. But is this a good idea or too risky?

Anyone have started preparing for Series 7 exams? What is the best study material to start with?

Advice appreciated: I want to sublease my apartment so that I can rent elsewhere and pay less. I had to move in a short amount of time and it was during the period where there was a high demand for housing, & leases everywhere were expensive so I signed what I thought was fairly cheap in comparison to what was out there. However I found something this month that will cut costs by 30%. How do I go about finding someone to sublease my place?

I bought my starter home recently. Want to dump everything else i saved into vti (will be about 70k). Would buy a forever home in say 5-6 years. 5 year time horizon is pretty safe right?

Got laid off today. Ironicly is I have been looking for a new job for over a year. I guess it's good that I no longer work in a toxic environment & no longer for a criminal. Heartburn from anxiety.

I got laid off today 🥲 would appreciate anyone who can help refer UX or product designer roles. 🙏

What kind of behavior systems do you use in your classroom? I teach 1st grade. I’m tired of using the folder/calendar system with 🙂/🙁 and a prize box. Any ideas?

What is the midpoint salary of Band 8?

Is it worth it to do pitch competitions, accelerators and cohorts?

is NielsenIQ chennai location good to work ?

Hey guys. I recently graduated with a bach in business, a graphic design bach, and an MBA this past May. I thought this would help make me look like a stand out on job applications along w/ my international internship but I can’t get an interview for an entry level job at big companies like Deloitte, Goldman Sachs, or Leo Burnett. Should I take my MBA off my resume?? What am I missing??

What are some most common guesstimates asked from PM's?

Was hired shortly after graduating in mid-May. Any other new hires willing to talk about their experiences joining a company/organization during the pandemic? Most of my friends were either hired for big companies last summer, or have decided to put off job hunting until the market is less messy.

Graduating senior. Have choices between MBB and SWE at FAANG. Not sure what to do. Long term I’d love to be in a small startup or a leader in a tech company. Not sure which path is better for that. Any thoughts?

Anyone in Chicago have recommendations for places to watch shop? Looking in the few hundred $ range. In the city today and disappointed by the selection at Nordstrom and I’m pretty sure Macy’s closed.

Does anyone know how long h1b transfers are taking on premium processing? Realize its 15 days maximum, but want to know if they are being processed quicker?

More layoffs last week at Leo B. Seems they went after more Seniors & $alaries. Thank you France.

Did Epsilon just go through a round of layoffs ?

Chicago media agency people - what’s your company’s current RTO policy?

I’ll start:

Spark - 2 days a week mandatory in office this year, 3 days mandatory in office next year.

Does anybody know anything about working at Ulta’s HQ? Do people like it?

Anyone know anything about Facebook Chicago? Good place to be?

Thoughts on Ogilvy? Anyone have the inside scoop on life as a creative over there?

Who is working on Walgreens pitch?

Ogilvy + WundermanThompson?
McGarry?
DDB? Energy BBDO?

Anyone here have any experience with The Mars Agency? What’s it like over there?

Thoughts on Oglivy Chicago?

What’s the scoop on DDB Chicago??!

Any HR contact for FCB Chicago? Saw an Associate Producer position that I’m interested in applying to. Thanks in advance

Looking for insights about Symmetri. Anyone know about it from the inside? Seems like a nice, small agency, but would love more info, thanks!

How’s VMLY&R for Kraft Heinz?

Thoughts on Mindshare Chicago?

JOBS!!
Neptune Retail Solutions is hiring an Art Director/Senior Art Director. Amazing work life balance! Feel free to DM if you have any questions :)

Do any of you know anything about Mabbly?

Thoughts on Prime Ocean here?

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.