Anyone care to share what their current resume or last successful resume looks like? Sitting with 10 years experience, half creative titles and half account titles, so I feel like a standard resume is just doesn’t tell my story. I’ve been told by in house and agency persons that my “experience is confusing” because I didn’t have the luxury of getting creative roles right out the gate. I had to slum it through assistant and account manager roles before I got the chance to write some copy. The…

I just applied for a Delta flight attendant role and my page glitched right in the middle of my application and now it says I’ve applied even though I didn’t finish answering questions. Has anyone else had this happen? So scared it has completely ruined my chances.

Hi everyone

Kindly share your experiences here

I have cleared three round of interviews in VMware for a business analyst position. One primary screening and two technical rounds. One more round is scheduled for further discussion. So is it a technical round or not. Also how many rounds are there going to happen.

Is it recommended to send a thank you email after an interview? If yes, when do you send it? The day after?

Has anyone had an interview with Aston Carter before? If so, what would be some advice you would give?

I’ve worked at the same well known tech company since I graduated school 8 years ago. I’ve been promoted 3 times so I’ve held a few different jobs within my org.

BUT .. I’ve applied to a few companies and getting no responses. Is it a deterrent for hiring managers/recruiters that my experience is based primarily at one company?

I just came here to vent. Had an interview, I thought it went great. At the end of the interview hiring managers said and I quote “ you set the bar real high” today I received a thank you but no thank you email.
I am so frustrated …

I’m thinking of applying for a sales role at Salesforce, but there are so many roles that meet my experience. I don’t want to apply for a bunch of positions, and no one is replying to me for a conversation on LinkedIn. Would anyone here be willing to give me some advice/guidance?

Hi everyone,
I have been shortlisted for a commercial banking operation profile interview. Can anyone help me about this profile and what questions I can expect?

Should I expect any specific questions during an introduction call with a recruiter? I have a call setup with a BSG recruiter and just wondering if I should prepare for any interview type questions?

Thanks in advance!

I m doing leet code problem solving practice since last two months to crack coding interview however I feel it is hard to solve medium and hard category problem most of time . Is anyone else faced similar issue and able to overcome by following tutorial or course ? Any kind of leads to overcome this Issue will be helpful . TIA

Hi fishes, 26 of nov i give the interview after that 28 of nov i got a mail to upload document on ibegin and same day my doc is verified .

But in 29 of nov show two status in ibegin current and previous status in current it show resume is shotlisted and previous it show evaluation in progress.what it mean?

Does Deloitte look a lot better than ACN on b-school apps? Debating if I should take the offer to switch and then apply after.

Hi Fishes, How long does it take to finish the BGV at Amex? Do they call or email for any information? My DOJ is next week and has heard nothing from them yet.

Please suggest what to do.

What is the process involved in Onboarding? Have not received a laptop either.

@American Express

Hey all, did anyone apply during the recent Bain experienced hire window and do the online assessment? Or did them in a previous hiring period?

Can I use ey laptop to attend interview ?

Guys pls help, can I ask for a salary hike after accepting the offer letter? I have 3 weeks left to joining.

The past two days I’ve spent to my entire day doing things that really can be done by a paralegal. So I hired a freelance para. Any tips to make this a success? What’s your tips to train and get your para up to speed?

Is there any requirement for Senior Software Engineer?
I am looking for a job change.

Hi, looking for some advice. I’ve been a medical assistant for 10 years, and am finishing up my bachelor’s in healthcare management. However finding hard looking for practice or office manager positions, as they’re looking for people with 3+ years of management experience. How can I get an organization to take the chance to invest in me and give me the opportunity to prove I have what it takes. We all have to start somewhere.

Anyone get in on the polymath airdrop? I did and now trying out if the platform is actually viable. Thought?

Does industry of your first in-house role affect your exit opportunities or is it just the day-to-day role and skill set that matter?

Need help building an electric schedule for a production schedule with a Gantt chart style view (sort of)

Currently have an excel list with resource (production line), start date and time, and then also the name of the item being produced.

Any ideas how to tackle this??

I’m thinking a stacked bar chart with the vertical categories to be my resources and horizontal the date/time and then each individual bar to be the name of the item being produced.

Thank you for the help Excel Gods 🙏

Hi fishes,

As i have recently joined EY GDS as Consultant, Can someone let me know of an estimated hike %age the company awards?

I know it depends on the service line and the individual, just wanted to know an average amount

Does anyone know a good website where I can search for movie clips based on categories “man mowing lawn” etc.

Colts score that last TD, the Saints defense loses 3 points and my fantasy team loses in the Semis by 2 points....

Needed to vent at something before I punch the hotel TV

Anyone else absolutely *loathe* being assigned new client matters at the end of the month when you know your billable time won’t count bc conflicts haven’t cleared yet? Just me?

I’m a Canadian working in the US at small consulting firm (4yrs). Thinking of moving to London under the Youth Mobility Scheme. Looking for a firm with decent work-life balance - any recommendations?

Hi Fishes,

What's your opinion on RWD pod?

Would be happy to DM if you are working for that pod to get to know a few things before I join.

Would really appreciate your input on this.

TIA!

Edit - For DA stream of work

I’m a copywriter and I’m shite at writing cover letters, which makes me feel like a fraud. Any other writers feel this way? Any advice?

how can i get hearts on this

Was the advertising industry always such a sweatshoppy, bad WLB industry? Or is the more of a modern thing?

Currently a Sr. Designer finishing my masters in marketing/pr and am being offered a job as a pr & marketing manager. Is it a bad move to leave the creative side for bit? My goal is creative director.

How can I help our UX/UI people and developers become more familiar with conceptual advertising? One Show books? Hey Whipple, Squeeze This?

Jeff Benjamin sup?

What do you wish your CDs did more of? What do you wish they did less of?

Does anybody know which are the best in-house agencies to work for? Thanks!

I’ve always been comfortable concepting and writing. But when it comes to nitty gritty logistical stuff, I struggle. Like the discussions about aspect ratios, social post timelines, and the nuances of Facebook collection ads.

Can any other writers relate?

Is WFH really ever going to end? I see the benefits of in-person at times, but does it really out weigh remote? As an industry we’ve done it almost two years! How likely is it places that are going to tentatively be hybrid actually follow through?

Hello!

I'm about to start a new job with my main account being a big beer brand.
I want to study and prepare as much as I can before it starts, and influence myself as much stuff as possible... Both from advertising and outside of it.

Can you please share your tips and recommendations?
Specially Art Direction focused - I really want to arrive and be prepared to perform to the best level possible.

Thank you!!

What are some good twitter communities to get involved in? Or accounts to follow? Several people have told me they had a lot of success networking on twitter, which boggles my mind-but I’m open to it

A creative judging film craft at CLIO’s and don’t have a single film in the portfolio? #industryproblems

Is there an online or college course which concentrates on the craft of Art Direction? Like the developer bootcamp, but covering visual story telling, photo art direction, animation, video, etc

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

What are benefits of working with a content strategist on a project?

What are strong must-have traits of a good content strategist?

Trying to build a case for my agency to hire our first CS!

Who are your favorite advertising comedy directors? Who are your favorite comedy directors who are women?

Moved over to a review system called 15Five. It allows you to review your manager. I gave my manager a terrible review. The catch is: they get to “anonymously” see your reviews. Bad move?

After multiple rounds of interviews, had anyone ever been offered a job that was a full level lower than the position you were interviewed for? What did you do?

A small part of me wish I would get laid off and be forced into freelancing so I can make 💰 💰 💰

Has any creative here ever tried to make the leap to leave advertising and be a film maker, photographer, illustrator, etc.?? I’m so tired of ad agencies and how draining the “creative” can be. Happiness is more important than a nice paycheck for me. Any inspiration success stories advice would be so helpful right now...

I want to become an art director with zero design skills. I’m going to have someone else comp everything up for me. The ideas might be solid. Who wants to hire me?