Are cover letters needed for non-creative (media buying, planning, or strategy) jobs?

I’m curious - let’s say you have a role to fill but they are targeting only female candidates to balance out the team. What recruiting strategies can i implement to meet those needs?

Looking into the Cyber Expert position at McKinsey. Currently a Manager at Big 4 with Military background & clearance. Any recommendations? Know it can be difficult to get an interview, looking to find ways to stand out for MBB Cyber position.

Anyone ever pay for a prep service for an interview with Amazon or any other FAANGs for a non tech role?

KPMG folks, thoughts about Lighthouse relative to other big 4s? About to start the interview process. Coming from EY FSO DDnA

How can you gauge whether a LMM pe shop with limited past employees has a good culture or not? I’m interviews with a few but feel like I have no clue if itll be sweaty, chill, etc. What questions can I ask to get insight into this?

What are Key questions asked for Program manager role at Amazon by HR?

I have an interview coming up with the hiring manager for a senior tech writer role. Should I have data to back up a lot of my examples/experience?

Unfortunately, I don't have a lot of data/numbers to use I just have a lot of anecdotal evidence.

What questions should I expect on techno managerial round ?

Hello, have the case study coming up soon. Any guidance/clues the group can provide?

Is it a norm to send a thank you note through your recruiter? I had an iffy interview, and wondering if I bother sending a thank you note. It was very clear that they were trying to do a stress interview so I feel weird saying the usual nice things.

Anyone received first round application as an auditor virtual interview form Deloitte recently? Has anyone taken that before? I have clues about the written reposes. If anyone could tell me a little bit about it that would be great thank you!!!!!

Read this on Bored Panda: Just Had A Zoom Job Interview, And The Recruiter Asked Me To ‘Show Her Around The Room

Hey guys,

I have an interview at Microsoft next week for the role of SharePoint consultant. What should my preparation be like?

Hi All,
Can anyone who recently appeared for Mindtree interview (Tech Stack: Java, Spring Boot, Microservices) share details on interview and process?

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Hello Fishes.. I had applied for a position and had completed the cultural assessment. Received an automated mail that said “we will be in touch soon”. It’s been more than 20 days and haven’t received any communication. Should I expect any reply now? What’s the usual procedure like?

I want to know how UBS (UK) reach out to you for interview purposes I mean through a phone call or over the email.

Hello everyone! This is a stretch, but I'm looking for jr. AD positions in Italy, and was wondering if anyone had any advice for how to contact agencies, recruiters, etc.? I'm a US/EU citizen currently based in LA.

Hey can anyone guide me for Technical Round 2 of BDO Rise, it's 15 minute video meet, atleast if you can tell me what should I expect from it, it will be a relief.

1st yr at a nyc v50 firm doing general transactional work. I know the lateral market for transactional lawyers is hot but not as hot for juniors. I just want a change of scenery because my current firm is bleeding good associates / not giving great training imo / and just seems small. Would lateralling this early feasible? Would it look bad on my resume?

Any recommended books to read prior to beginning a summer associate position? Transactional/ Corporate & Finance

Partners - what was the most stressful year of your career? The year before you made partner? Your first year of partnership? The year(s) you or your partner gave birth?

For those who came to London thru their firm’s global mobility program, what sort of visa did you get? And was it a route to settlement? (IE did that time count towards getting ILR eventually)?

How fair is it for the firms to pay different salaries for the same work in different countries? or lower salaries to employees from the developing nations even though they might be working directly with the client or leading projects?
Cost of living is definitely one factor but how would you counter when a Consultant from Mexico and a Consultant from US want to go on a vacation to UK?

Graduating with my finance degree in about a year. I took a part-time healthcare position fill my employment gap but most of my previous experience is in manufacturing logistics and customer service. With my background, how do I break into a finance or accounting role? What positions do I apply for? I would like to make at least 45-50k a year min starting if possible.

Hi Sharks,

I am done with the L1 round this Monday (26th Sep) and got a response next day over email with the Subject line "Interview Feedback for L1 Interview", in the email it was mentioned that we will get in touch with you shortly.

How much time will it take any ideas?

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Creative recruiters. When looking at candidates, how much does the resume matter vs. the portfolio? Do you even look at the resume? Thanks

Hi, what’s the premium processing cost for I-140? I have more than 2 years left on my H1 so PwC is not filing for my premium processing but said I could pay for it out of pocket. Everywhere online I see the cost of premium processing as 2500$ however PwC asked me to pay for 3500$. Could this include any additional charge? Does anybody have any insights? Thanks

Can you travel out of the US while your H1B is pending approval?

Currently on STEM OPT.

How much impact does a rejected L1B and not picked H1B have on a current L1A filing?

My firm has applied for my L1A visa. If that gets denied, my plan is to travel to Canada and re enter US immediately on B1/B2 visa (already have valid B1/B2 stamp) so that I'll get time to figure out things here in the US (sell my stuff, handle my bank accts etc). Is it possible for me to reenter US on tourist visa?

Will TCS change the work location before joining. What is the process

Waiting on offer from Deloitte for Cyber Digital Identity Manager - Microsoft Azure Active Directory
7 YOE
Present TC- 130k
What is the ideal salary ask for this position and joining bonus at Deloitte ?#it

How much fractal analytics pays for grade 8 I meant consultant position in India Thanking you in anticipation

If Arya Stark from GOT worked in advertising, she would be a strategist...

Anyone have a recommendation for a research firm that specializes in teen recruitment for focus groups? Don’t need full service offering, just the recruit. Appreciate any help.

Hi strategists. Has anyone conducted a scenario planning workshop for their clients? If so do you have any recommended exercises or tools or just advice in general? TIA

What’s is like going from social strategy to brand strategy? Advice for making that career jump?

Starting to think about making the switch from agency to brand side. Any tips from strategists who have already made the jump? And is there a level at which it makes the most sense (i.e. should I wait until I make Director and then make the switch, or does it not really matter)?

How would you define "strategy” in one sentence?

Best fine print in RFP history: The number of bidders is less than 2.

Thinking of switching to marketing at a non profit or university comms role. Any skills I need to get under@my belt before starting to apply or do you think there’s enough overlap to just learn on the job (quietly) thank you :)

Has anyone worked at a smaller branding agency? Would love to switch from big agency to actually creating brands but not sure how to start there.

Salary range for a Strategist (mid level) in NYC?

I’m honestly tired of being at an agency and not feeling as fulfilled as I used with strategy as a career. Have anyone here make a career change? if so, what other jobs out there - outside of agencies and client side - can you apply what you know as a strategist? Curious if anyone has done it and has some advice.

What is a go-to-market strategy?

Anyone have any killer quotes / resources / thoughts for framing the role of a creative brief to a client who has a tendency to get lost in details and soften language?

Any good books for someone trying to understand the business side of marketing? Just got my review an they're asking I bring more of that MBA mindset to projects I'm on.

Can anyone recommend a good headhunter that has experience in placing agency strategists on the client side (not just agency only)?

How common is it for a strategist to have a website/portfolio?

Potential employer wants to me to write a POV for a brand, is there a specific framework you’d use or specific length?

What have you found most helpful in training up a very green junior brand planner or junior strategist? Any particular trainings or resources that are great at teaching foundational skills? I’ll be pulling them into projects and teaching through doing but I need some assistance in building up their core skills/training the strategy muscle.

What value do brand strategy consultancies like Siegel+Gale, Landor, Interbrand, etc bring to the table? Doesn't what ultimately get implemented by ad agencies primarily influence the brand strategy?