Cold calling agencies. Is it weird to google/LinkedIn a specific person (HOP, say) and dial by name, directly call them? Agencies are massive and receptionists (if there is one) won’t direct you to a role. They want a name. For freelancers trying to network, this seems to be the only way in if you have no contacts there. Any thoughts or advice appreciated.

Hi everyone, I am working towards a career shift into management consulting, specialising in Strategy & Restructuring services to be specific. I am looking for a referral to a T2 firm within the Middle East if possible. Would love to connect, learn from your experience and take your advice on how to successfully land a role in the industry! (Currently based in Dubai)

Chicagoland Fish: I’m researching salaries for a CFO role that I’m interviewing for. The role is with with a middle-market insurance agency with about 150 employees.

I know there are a lot of factors but what range are other CFOs in the area earning in total comp?

When should a stub start getting worried about not having much work and low billable hours?
I’ve asked for work but no luck. I know they say this is normal for a stub but when should I start getting worried and consider looking for exit options? Fyi, I like my practice group, so I don’t want to change to a different group within my firm, hence would have to lateral, if I have to. Also, other co-1st years are churning in high hours.

Hey everyone. I am thinking about leaving PwC for a role at small company with about 40 employees where I'll be working directly for the VP of finance. I'll be implementing netsuite, accounting and

Hi guys

I applied for 2 position at a time in jp Morgan career portal . That's fine ryt?

Or we can't apply for two roles at a time? Any idea guys?

Hi fishes, I have an interview with Optum for Product Manager role. Need guidance on what to expect in the interview. Please help. Very tensed.

We’re hiring for a ton of digital marketing positions across the US, and have a great culture - consistently voted among best places to work. Reach out to me if you’re interested.

How much I can expect from SAP LABS or ask them in HR round for product specialist role at T2 level already have an offer of 21 fixed.
YOE :8

Any Tik Tok referrals? I applied today for the Learning and Development business partner, US safety role in Los Angeles. Thank you!

Any product based companies hiring data engineers?
Can someone refer me please?
YOE: 4

Hi All,
I have 6 years of experience in WPF with MVVM and SQL Server.
Can anyone please refer me if any opening for WPF developer.
thank you 😊

Anyone know of mid-level copywriter openings in New York right now?

I really need advice. I’ve been in my current role for a couple years and I’m just so defeated. I am good at my job. I work so hard and I’m so undervalued and unappreciated. My work is scrutinized to a degree that no one else experiences (I could give concrete examples of other people delivering design work that haven’t met BASIC design principles and it’s gotten approved) compared to me where I frequently get feedback that somehow makes my work worse but I just comply because it’s not (1/2)

Curious what’s a fair salary in MA? Was just told that there is likely not going to be a chance for a raise during my upcoming performance review due to my salary already being “above average for the industry” based on my employer’s questionable research. I’ve been with the company 8.5 years & am the only one in my role, which they can’t operate without. I execute tasks from two investment advisors and two financial planners - they make the decisions of what should happen & I make it happen.

What do you tell students when they ask what busy season is like, and how long it lasts?

Looking for a good personal finance or similar book to read. Any suggestions?

I’ve been in public accounting for about 6 years and I feel like I need a certification. The CPA is not happening. What would be the most valuable CIA , CFE , CMA of CISA?

What’s your theme song? The song that helps you get your head in the game when you have a big hearing or meeting

I’ll be taking a look at all the recent SPACs that had huge runs. The plan is to watch for momentum to start fading and play some puts at or around merger votes. A lot of these plays are priced to perfection on revenues 5+ years away. Will some make it big? Yes. Will some fail, yes. Also starting to watch the warrant exercise requirements. All of these have huge supply coming to market and I plan to be on the other side of the retail suckers

What’s the difference between strategy & ops vs product management?

What’s the best practice area or type of employer for an introvert? The constant communication of meetings and emails just wears me out. I’m in internal investigations/white collar now and I actually think it’s pretty good for introverts as a junior but less so as a senior. Is government or in-house any better?

24yr old female working in NYC (if that ever happens again) who's really just looking for someone to laugh with. The cynic in me is often overtaken by the joy I get from doing small things to (..cont)

Do you feel like you had good representation of minorities in marketing or examples to follow while you were in school? There were other Black people in my program, but I never had a professor who wasn't white, this may have just been my university though. Curious! Do you think it had an impact on your work?

Any NY F fish want to grab a drink this evening? 31M here.

I feel like I wouldn't get many tips as a server because I'm a guy, is this really true or am I just making it up?

Hey! I need 11 likes to unlock DMs. Would be great if you could help. Thank you!

Hi,

Need 11 likes to start DM.

Thanks😇

How up to date are the firm’s job search portals? Like do they usually have stale job listings?

When do we get the variable pay?

Interested in pivoting to Venture Capital from Fintech Sales. Anyone willing to offer advice and insight?

Can anyone from PMG let me know what the culture is like at that agency and if they recommend someone going there as a manager (Analytics)? Have an offer but as usual the internet reviews are stuff of nightmares but that’s typical of agencies

I totally understand the hustle of emailing people you don’t know to create opportunities. I just don’t understand why obscure vendors email creatives rather than production 🤦🏻‍♂️

Where do you go to view award winning creative work? Looking for inspo but not finding much on just award sites, any other resources out there?

It’s so nice that every agency laying off people, have those left standing (and other agencies) trying to hustle jobs for their unemployed friends, but there are also a ton of people who were unemployed prior to Covid...so no severance, job hunting lot longer, and not earning income for longer time...hurting even MORE due to quarantine.

Any guidance about taking a job at a social agency? Is it as bad as everyone says it is?

Favorite spots in the past 5 years?

What's Your Take?:

Asking creatives to work on a project with lots of award potential but minimal budget/billable time allocations. So the majority of the work would be done on personal time.

Just got laid off do I need cobra? I plan to hopefully have a job soon

@Long-time creative freelancers, please enlighten the masses about why you might make a better staff hire than say, someone with nearly all staff role experience. Help clear up this weird prejudice.

Has this happened to anyone else recently?

Recruiter on LinkedIn: Hey we saw your work and were impressed with your ____ project. we’d love to setup some time to chat.

Me: ok great. Here’s when I’m free_______

Recruiter on LinkedIn: Sorry have to cancel the meeting, doesn’t seem like your experience matches the job we are currently offering.

This has happened 4 times in the past few months. Like you reached out to me??

Dogs in offices are cool, but who's offering some comfy siesta benefits? 😴💤

You found your perfect creative partner. How fo you successfully get hired together?

Has anyone been able to negotiate anything extra or terms when being laid off?

My browser history is failing me and hope y’all can help! I recently stumbled upon a website where some ad folks had compiled a bunch of idea/conceptual thinking approaches and if you clicked through there were past spots that had utilized that idea / way of thinking. I wanted to share it with a mentee and can’t track it down. It was a simple layout: grid of images w/headline naming the idea … Sound familiar?

Has anybody interviewed for a sales position at Vericast? I’m going to be asked to do a presentation, what is all of that about? Is this something I already have that I am presenting or a product on their company? Thank you in advance

God damn Carrie Fisher you guys

Let's get to it: how many different Pokémon do you have?

Looking at full-time and application asks for expected salary and then expected total compensation as a number. How should I figure out the second? Health insurance, bonuses, life insurance, equity, PTO? I studied art, not math.

So I'm in a weird space at the moment. I've been interviewing with a lot of agencies in the past couple of months, and I keep getting the same response of "I need more agency experience." How am I supposed to get that experience if one of the things holding me back is not having enough agency experience?