Does anyone know if all recruitment is on hold at omnicom media agencies? I was in the middle of an interview process and now I’m being ghosted…

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Someone may be able to answer but I just wanted to call out that a lot of HR & recruiters were part of the layoffs so that may be why you’re not hearing back. A lot of HR who are still with the agency are trying to process all of the changes with benefits, etc and communicate them out. Unfortunately I don’t know the exact answer to your question (hopefully someone else can) but it may just have slipped through the cracks momentarily. Good luck!

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All recruiters at my former-IPG agency were laid off last week. Might not be ghosting, they're just gone.

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Legacy IPG and was told all hiring on hold until at least new year plus a ton of HR was let go per previous posts.

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Tbh it’s just as well they’re ghosting you. It’s bleak over here

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I’m in the same situation - you’re not alone!

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I would genuinely apply to Chick-fil-A before I would apply to work at an Omnicom agency.

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That’s across the board no matter the agency

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Thank you!

Know what you’re getting into: https://archive.ph/2025.12.05-015131/https://www.adweek.com/agencies/exclusive-how-omnicom-stole-christmas-week-and-nixed-other-perks-from-ipgs-benefits-package/

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We all deal with it. Even creatives with awesome/ pretty memorable work have a hard time getting responses.

I’ve met people with Grand Prixes and ads I recognized from years ago who have issues with recruiters getting back.

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What about legacy omnicom agencies?

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