Does working on a Jr level for one year at a well-known WPP agency hold any weight while switching jobs even when you have just one or two decent book pieces to show?

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Yeah that’s not a great reason after your first year. It’s tough to make good work. Keep pushing, have some fun

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You’re at an agency that 1. Doesn’t make great work. 2. Isn’t in a good city. but you think because it’s owned by WPP you’ll get bonus points?
In 2018, There’s probably 2-3 respectable WPP agencies. Doesn’t sound like you’re at one of them.

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I left my first job after a year. But only
Leave to be considered midlevel somewhere else. Also, if you got 2 book pieces your first year, you’re in good shape. Your agency must not be as bad as you’re feeling

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No, no bonus points. But as far as finding a job goes, you should be ok. Just don’t expect relo

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Nah, it’s happening more and more, I feel like a lot of the people I work with now have boomeranged from agency to client and now back to agency. You just have to be sure that the client is a name - Netflix, google, Verizon etc

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Hold weight? You mean does the agency look good on the resume, yes. Switching jobs, do you mean you don’t want to be an AD anymore or are you taking a new AD gig at a new place?

If I were interviewing you, I'd ask why you want to switch after only a year.
You barely get a chance to figure out your agency, CDs, clients, in a year. Especially at your level.
So, why do you want to leave after a year?

I understand it's just been a year but i dont think the agency has good clients. Whatever work comes out is always watered down and average. I don't think agency setting is the best for me. I'd rather go client side.

Whoa. Client side already?! What’s the client?

What if I just don't like my current city and want to move to a city of my choice?

That’s much more reasonable

Answers to your questions:
1) Work is ordinary but the great ones never get produced because clients keep asking the same old stuff.
2) City is good just not my kind.
3) Yea my question was exactly that: Any bonus points for being in a WPP company? And my follow-up question would be which ones do you consider as respectable WPP companies?

If I switch to client side, is it tough to switch back to an agnecy?

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