Everyone keeps saying tech is the future, get out of advertising. As a PM, any advice on how to even begin jumping ship?

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PM’s roles regardless of what industry, is to make sure things don’t go south/fix anything that goes south. As well as managing processes and people while knowing you’re not their boss. Couple that with proper organization and being resourceful, you can pretty much be a PM anywhere. But that isn’t fact, just opinion

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Not sure what types of projects you currently manage but try to get assigned to digital and/or ecommerce projects. Many agencies are taking on these types of projects. You can see if you like the work and that experience will help you get into a more tech role.

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Has anyone found value in any certifications? Particularly Agile and Scrum?

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Can anyone explain why eth is going down? Any chance of recovery?

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My company just paid my therapist $100 for the therapist to tell me im not dumb. I only started therapy because I felt really dumb and wanted to fix it. So essentially, I just needed external validation. Next time, just hand the money directly to me gdi 🤡

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Anyone have success cold applying for VC roles and not in MBB? Just submitted an app last week and they should be reaching out this week, but I’m not sure how long to wait before giving up…

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Anyone working at Salesforce Industries (vLocity), please comment here. Have few queries. Salesforce India.

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Singapore just announced a new tech visa that requires a minimum monthly salary of USD $21k+.

Who really makes that high of a base salary? Who are they trying to attract?

Even principal engineers in US make $200k to $220k annual base and rest in equity.

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One of my colleagues is set on making sure all of her students are "silent". She can't stand any noise and thinks that silence means well-behaved students who are learning. I don't agree and think that it's natural and that our demographic of students learn best that way. What should I say?

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Does anyone here have any experience with Novavax, either as an external consultant or an insider? Thanks!

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Hey Fishes,
What’s the default hike % and bonus we get in HSBC if we join in September for GCB Band 5 role?

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Hi all!
I applied for an incident response position at CSI web and was wondering if someone could help me with referring or interview tips ☺️ I already spoke with an HR specialist who is now sending my resume to the hiring manager! Or any referrals for any incident response positions for that matter as I am looking to grow with another company!

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On the Microsoft Teams splash image, the third dot of the ellipsis is too far. It bugs me every time I see it

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Can someone please tell me a little about the solution architect role at Salesforce? I have 4 YOE in implementation (functional and mainly service cloud) and am well versed with point and click OOTB vs custom based solution. I am interested in the SA role and wanted to know about other roles that would be a good fit as well.

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What is the average salary for insurance verification associates. My position has me performing their updates but I don’t know that I’m being compensated properly for the help I provide. Thanks anyone!

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Rip anyone with a variable rate mortgage

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Hey all, anyone here works in marketing at L'Oreal, Estee Lauder, Coty, Shiseido? I'm interested in learning more about marketing careers in the beauty industry. Estee Lauder Companies Coty Shiseido @L’Oreal

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I have an offer to a commercial real estate company in hand. My current brokerage (residential focus) wants me to pay $3000 penalty since I’m breaking the contract and leaving. I’m financially struggling and 3k is a big number to pay now. The new job will be paying me $2000/month up until the first year only. Is it wise to pay or stick around in residential sales just to avoid that penalty?

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I am moving to Bangalore in a month. My office is in Bellandur. Looking to rent a 2 BHK in a gated society. Budget is between 30-40k per month. What societies should I look at?

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Can the company apply for a green card without you having an h1b? What does pwc do in cases where you don't get an h1b? (fired or transferred?)

How much are you all paying for yard work and house help in the bay area? New to the city. New house. And no time to take care of these. But also worried about spending too much

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Anyone else find it weird that at my new gig the PM’s are tasked with designing decks?

What did your agency’s processes look like before covid? What part of the process did you find to be absolute gold, the game changer, the thing that made it work and work so well?
And what part of the process was it that failed the most and why? How you navigate around the pitfalls of the process?
And how have your processes changed (for the better or worse) during Covid?

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Best PM tools? Need gantt avail, reporting, resource mgmt planned v actuals, messaging, document management, calendars (w non working days capability), & program views. Anyone using something good?

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We’re a new agency 2yrs old and growing. Looking for recommendations for an efficient workflow, project management and creative review software. We have asana but are looking at Monday and Wrike.

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*Sigh*. Another day, another account person who thinks that retained projects = free projects for the client (and that fee estimates don’t need to be approved/tracked internally). 🤯

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Hi All, I recently was offered a position as project management apprentice at Accenture and was wondering if anyone has any insight into what the position entails and if I will have a personal life?

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Hello, I am early in my career but looking to transition to tech (project or product management). Any suggestions on roles or paths to take to gain an entry level position in these fields? Thanks!

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What would you do about a client that never follows timelines even when it's an urgent project?

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Does having an advanced degree make a difference in hiring and compensation as a PM or is it more about background and experience?

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How often do you all have to explain what you do to your team / colleagues ?

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The question seems obvious, how do you not show your team that you're pushy/desperate but also show them they need to get the work done? Trying to influence who is quite high up in terms of seniority.

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Triple Constraint - Scope, Schedule or Budget. Which one is your nemesis / friend?

Anyone have insight to working at Digitas or Epsilon as a PM? Please comment or message

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Is there some magical place to find senior jobs in our area that I am just missing? They're not online, recruiters don't have them...

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Tips on note taking? Having a hard time turning around notes quickly after meetings

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could someone explain what it means to be a project manager who works on 360 campaigns? Like what would the role of a PM be in that sense and what would a day to day usually like like?

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October Job Thread!

Drop any PM openings or opportunities that you know of in the comments below!

Help another user 🤝

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What's the PM freelance market looking like. Particularly in large cities like LA or NY? Ideally SPM and above.

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