Existential question: If nobody’s hiring, why do agencies need recruiters and what do they do all day?

Gmail’s suggested responses makes me a nicer person..

Best consulting firms without the massive ego?

EY recruiter reached out about a FDD position. Can any fish share some light on what salary range I can expect as a S2 at NYC?

Dear Fishes,

Could someone let me know which is better to join IBM or deloitte USI both are offering same package?
Experience: 3.10 years
Role: Automation testing with selenium and Java

Joining a small firm <5 people (Co-founder is MBB former partner / my mentor). Any 🐟 go down this path / have advice?

Bets on how much longer Gary Cohn will last in the White House... go!

What soccer venues in NYC (preferably Manhattan) organize private games? Also, would love to hear if anyone organized something similar for their company to play in soccer pick-up leagues, etc

I was just offered a part time position technical writing for a start up environmental company. It's my first job post undergrad, and I live in NC. They want to know my salary expectations. Any tips?

How do you deal with clients who act like they know more than you even though they don't?

Hey Fishes,

I am holding two offers one from LTI and another from JPMC. Which one should I go with, LTI is offering 5% more salary then JPMC... Confused which one will help me for future.

Can someone please confirm if the variable pay is always 25% of base pay in LTI? I have been told so by LTI HR during my salary discussion and have been offered accordingly (for P5 grade).

Hello all, for those working in an agency. I wanted to see what your typical client workload is? I’ve been in my role for about a year but the workload has changed dramatically without hiring help.

Can you please share:
- the number of accounts you manage
- how many support staff you have on those accounts
- how many active pitches you send per month for those clients on average

Thanks all!

Confession: sometimes, when the owner leaves the exam room, I vent to the pet about how annoying their owner is.

Can some of you experienced folk recommend some good books for rookies? What are your favorites for investment strategies, marketing, selling, etc.?

Which is a better specialization option within consulting? Commercial Operations (sales & marketing) vs. R&D Strategy in Biotech? Would the answer be different if it was focused within Pharma? No Ph.D.

I am a Angular Frontend developer with HTML, CSS, js, ts as my secondary languages. I also have some idea of Azure app services (and recently passed my AZ900 Exam last month).

Yoe: 4

I wish to upgrade my techstack but not sure what will help me to grow FINANCIALLY and have sustainable career in IT.
Can you guide me on what can I learn for the same.
1. React and react Native
2. Azure and complete any certification such as AZ 204
3. MEAN stack.

Whats Average hike in Synechron yearly ?

So much workload here.. working almost 12-16hrs a day.. planing to leave..

Today I was thinking about different sales experiences I’ve had–both as the buyer & the salesman. What was the best and/or worst sales experience you’ve ever had as a customer?

Hi Sharks,

Any Azure DevOps engineer in bowl?
Need urgent help.

Hi... I am T2 consulting manager based in London. Urgently need of a paid work. Can someone connect me to some recruiter/agencies for freelancing etc ?

Wanted to get y’all’s opinion. If you haven’t been paid by the time agreed upon in your contract what do you think is the appropriate follow up email cadence?

Is their an agency freelancer/ staffer blacklist?

Mainly production, but just curious if anyone is aware of such a thing. Thanks in advance

Does anyone know of a coworking spaces that focus on creatives and/or marketing companies? All the ones I know of like technexus, wework and 1871 in Chicago are tech company focused.

How has anybody had luck with getting freelance account gigs? Been silent in LA

I’ve been a freelance print production designer for many years, and usually on-site in the before times. Now I work remote, and am finding it uneasy dealing with billing. Before I always billed hourly, which made sense, but it’s becoming an issue now. Some companies don’t have a full days’ work, so it seems wrong to bill full days, and it allows me to juggle projects for different companies, but my billable hours are down. I know I should bill a daily rate, but not sure that will fly. Thoughts?

Is your hourly rate based on a 40 hour or 50 hour work week? I ‘d like to make my day rate at 40 hours, but wasn’t sure if that was standard. Thanks in advance for any guidance.

Not sure if anyone is gonna be down for this but i know of a writing gig with a rate of $60-$80/hr. It’s mainly website copy for a web3 company so it could be good to get that experience. DM if you’re interested.

Are y’all worried about the availability of work with the projected upcoming recession?

I’ve come to a point where I just started at the green dot on my laptop camera when talking. I want to do the Errol Morris interrotron to get some sort of connection. The lack of eye contact or staring off to the side from other participants makes me think they have high anxiety or on the spectrum like rain man.

When you’re asked about your rate, do you include weekend / holiday rates upfront? Or do you wait until it comes up after you’ve started? New to this, so please be kind.

Advice on US day and hourly rates for senior level brand + creative strategists?

Work will include positioning, messaging, content strategy & marketing concepts. Client is a small boutique agency (core team of 5) based out of Atlanta.

I’m Berlin-based and more familiar with rates in this market.

Digital EP in NYC - 12+ years experience at lots of big and notable agencies - I’m entertaining a freelance role now and leaving the full time world - Am I crazy for asking for a $150 an hour?

Recently got a contract job at Facebook NY. I’ve mostly only been a FTE for the entirety of my career, so a bit nervous as I want to eventually be offered FT but feeling a lot of pressure to perform for the next 5 months to prove my worth. At some point it will surely get exhausting. Any tips for how to deal with this? Also curious to know what a mid-level PM normally gets paid as a freelancer?

Question to freelancers: why?
What are the benefits and the odds of being a freelancer and how did you make that choice?

Have you ever regretted your choice?

I enjoy being asked for samples when I featured my website 3 times through email. In the body, my signature and my resume. I spend 100~/year on it. It has my entire portfolio... 😒😒😒

On the verge of turning an hourly client into a retainer. Any tips?

I've been meeting with recruiters from staffing agencies and the freelance rates I'm being told are super low. What rates hourly/daily are you getting for ACD/art in NYC??

How is the freelance world looking in Chi right now?