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Or big if you don't have Orkin as a client ;)
Happens to everyone, have a story "unfortunately our agency lost a bug account and downsizing occurred"
Happens, but you need to have a long track record at one agency getting promoted multiple times on your CV as well. Otherwise, it's like you wrote your resume on a red flag instead of paper.
@AS1, in fairness, I think CD1's comment might be far truer for creatives. Creative hiring and climbing the ranks is a whole other beast to the rest of us.
Guys, my resume the last 5 years is a disaster. 9 mos at one place (left for what I thought was ideal opp), the 1.5 years (fired), then 9 mos (fired) then 1.5 years (laid off).
But people look past all that because I rose to rock star level at another shop. I know it happens. Just saying that you need successes on your resume.
@creative director 1 I was at my last agency for 4 years but they lost so many large clients after I was hired they didn't promote any of us. I was in the process of leaving because I had no career path/growth.
I lost my job twice in 6 months, and I haven't had any issues positioning it. Happens to everyone. It helps when the first company had multiple rounds of layoffs that were well-known.
You're gonna get fired/lose your job/get laid off at least once. And if it's only once in your career, consider yourself lucky. Just remember that it happens to everyone and it has nothing to do with your talent - unless you seriously messed up and then, yeah, it's your fault.
Great save, @FCB 1
Re: CD1, no, you don't. Is that ideal? Sure, but multiple layoffs don't automatically equal a red flag so much as shit luck. I would pay more attention to resume gaps, what agencies the candidate was with, etc.
Depends. If you were at the jobs for a while, it's just the industry. If they were short stints, it raises an eyebrow.
My advice is to always explore options as they present themselves, and never burn bridges you hope to possibly cross later in life. Also, don't just interview and get an offer for leverage if you plan on staying at an agency - it always ends poorly.