How do you stay focused on client work when your personal life is really busy? Right now I’m dealing with a baby who has just started walking, a home move, and a new niece on the way. There’s so much going on personally I need (and prefer) to focus on, my mental capacity for work work just isn’t there.

Newly freelance and struggling to set a rate. GCD, 20 years of agency experience. Any insight ? Thanks

I haven't been paid for an invoice from December, what do I do? Do I change a late fee?

Starting IVF in a month - any guidance in prep for it, things that may help increase success for egg retrieval or anything like that? I started taking supplements advised by my doctor, but curious to hear of anything else! Thank you SO much!

Who’s getting a bivalent?

Who is the one that "Got Away". I feel like they show his mom in every episode saying "Don't let her go" and "bring her home".

I had the first round with a consulting firm and it takes them more than a month to arrange the final round and the recruiter is not being responsive. Is that normal?

Hi All,

Currently I'm serving Notice period
LWD: 13 December
Yoe : 2 years
Skill set: Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, Mybatis, PostgreSQL, Rest APIs, keycloak, spring cloud gateway
Would any one please refer me if any suitable opportunity is available.

Kab tak aayega yaar yeh appraisal

what is the fixed CTC for SA2 in Kolkata AC for Chartered accountant?

Is anyone happy being on their current engagement?

Hello Folks,
Can you pls advise on which company to go for.
R-Systems : They are providing WFH + clarity on the project and team for which I’ll be working upon.
CTS : No clarity as of now, only thing I am aware is that I’m a part of full stack community.
HCL : Some clarity on the project but less package than other two.
R-Systems and CTS are giving same CTC.
YOE ~8
Skill set : . Net full stack + Angular + Azure

Thanks

TCS or Persistent systems?
Yoe : 10
TCS : 23 LPA , Persistent: 28 LPA Tata Consultancy Persistent Systems Limited

Rough TC benchmark for mid level corp dev (mix of m&a and strategy) role at a midsize private co in Toronto?
Lots of data on US corp dev TC, but not much for Toronto

Hi, I am interviewing for a senior sap consultant role (MM / Procurement) at ACN and two firms of the Big4. What kind of technical questions should I expect? Thanks for your efforts!

If a hiring manager wants to talk to you again that’s a good sign right? I’m just bracing myself for this offer😅

Typical salary band for Consultant level for Risk & Advisory in HCOL? Got an offer for 90k + 10k signing so trying to see if this is high or just standard. 2 YOE, they mentioned promotion to SC in 6-8 months.

What’s the work culture like in EY Risk in the Sydney office? How is work life balance and what industries do you serve?

Any thoughts on Laundry Service?

Anyone have any advice/best practices on the best way to collect feedback in a workshop?

I work for a small agency and manage our internal marketing acct. We had very few processes in place when I started. I’ve since created, implemented, and trained our dept. on project mgmt for clients and am trying to convince the owner to apply those principles to our internal jobs. They are resistant because they just want the work to be done and don’t “want to keep spending money on internal jobs”. I’m confused because we’re doing the work either way and “spending” in labor/resources.

When is it appropriate to ask / explore working on a different account? Or, alternatively, how long do you stay on a account before you start itching for a change? I’m happy with my agency but it’s been a long two years on my current client and wondering if I am just in need of something new. I’d also like to ensure I don’t get too deep on any one industry.

Any account managers in here for chemical sales? Want to learn more about it...

What's one of the most important investments you've made in your career? Learning new skills? Changing companies? Getting an advanced degree? Things outside of work?

What vendor do you use for cold direct mail lists?

Hi everyone,

I'm going for a role for Account Director and have gone through the interviews with the head of accounts, BD as well as the ECD's. I received the following email at the end of the day:

"You are one of two candidates in the final round.

One thing we haven’t spoken about are your salary expectations. Could you have a think and let me know early next week as well as your employment status (residency permit)."

What would be the best way to answer this response? Appreciate the help

I got a promotion a year and 3 months ago, and got a pay raise 5 months ago. Could I still ask for a promotion to SAE if I have been supporting a team more as one? Promotions are hard to stab with.

What is the average salary for an Account Manager position? For context, the agency is 100% remote and doesn’t base salary based on the employee’s location. Was originally told $80k but was then informed the recruiter made a mistake and that it will likely be mid-70s at the highest.

How much are my fellow VP Account Directors out there making? Just trying to gauge if I am being paid fairly. Don’t forget to state market and YOE. I am making $135k, 10 years of experience and in Chicago.

Account executive here, who has about 5 years of agency experience. Who else is completely over working in advertising and what steps are you taking/planning to make a career move?

Not looking to make a move anytime soon due to covid but am curious to what everyone else is thinking.

It’s review season at my agency. I’m struggling with what goals to put down or things I want to learn. Not because I think I’m perfect (ha) but because our job description gets so amorphous as we elevate. I’ve been an Account Director for about 3 years. What are goals that y’all have set or things you’ve looked to learn as you’ve gotten more senior?

What are some brands with an in-house agency? Looking to make a move to client side.

Any fishies in MPLS and willing to share AE salary expectations?

What are some good practices during the sales phase of a potential project to execute before the contract is signed? Seems obvious but would love some ideas on standard operating procedures that help with seamlessly handing over a signed contract to the account team. For example, speaking to the potential client explicitly about their role in staying on schedule, reviewing scope creep consequences, etc.

Anyone else finding it very difficult to get any enjoyment out of account management these days? Any coping tips? I feel like being an account person is especially difficult in the COVID era since so much of what we do is manage communications, ensure the team is set up well etc. None of this feels particularly fun alone staring into the void of Zoom all day ... but the same pressure is still there. I feel like I spend every week counting down to the weekend which kinda sucks.