How long did it take you to get into a senior position (e.g., senior strategist, senior art director, etc.)? Please include all years of experience including internships.

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5 years - 3.5 of those in full-time agency roles, rest was internship & working in-house while in college

5 years (2 years at associate/entry level, 3 at mid level)

Over 6 years, it came after 4 years in house, 2 agency, 3 months internship

4 years. I did have some prior in-house experience before I went into agency.

4.5 years. No internships. All full time roles at three agencies.

About 6 (previous jobs for about 4 years that were semi-relevant though different industries)

4 years, 2 as an intern, 1 as a junior, 1 at mid-level.

3 years (1.5 yrs at assoc planner, 1.5 yrs at planner) at multinational agency to sr planner; came directly from grad school (back to back bachelors, then masters). 3 summer internships during college, 1 internship at multinational consultancy in grad school (am a strategist, but this is not my seniority title)

5 years. 1 as an intern and, 1 as a junior, 1 year detour into an in-house role, 2 as a mid.

4.5 years - First 2.5 years in journalism (non-agency) > next two years in strategist role at a independent creative agency > recruited to an IPG creative agency for a Senior Strat role

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