I had an agency reach out to me about a Sr. position but I turned it down. While I think my book stands up to Senior books, I’ve only been at mid-level for a year. What is a healthy time cont’d...

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The biggest real difference between mid and senior is pay. You don’t really have a ton more responsibility and you’re not officially mentoring like an ACD or CD. If you can get a senior role there is no reason not to take it. Only watch out would be an agency offering a senior role preemptively to lure talent to an otherwise bad account.

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Gotcha, that is a good call out

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There’s very little difference. Pay, as the CW before me pointed out being one of the few. Their note about luring you in is fair, too.

I’m a little confused though - you turned it down solely because you didn’t feel you were qualified?

If the job was interesting and you wanted to move, don’t sell yourself short. Advertising will do that for you.

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I feel like my time at the agency I’m at now isn’t over yet. I think it might be too soon if a jump. I’m happy where I’m at.

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Take what you can and give nothing back

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To stay at mid-level before moving on to senior? Also, what is the biggest difference between mid-level and senior?

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