I have my first phone interview for a copywriter position for an in-house telecommunications brand tomorrow (!) I’m making the jump from account to creative. Advice on what questions to ask the CD?

Hello! I currently work in Software Asset Management with almost one year of experience. Is there anyone who has recommendations on what companies to apply for? Companies hiring for this role?

Thanks,

Blair

Yo, can y’all please stop applying to all Sr Product Manager or Sr Program Manager roles at Amazon? I am not getting any calls.
Time for team to take one for me.

Hello Everyone.

Tata Motors is hiring for various roles in Design, Program Management, Quality, Operation, Sourcing functions.

Feel free to connect if anyone is interested.@TataMotors

Question.
If I sourced a creative team, sold the hiring managers on taking a chance on them and they get hired and that team ends up creating huge award-winning work, do I get to use that as a cont..

Just wanted to know the current CTC offered to associate role for a fresher..

fixed+variable

any idea?

Soon transferring from an advisory role (financing, FDD, consultancy, modeling etc) at a small boutique firm to a TAS role at BDO. Main clients are lower MM and MM PE as well as listed corporates.
Anyone with insight who could advice how to play my cards to end up in either PE or CorpDev?

Does anyone have experience with Bain’s Innovation & Design track? Interviewing now and trying to learn more :)

Hello! Looking for a consulting or HR role, 3 yrs accounting experience in tax and fund accounting and an aPHR certification in the Baltimore area

If anyone needs a referral to KPMG, please DM me!

My current title is Buyer. I handle the purchasing of the larger categories of direct materials and train any new Buyers. I also manage outsourcing and quoting of raw materials for new business, among other things.

I am looking at taking over capacity planning for manufacturing, while keeping my previous responsibility.

What could I suggest for a new title/promotion? There isn't an existing position that I would be filling, and I want to show career growth on my resume.

Y’all I want to thank you for the tax discussion/questions we have in this bowl. I've been applying it to my job and it's helping. 😄 Of course, everything should be taken with a grain of salt.

Hello Fishes,
What salary should I expect from Deloitte India for SAP MDG tech. I am having total 2 year of experience. They are offering me consultant role.
Please provide answers in figure if possible.
Looking forward for your responses.
Thanks in advance!

Hello all, I have a third round interview for IT Strategy that includes a presentation. Can anyone elaborate on expectations?
Have a client deadline coming up and want to make sure I have enough time to prep. Thanks

Anyone working with Agoda as an Analyst?
I have my interview scheduled in the coming week.
It would be great if anyone can help me with their experience.
Thanks

Does anyone have an idea on what salary should be expected when applying to a major biotech company (GSK, Novartis, J&J, AbbVie etc...) as an entry level (3 years experience) Pharmacology & Toxicology master degree with an emphasis in Drug Discovery and Development with technical expertise in electrophysiology/neuroscience domain (several published papers on sodium channels) ?

Hi there. I am an Operating Room Nurse thinking about pursuing my Masters in Healthcare Informatics. Is there a position for this career path that I can take while completing my graduate studies?

For those who already had their Wharton interview, what questions were asked in the 10-min one-on-one?

Is it okay to name clients you have worked on on your resume?

Shower thought:
Why did Toronto (or Canada?) change the exit signs from the classic red EXIT sign to the green running man? Wouldn’t it confuse more people especially elders in finding the exit?

Also isn’t it a waste of money for businesses to replace perfectly functional exit signs when renovating?

What is the variable/bonus component percentage in Fidelity?

Hello all,

Recently I got a offer letter from TCS, my concer is on creating UAN number.

When I was pursuing my BTech at that time itself I have done some job as part time in a power plant so they have created an uan number for me. I have worked there for 2years approx after that I left. and also I withdraw all the amount from uan number.

So now my question if I don't want to give my uan number in tcs because if they see the details they are going to questioning on me..

Can they create a me

Can anyone recommend any good recruiters that focus on the MENA region?

Hi guys any one dealt with DeVere for managing his investment portfolio, how was your experience?

Is it worth the rent to stay in west village socially? Or just stay in exchange place in jersey and commute to midtown?

Trying to break into pharmaceutical or biotech companies. I have 6 plus years of clinical research experience in trial management. I am looking for a remote position preferably! Any referrals would be appreciated it.

Thanks for this bowl, Bowl Leader! Anyone hear any news within Accenture?

Joining date for EY India needs to be changed. On Notice now but Present organization is not accepting 60 days and need to serve 90 days. Contacted EY India HR via mail but no response yet. Can anyone tell me the process to get the revised offer letter with new joining dates.

Any insight in salary range for 5th years at Akerman?

If you had to choose between Microsoft and Facebook (in the Bay Area), which would you work for? Dreaming for the future...

On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being the most, how pissed would you be if you were a supervisor and you had a new direct report on your team with a higher salary than you? The years of experience are the same, but you have 3 designations (they have 0), you have 3 licenses (they have just 2), they have little to no experience with technical complex claims (you have hundreds), and you have 3 years in management (they have 0).

Bonus structures for your firms and numbers?

Any work or use to work at Chartwells K12

How my will i get in hand salary for 10lpa monthly in tcs?

Hi Fishes,
I am working as an Senior Systems Engineer in Infosys at 3.9 LPA. I have around 2 years of experience. My Skill set is Informatica Power Centre, Teradata, SQL, Python, Tableau, Autosys (batch scheduler) and advanced excel. I am looking for a switch, how much compensation/ salary would be fair to ask on the basis of my experience and skill set?

What is difference between roles- consultant and senior associate offered by Cognizant?

I’m overdue for a raise. On average, what percentage increase should I ask for?

Anyone else despise writing titles for scripts? Or is this just my own weird writer quirk?

Been thinking about going freelance. What are your best tips for making the jump and finding work? Should I just connect with a recruiter and gobble up contract gigs? Not sure how it all works.

How old were you when you started as a junior copywriter?

Pivoting from copywriting to _____? Interested to hear from copywriters who are either considering or have already transitioned into a totally different or somewhat similar creative role.

Is it a red flag to interview with a potential new agency that I'd have to move to a different state for and they never give you a chance to ask any questions or fly you out to meet in person?

Please help! I'm looking for writing terminology. At our agency, we are getting more into creative writing vs ... executional writing? Please help me find the right term. Creative means developing the big idea (concepting), writing scripts and headlines with flair, etc.) for an awareness "hook" and then the other camp, which includes brochures, one pagers, banner ads, sales sheets.

What should we call the other type of writing? (Cont in comments)

Fellow CWs how do you pick up freelance gigs?

Would any of you goofballs want to join an informal drinking group for copywriters who write non-advertising stuff like fiction, non-fiction, comedy, plays, poetry or whatever?

What about using 3 one-word sentences as a slogan? I feel like it’s super played out, but I get suggestions for it all the time. Can’t we do better than mashing together words from the crestive brief?

If you are approached for copy position with a company called LadyBoss... RUN! I don’t know racket they’re running but they set up a video conf with a bunch of copywriters interviewing simultaneously.

LA! Hiring mid-level CWs and ADs! Must have video prod. exp. and be very conceptual.

Solos and teams apply!

LINKEDIN ME (I’m bad at fishbowl)
Samantha Schneiderman (director of creative services)

So, you’ve reached the stage of your career where you care more about cashing a fat paycheck than making “creative ads”. You’d rather have the resources and free time to fulfill your creative itch outside of work than try to sell the next big idea to an 28 year old marketing manager with an annual budget of 150k. How do you make the absolute most money as a copywriter while still working a 9-5? Asking for... a... friend?

Are puns always bad? I like them as cheat codes for making boring things slightly more entertaining. I don’t want to spend hours thinking for a line for a social post we are just doing to fill up a content calendar

I think it’s so crazy that once you sign-full time as a CW, you can’t freelance as well. Feels like there’s so many opportunities out there for freelance roles but the full-time gig steals us from them ☹️

Working with a Junior AD who’s too opinionated & doesn’t respond to my feedback well. He’ll just show ideas that I’ve already debunked/scripts that aren’t very good, which makes me look bad. Advice?

Do you find that you speak figuratively or in analogies more than non-copywriters?