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Thought I'd share another leadership opportunity, this time for industry leaders in the Tech & Digital sector. Would love to connect with anyone who is a senior leader (MD / SVP) with deep experience in this sector alongside leadership experience in a TA / Growth or Client Relationship environment. Amazing opportunity to further establish and grow our presence with global leaders in Tech.
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Hello people, how common is a Amazon to PWC move ?
I’m interviewing for a Senior Associate role and TC seems to be more competitive than role in L5.
TC $114k- Base AMZ- $73k +$38kstocks ( vesting 17k$ due next year)
TC $135k Base PWC -$81$ + Bonuses ( 50k$)
Looking for managerial skills which the PWC role avails, and L6 promo doesn’t seem to be happening soon in current role. I’m also mentally stretched. I hear WLB in PWC is just as busy but can anyone confirm if this move makes any sense. Google Amazon
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Journalism has changed a lot. Many broadcasters start in their own homes doing podcasts these days. Newsroom jobs are highly competitive and have experienced tons of layoffs. Could you start your own project on the side to see if it’s something you want to pursue?
Marketing jobs can vary widely, you may want to research on YouTube and getting an idea for the type of role you’re seeking. Then, it will be a matter of knocking on doors and reaching to connections to see if someone will give you a chance.
This. So much of journalism today is alternative media—podcasts, emailed newsletters, Substack sites with both free & paid content, YouTube—you can start a journalism side hustle, market yourself, and build credibility toward a job in those industries (if you decide that’s the way you want to go. You may find you love being your own boss.)
When you say “journalism” might that include corporate newsletters etc, or are you thinking traditional journalism? Do you have an interest or hobby you could build content around? Do you want to write text or appear on camera?
The traditional media market has shrunk terribly (how many towns don’t even have a local newspaper any more?) But the possibilities for people producing alternative media have never been greater.
The easiest thing is always to make a pivot where you’re at. Take your retail experience and leverage it get a foot in the door for something in marketing. Can you run promotions for your store if it’s a local owned an operated thing. If it’s a chain, will your boss support you applying for an internal marketing role at corporate? If so, start networking with those guys so the next time one opens up they are ready for you to apply. Ask them to coach and mentor you. There’s a woman at my job in sales who got permission to spend some time every week working with the product team, like an internal internship.
Take over a newsletter (or start one up) to getting that internal marketing/journalism experience on your resume then pivot that to a new job elsewhere for example.
If you can’t do something with your current company, then I’d look for a job in the retail industry that you’d be interesting. Your strong selling point would be your familiarity with the industry. That could give you a leg up over other people applying.
I feel like I could have written this! I've been in retail and customer service/sales roles my entire adult life (currently an insurance broker, as you can see) and it's so draining. I wanted to be a writer, considered journalism but prefer fiction, and studied English and creative writing before switching to a screenwriting degree. The other jobs were supposed to be just to keep a roof over my head until I could figure things out.
Journalist have YouTube channels! Start covering topics & do the research. Find your voice a channel & a newsletter. Journalism has many lanes now. Not wanting to move to a big city? Are you gonna pick up topics in your area?
You might want to start doing side hustles in those fields, or small unpaid jobs just to get experience and put them on your resume. Even experienced journalists are just writing stuff on substack and making their own podcasts these days. As for marketing, if you can find clients maybe that are just starting out, maybe you can help each other, if nothing, just to get Google reviews or start building your portfolio.