If you‘re starting out as a fresh copywriter in a top-tier agency, how do you make yourself valuable to the team?

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jump in where needed.
don’t be a jerk.
get better everyday.

opportunities will come.

repeat. repeat. repeat.

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Writers gotta write. Always have ideas, even if they’re bad. Always listen to feedback, even if it’s bad. Always show up. Always try hard.

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Provide lots of options. Think ahead. Never complain. Ask gently for opportunities and when they’re given, make sure you’re prepared. Have a positive attitude and don’t be precious if your ideas are killed...

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Don't be a jerk and work your butt off.

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Never try to "be valuable to the team", aim to do things which are valued, and you will be valuable.

Change the question, change the answer.

You're a copywriter, you'd get that. :)

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Be the ball. Then be the hoop. Then be a low level employee for a really long time, because capitalism. Then, if white and male, be in charge of interns for a really long time. Then get disgruntled because ageism at 39 and go client side and work 39 hours a week. Or something.

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To my other Florida resident fishes, be careful! We are all in this together. If anyone needs assistance after the storm, please feel free to reach out.

This sounds silly considering this will be the last place you're going to look, but just know, we are here.

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Has anyone worked as a medical assistant for a temp agency? If so how was it? Likes? Dislikes?

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Hi All,
I am currently on my notice period and searching for a bettee oportunity, it would be really helpful if you can take out your precious 5 minutes and refer me to some positions if available, thanks in advance!
YOE : 2 YEARS
SKILLS: Data Warehousing, ETL ,GCP, Python, spark(basic), SQL, airflow, cloud function, dataflow, BigQuery

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Hello fishes and sharks,
Having EY offer Role Associate consultant - 8 LPA for YOE - 3.4
Regarding ctc they have low balled me having DXC Technology offer with 10 LPA.
How much can i ask to EY for revised CTC. Will they able to match or they can provide more?
Please provide your suggestions.

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Is it better to Join KGS ( PERMANENT WFH) VS EY GDS. package is same.

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Which is your favorite office in London and why ?

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Does anyone know good weekend volunteer opportunities in Manhattan? I’ve checked NYCares and the weekend opportunities are in the Bronx and the Manhattan ones are during work hours

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What happens if you were referred to a role at McKinsey but your application was still turned down?
Talked to multiple McKinsey people and got their advice on how to successfully set myself up during the application process. Not sure where I went wrong or if it’s off experienced hiring cycle / recession related. Any advice on what to do next? When is the best time to reapply

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What are the bands at sigma healthcare

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Those who have undergone layoffs... Our fallen sisters and brothers... What are the plans now? Would be especially interested in hearing from those not planning to go to another consulting firm.

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Has anyone noticed recruiters targeting associates at firms that haven’t matched even harder lately? My firm hasn’t matched (V30) and I’ve gotten two emails that are basically titled “Aren’t you mad you’re underpaid??” Shhhh don’t remind us :(

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Hi everyone, I will be highly obliged if someone can share the interview questions for data scientist/decision consultant role in fractal

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As a data scientist with 1 year of experience and appraisal being around the corner. What is the hike I should be expecting and negotiating for?

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Hello fishes,

we have opening for Sr.Data Engineer Role in Citi bank.
its AVP role and work location is pune. Hybrid
you can expect very good hike.
ping me in dm for reference 🙂

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How do you like to get feedback from your cd? Is it helpful if they riff off a couple headlines as examples or would you rather just hear the feedback on yours?

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Which in-house spots are good/fulfilling for a copywriter? Haven't seen much work recently, so where are people happy day to day?

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Embarrassing typos by Trader Joe’s

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Looked into some of these transcribe/writer, sites/services. All I can think of is the movie HER.

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Saw back to back quality headlines on billboards today.

Bitcoin: Get Bit or die trying.
Dixie Vodka: Put some South in your mouth.

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I'm new, is this the Campaign Process?


1) Big Idea

2) Rationale

3) Execution Ideas : 3 Directions

4) Activation Ideas

5) Sampling

6) Conclusion

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I took a senior copywriter role too fast and my portfolio isn't as good as the other seniors :/

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Least favorite words clients won’t ever let go of....

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I’m in a copywriter partnership and I’m not convinced my writing ability is good enough to strike out on my own. Is there any resource to have sample manifestos and headlines evaluated?

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‘‘Tis the season for “‘Tis the season...” headlines. (I’ve seen 2 so far this week.)

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As a copywriter I often feel guilty because my designers seem to work so many more hours than I do. I don’t know how much is that I’m fast, or design is just more time consuming. Other writers feel this way? Should I just accept it, or is there something more I should be doing?

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if you had the option to accept a senior copywriter role at a trendy retail company (so a promotion), or a copywriter role at a popular tech company (with no prior experience in tech) which would you choose?

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What’s a good way to negotiate salary in a small city where there aren’t many copywriters and no entries on Glassdoor? Can I ask the recruiter, “What’s the budget for this?” Don’t want to lowball...

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2,000 animals can see you coming 🤔

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How many years did you stay at the junior level before moving up to copywriter?

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

Who are the funniest copywriters of all time?

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