Is AKQA SF closed today?

@Administrator please rename this bowl as BIG4 UK & US. So we have broader range of people join here.

I have an interview with EY for Associate Product Manager position in Consulting. Any tips would be helpful. It’s first round and hopefully more after. Thank you for your help and suggestions.

Anyone familiar with Ephesoft Transact that would let me pick their brain?

I’m trying to get my parents into adopting healthier eating habits but nothing is really sticking. Do you have any recommendations or like books I can give them to teach them what’s actually good to eat vs. falling for good marketing/ fads?

Hey everyone, I’m a recent grade (2yrs post undergrads. I have event managing, stage managing, and currently working as a daily operations manager for a small content creating agency. Additionally, I take on little projects to helps friends/family. I want to pivot into Project Management, but I’m not sure how to leverage the skills I have. Would any be interested in a informational interview or just general give some advice on someone trying to enter this job market with not touch experience.

After an 32 month journey of campus visits, networking events, information sessions, test prep, work negotiation, sponsorship trials, recommendation hunting, test taking, test retaking, admissions interviews, 6 school rejections, and 1 waitlist, I finally got the call two days ago that University of Michigan Stephen M. Ross School of Business Ann Arbor Campus accepted my application and offered me admission to the EMBA program. I am so happy with the acceptance and can’t hardly believe it. AMA!

I have notice period of 30 days but I can serve only for 28 days. Will I have to pay notice pay for 30 days or 2 days?

Anyone long on Etsy?

Interested in investing in real estate. How to even begin and what apps should I be using?

If you’re interested in BNY Mellon, send a DM with a specific role of interest

What’s your creative side-project?

Can anyone please suggest good source for learning/practicing data analysis using SQL and excel.

Looking to enter provider-side consulting. I used to work in financial services management consulting and went back to school for premed in preparation for medical school. Now I'm looking to get back into the market.

Any tips for employment in the current market?

Hello guys,
Can someone please help in getting refferal to any job opportunities in Mumbai, in operations/ Analyst profile.

I have an experience of around 1.5 years in financial service industry.

Which company pays better salary - EY GDS or EY India? Also, can someone give Pros and Cons of both?

👀 I prefer my churros without the chocolate dip

What’s your creative side-project?

Chat Bots and Artificial Intelligence. Ok, go!

I've seen quite a few people make jokes about being "aged out" of advertising. Could someone please explain what that looks like and when that typically happens? Forgive the dumb question, I'm a newbie to the industry so I'm a bit confused. Wouldn't agencies want people with more experience?

When choosing company health plan level options, (they pay mine not family’s) do you go for the gold (low deduct/co-pay) silver or bronze(high deduct/co-pay)?

What’s the best social media hack campaign ?

Full time creatives who freelance: how do you get these freelance opportunities?

Currently working full time and have no intention of going fully freelance any time soon, but would love to know the best places/sites to look for these freelance opportunities that allow you to do your full-time responsibilities on top of some freelance work.

Is it normal for every single call (client or internal) everyone dials in from their desks at an open format office? Everyone avoids takings calls together/conference rooms like the plague.

Had such a great interview with an agency this morning. Then I look at their Glassdoor and it's horrible reviews- like the opposite of what the recruiter and group account director told me.

What do I do? I have a really good gut feeling about this but now scared from Glassdoor. UGH finding a job is so hard.

Project Managers. Are any of your companies hiring a junior PM? I've been looking and not having a ton of luck.

What’s the WLB at Droga like?

Bookish fish! What’s the best book on leadership you’ve read? Particularly creative leadership.

Complete the sentence: When you work on pharma …

I just got into reading books, any suggestions to start with? Which could help to increase media/marketing knowledge.

Interviewing client side for the first time, what are some good questions to ask that one might not think about at an agency?

A recruiter from one of the Publicis houses reached out to me about an open position. I'm seeing positions I'd rather have in other Publicis houses. How can I leverage this contact to find the right recruiters for the job I want?

Any tricks for keeping up with social content trends? Anyone know of a site that tracks them?

Marcel here. So instead of talking behind my back, how about saying it to my face? Here I am, ready to answer questions, concerns, or just talk sports. So what would you like to know? 🤖

I’m looking for some new things to read or listen to — doesn’t need to be ad-related. Books, podcasts, whaddya got?
I’m not really into fiction, but open to anything. Last books I enjoyed were Junior and Moonwalking with Einstein, last podcast I binged was Startup (Gimlet).

I think I’m finally burnt out on agency life. What’s a logical next step? Freelance? In-house? A new career all together?

This is my first post on here as an ACD! Who else is rolling into 2022 with a promotion?