I've been in Comms for 30 years. Last year, I interviewed for 15 jobs. Every one of them asked for an unpaid work assignment to demonstrate my writing skills. I refused. Before last year, I was never asked to do unpaid writing assignments as part of a job interview. What's with this? Is anyone else experiencing this?

Does PwC provides joining bonus

Is it really that difficult to get hired for a federal job? I was interviewed for a GS12 job but never heard back, they still didn’t hire anyone and I didn’t get a rejection. I applied for another GS07 job, was accepted, I took it, but I believe I can do better. I have a master’s and have extra graduate research experience. I am still applying to new jobs but I was told it is impossible to move up the grade level now. Everyone is telling me to stick with the government. What are your thoughts?

Anyone here counsel for a parent company with a lot of subsidiaries but the parent company’s legal department is really really small? I’m wondering if a small legal department for a large company is more of a pro or con? On one hand I suspect it’s less organized, on the other it might be a great leadership opportunity. Any insight? Thanks!

One of the team member has applied leaves for continuous 3 days this month. Later she applied for a 15 days leave saying a medical emergency. Both the leaves were rejected from her manager saying connect with HR. though she is on leave without PM leave approval and this is not even prior notice to the team.
Now'what and all would be the consequences she might face. Is there any chance of these things are being escalated? Please advise!

Hi, what salary can I expect for 2 year full stack developer experience at a product firm. It would be great if someone can give an insight.

What is the salary of a associate product manager at Gartner India

How to look about for opportunities for Acca candidate who has 3y experience in external audit ? Looking for suggestions ! Thanks

Attorney 🐠 - my female SO is moving over to big law in the coming weeks. Need ideas on gifts. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance!!

Cheapest way to get from Grand Central to LGA Airport that's not the subway? Are there shuttles? Thank you!

Can someone recommend a good photographer for headshots? I’ve tried two so far with mixed results. Don’t really like the final product and most are not great for a professional setting.

Traveling to Italy for 1 week. Is it better to get the int'l data plan or get a SIM card when I get there?

Hey guys,

Does anyone currently live in an all electric Aparment? If so, do you feel like it’s expensive or cost effective?
I’m moving in to a 2 bedroom apartment with my wife and the tenant is responsible for electricity. The heating and the stove are both electric so wanted to get an idea on how the electric bill is month to month.

All, planning to head to France for the race in June. Any tips?

Which recruiters do you all find have the best connections to in-house job opportunities? I am DONE with agency life. TIA!

Has anyone ever worked with a recruiter/headhunter? Are there any pr/mar comms focused firms you'd recommend?

About to start a new role as an Associate Director for a PR agency. How do I prepare for this job ahead of time? Any tips and tricks welcome.

I'm looking to return to the U.S. after over a decade living and working in SSA (Marcom for ecommerce startups and tech enabled nonprofits). I've been job hunting as I plan my move in the fall but haven't gotten any serious bites. Does anyone have any pointers to ease the process of transcontinental job hunting?

See the George Floyd trial verdict will be announced in the next hour.

How are you counseling clients around this? Or, are you not counseling clients on this?

Curious to hear from the bowl.

what is working at a crisis management firm like? broad question, i know, but i don’t know much about the field! (i currently work at an ad agency, but i’m considering a career pivot.)

Weber folks! At what point do you become eligible for a yearly bonus and how is your bonus determined? Any tie to billable hours?

Thinking about transitioning from advertising (10 years as a copywriter) into public relations. Has anyone in this bowl done that? What types of roles should I be looking for?

Anyone know of any open positions in D/FW? 8 YOE on the agency side, masters degree in public administration. Looking to go client side to do Corp comms/public affairs. Any leads welcome!

Best PR firms for digital agency?

Candid thoughts on the Ogilvy LA office?

Hello all, for those working in an agency. I wanted to see what your typical client workload is? I’ve been in my role for about a year but the workload has changed dramatically without hiring help.

Can you please share:
- the number of accounts you manage
- how many support staff you have on those accounts
- how many active pitches you send per month for those clients on average

Thanks all!

What’s the word on the street about work life balance at Edelman? Are the hours insane?

I’ve been at Golin for a while and interested in what the outside opinion is of our agency. What are people saying about us?

Thoughts on MMC as an agency?

15 YOE, recently started my first tech PR job at a large, stable company & have been asked to get ~20 SMEs in front of media. Subject matter is not sexy. I lead PR for all of U.S. & have no other PR colleagues. My agency’s budget is 100k/year & they’re spread too thin to hit their KPIs. I feel set up to fail & feel we should be focusing on a handful of SMEs and only our sexiest topics. Any advice on mitigating unrealistic expectations for coverage? Anyone handled similar problems in the past?