I’ve been working as a strategist at the same agency for 4 years and have hit a ceiling in terms of growth. I’m ready for a change, and have been interviewing for strategy jobs over the last year and haven’t had any luck. Any tips?

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Did any of them give you feedback?

Super general tips — For process, cover your bases and make sure you have a few recruiters working with you, let your friends in the industry (or outside) know you’re looking, and aim for at least a few of your own applications a day. It’ll 10x to your numbers game.

For interviews, continue to refine your story and how you tell it (as informed by the parts where people’s ears perk up). Be sure to show your personality.

As things course correct, it’s a competitive market right now, so try not to take it too personally.

And yeah, any feedback you’ve received will help you.

Write tight case studies for your work and have someone at another agency edit them for you, so you have something to give the people you’re interviewing with.

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