I’ve worked two years as a junior copywriter and recently became the sole income earner in my household. How do you position yourself for rapid progression to a senior creative role when your financial situation suddenly changes? I know this growth is slow and steady, but the pressure to advance is real, and I want to do my best to see through it.

Anyone out there that highly recommends the company they work for?

Can anyone give me a rough breakup of expenses in Dubai please for a single person. Is 12-15k AED reasonable every month?

Good morning! What auto insurance do you recommend at Bay Area? Just moved here and my State Farm premium almost doubled. Thanks!

So is being an in-charge sitting around doing stuff all day but still feeling like you got nothing done?

Is the RPA market still hot? Do we have nice opportunities?

What insights can you give me about working at Grey Lion Capital? Good/bad?

Problem solving; identifying a problem & figuring out a solution

Cont. from Previous Post 3 mos 8 rounds: Thank you for your interest in NR. We appreciate the time you took to apply for the CSM position. We were very fortunate to have a strong group of applicants to consider for this role and have recently filled this position. Unfortunately, because this role is no longer available, we will not be moving forward with your application. We will hold onto your application, and if a position opens that closely matches your skillset, we may contact you.

Happy Monday afternoon to everyone except to those recruiters who ghost job seekers 👻

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I just want to understand how the recruitment works here in Canada. I applied for quite few openings but nothing is clicked so far, even Though my profile matches quite all criteria. How much a referral can work here, I tried to reach people in LinkedIn but most of the times I won’t get an answer for my ping. I literally feel annoyed and distressed. Can you please pour your ideas how we can actually search for a recruiter in LinkedIn and how to approach and how to atleast get single intervie

Has anybody working in ubs worked from India being a ux designer. Is there a trick to it

Is anyone else lending / giving money to their parents? I've already given a significant amount and can't help but feel resentment, especially when there's no willingness on their part to budget...

Where are all the vendor parties this week? Trying to drink away the cold...

How do you choose which production company to work with? What are the characteristics you look for when making your decision?

Last associates committee meeting is coming up. Partners have asked each associate to come up with... not one... but FIVE marketing ideas. Other than reeling out “we offer competitive pay” in job postings, what are some good ones your firm does?

I’m struggling a bit. If I knew how to market well, I certainly wouldn’t be in this position.

How is the retention policy in LTI ? If resource is critical will they try to retain ?

Hi Techies, I have 3.8 years of exp on GCP as Data Engineer. I'm getting paid 17 lacs in my current company. My juniors are getting paid more or less the same in other companies. How much do you think is the correct package for my experience.

Best cities and agencies for brand strategists? Open to US or international.

Whomever is doing the tv placement for Advocate Healthcare in Chicago: do you have to have the ad going every other commercial? If I hear “come on get healthy” one more time, I’m leaving the state.

Serious question - which one lasts longer: real Donald Trump or Marcel?

Fishies - my shop is looking for a freelance copywriter. DM me if you are interested and available for a few hours/week.

Still really want to know how that Strategist's conversation with the boss went today.

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

Is every agency suffering from the "12 people to screw in a light bulb" Syndrome ? And said lightbulb ends up sideways and over budget?

Kudos to the man on the train next to me who has his ticket around his neck, his glasses in his hand and a full sleeping mask on. 😴

What skills or abilities do you believe are the most important to have/demonstrate in order to move from Copywriter to Sr. Copywriter?

Going to remove the Toyota logo off a truck in post ... is that good enough? It's still recognizable from the way the grill looks, but no logo. Don't want to ask our legal. They'll probably tell us to scrap the shot.

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.

Confession: Sometimes I give money to homeless people that look like they might be an undercover billionaire looking for a kind soul to leave their fortune to. Does that make me a bad person?

How much more $$ do awards actually get you?

Do you guys use stock music sites for clients with no budget? How do you sway them to use original tracks, even for social?

I have my guesses but why do some staff employees quit only to return as freelancers a few months later?

Why do some art directors only really start looking at stuff at the 11th hour? Thus forcing people to stay late on the Friday of a 3 day weekend.

Out of curiosity, how much $ did you start making before buying a pet?

Craziest offsite ever. Go.

I have my exit interview tomorrow. Any tips? Have any of you written down what you wanted to say? I’m leaving advertising and moving so I’ll probably never see these people again.