Looking for wisdom and advice on first day-first few weeks as a planner for bigger agency/account? Any advice on best practices things I should be doing vs not doing to get acclimated and make an impact. Please ☺️

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Try to have coffee with as many people as possible.

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Ask all of the questions and write down/absorb the answers. My biggest hurdle with junior people is explaining the same thing 5+ times. Always happy to do it especially at my level/experience but my planners don’t have the same patience for their juniors right off.

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