Question about making a business case for myself. New piece of biz in house. Unique opp for a x-functional strat lead to be the glue. Not planned in sow. Should be me. How do I ask for it? Global opp

This who have lost weight and kept it off - what works for you? I’ve lost the same 30lbs multiple times and always gained it back. I’m now trying to do so slowly and sustainably and am 10lbs down! But I’m at a plateau so I would love to hear how others have done it for some insights and inspiration!

Honestly finding out your favorite co-worker is leaving is worse than a heartbreak

Sunday’s:

rest days/easy days OR
hard days since you have the time

How’s everyone feeling about the ITSCo move? Anyone excited? I’m on the fence with it. But since I’m new to the firm, I have to wait a year before deciding to make a move if I didn’t like it

Men, do you consider sexually inexperienced women as a turnoff?

Hi Everyone,
I am currently working for KPMG. Really looking for someone interesting people for a relationship. Currently single. Any preference in Big4 is not there, just that I wish to be friends with people who don’t show any attitude.

Do Data Analysts in India get remote working option in general, considering they will work with production(real user) data in project?

Does GDS matches the offer after resigning. If yes then from when do they give that increase. Is it immediately or after some time. Do they give in writing that they will match the offer. How can I trust them

Will appreciate quick response. Thanks

Google recruiters, is it okay for a candidate to put picture/headshot on resume?

Im grateful. My job isn’t perfect, but I genuinely feel grateful to have landed in-house (after being partner at one regional firm my entire pro life before that), particularly when I read what others post about their day to day. I’ve never had nearly as much career satisfaction as I have since the switch, and I recognize how few quality in-house gigs there really are (even if we have some lunatics within our department (just as I did back in firm life)). That’s it. Just grateful.

Society perpetuates the lie that we matter; we don’t. They need to tell us we matter so they can feel like they matter too. Nothing matters, niether me nor you.

How much maersk pays for 17 yrs of exp ?

Would love to hear from those who left law completely and are happy with how things have turned out. I’m currently taking 2 weeks off of my big law job (8 months in, in total been practicing 2 years) and seriously considering resigning when I return with nothing lined up. Also dealing with some pretty major mental health issues right now and this quarter life crisis of feeling I chose the wrong profession.

If you had a choice between Jones Day and Schulte, which would/should you choose and why? It’s hard to look pass the ranking/prestige of Jones Day but they are black box whereas Schulte is lockstep and a funds specialist firm which could lead to GC roles at a fund quite easily in the long term. That’s not the long term play here, but just stating a fact to consider. Also keep in mind I would be lateraling in from out of state.

Hello, anyone who worked or who's working at Hashicorp in sales/presales. How is it ?

anyone hiring AD? 😂

Anybody working in consulting and OE?

What should a planner with 1 year of experience be capable of doing or have already accomplished in their career? I’m worried that I am behind

Do most agencies have a competitive tracking tool to pull creative?

does anyone know of the strategy pay bands per title in nyc?

In your current agency, who owns brand strategy implementation and brand experience across channels (storytelling [communication goals & brand narrative], brand content recommendations, tactic ideation and approach, user experience, etc.)?

What do strategy recruiters like Tangerine do exactly? If I’m interested in switching jobs, do I just reach out to them and detail my general interests? Is this better than applying to jobs on my own?

Poll: Generally speaking, how much does your account person/team contribute to any given deck (strat, creative, whatever)? Are they putting in any intro slides or next steps? Trying to decide if I was just really lucky in my last place or unlucky in my current place.

How often do you have downtime at work? My projects come in hot and then quiet, sometimes for weeks. I keep myself occupied but was wondering if that’s standard for this industry.

My agency just implemented ‘quick starts’ on campaigns, meaning we basically forgo strategy and briefs and go straight to brainstorming ideas. How redundant has our planning department just become?

I feel I am not talking enough or not asking enough questions during meetings and internal meeting and have a feeling it’s going to come up. Sometimes I honestly just have nothing to say but agree. How can I compact this? 

In every interview when they ask “why strategy” I never feel like my answer is sufficient enough. Even if it’s a straight fwd, honest answer... is there something they’re looking for?

How important are portfolios for creative strategists? What exactly would you put in one?

Too much work. Anyone available to analyze a brand awareness survey and call out findings this week?
Paid hourly. Thnx!

I’m putting together a training for my team on the topic of thought leadership. Would love to include some wisdom from the broader strat community. I’m curious: What is your definition of thought leadership? What qualities or characteristics help someone be seen as a thought leader?

Hello! I’m new at fishbowl and would love to use this platform to grow more professionally through active listening and advice. That being said, I’m a strategist with the resume of a media person. Can anyone help me with better positioning myself as a strategist? I really want to start a strategy role but I don’t have the actual experience and I’m afraid I’m not passing the initial screening for a strategy role because of my resume.

I am working on becoming a VP which entails having VP level conversations with clients.

And for that, I need to understand what that looks like, so I'm thinking copy the best!

So what are some amazing blogs and newsletters I can read to get in the heads of the people driving their brands forward?

I want to understand that c suite mindset around marketing so I can speak to what my thoughts are at their level, and in a way that resonates.

Trying to convince a brand to do some good in the world. What are some segments of the population that have been disproportionately affected by COVID? The more specific the better

Most brutal positioning stories?

Nearing the finish line for one of the larger accounts at our agency and am beyond emotionally exhausted.

How do you diplomatically explain to someone one job title above you that they're not your boss? Someone I do the same work as has starte doing a lot of micromanaging though I'm not dropping the ball.

How do you plan presentation timing? E.g. if you’re given a certain amount of time to present - is there a good hack to figuring out how many slides / words to prep?

Guys. Download the Waldo chrome extension and thank me later. Desk research just became 5x faster.