What are some ad agency interview red flags?

Hello! I see a ton of questions in here about interviewing and getting hired as a PM. I also know that it’s really hard as a manager to hire a great team. I’m the head of product at a growing startup, and just hired two PMs in 3 months. One a career switcher who’d never been a PM before, and one a seasoned principal PM. Whether you are someone who’s interviewing or someone who’s hiring right now, ask me anything!

Have interviewed big 4 company and got a offer around 25% bump and expecting better assignments than current firm. The partner in my practice reached out and is doing everything he can to make me stay

Hi fishes,
How many days Accenture takes to declare results after technical round.
Will they inform even if we are not selected?
Thanks

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

Invited to interview for a PM role at Lending Tree. My first round is 30 mins with the hiring manager ( Director of Product) . Should I be expecting only behavioral questions/experience related questions given the time frame of the interview?

Any tips for someone trying to break into consulting in the GCC from the US? Applying blindly hasn't worked out. Head hunter recommendations would be great as well!

I'm interested interviewing for a position that was advertised as DOE. I understand this means depending on experience, but is there a range I should ask for? If they ask my desired salary, do I tell them? I haven't interviewed for a position like this before.

How hard is it to get an interview for SWE at FAANG outside of on campus recruiting? I’m in GT’s OMSCS program right now, hoping to take advantage of career fairs this fall, but I don’t know if I’ll have enough time to prepare for the technical interviews before then. I’m worried about missing out on the recruiting opportunity and having to resort to applying online/LinkedIn afterwards. Any insights into this?

Hi Fishes
I have an interview this week for Investment Strategy and Research - Senior Specialist.

Need suggestions for interview preparations.

My AD coworker (not currently my partner) just got hired at a new agency and wants to bring me along as his writer. I'd love to join. He told the recruiter at that agency about me and sent my book. I also have another former coworker (creative) who put in a good word for me.

Should I reach out to the recruiter, too? Or is that overkill after two recos? I don't want to be bothersome. But I do want to show interest..

This all happened on Friday, if that matters. Thanks!

We Indians are so poor we can't think anything else except money. Whole Fishbowl is all about YOe and Salary. No one interested about if any company doing any innovation or not. B-Tech colleges put ads with Package and Campusing only. Almost 99% Indian YouTube thumbnail is like "5 lakh to 40 lakh", "Interview Experience in bracket 50Lpa" etc.. Hardly we can see Foreign Editorial things marked with Packages.

#sharing thought.

Any recommendations for recruiters who are active in the region?

Hi Guys

can someone help me with regards to BGV for MS?

What is there in 1st level screening and after that what happens in 2nd level Screening?

i m getting AVP offer

Going for an onsite interview and in email they said ‘attire: pretty casual here. Jeans are a-okay :)’. Do you think I should wear jeans to fit in or is this a trap? Please help a girl out!

Hi Fish,

I attended the interview in cognizant. But i didn't get any feedback of my interview. So, what should I do? Also, I dropped the Mails to recruiter. They did not reply on that.

What base salary/ total comp to expect for a Sr PM in Toronto in today’s market?

I was looking at PM roles only that were around $110k, one company approached me with Sr PM (title bump) at $110k. I’m getting scheduled for final interview loop next week with this company and planning to negotiate if an offer is extended from them. I did tell them that I’m at final stage with other companies so they can expect multiple offer situation from me. Advice?

Hey Fishes

Has anyone come across interview with Alvarez and Marsal ?

I am going through the interview process and I have been informed that there will be an essay round.

Any idea what sort of topics do they give and what is the expectation ?

Meta is hiring across the board. Send me a DM if you are interested in one or multiple roles and feel prepared to interview soon!

How long does Deloitte usually take to get back after the assessment centre (experienced hire)?

Hello can anyone refer me ... I have 10.2 years of experience and currently in QA domain. PMP,PMI-ACP, PSM1,PSPO1, Six Sigma Green Belt and Azure certified. Looking for Scrum Master, Product Owner, QA lead or Project Manager roles.

I’ve been a freelance print production designer for many years, and usually on-site in the before times. Now I work remote, and am finding it uneasy dealing with billing. Before I always billed hourly, which made sense, but it’s becoming an issue now. Some companies don’t have a full days’ work, so it seems wrong to bill full days, and it allows me to juggle projects for different companies, but my billable hours are down. I know I should bill a daily rate, but not sure that will fly. Thoughts?

Is tata motors jamshedpur is better option for career , howz location , work culture guys , any idea ?

Good morning, I’m looking for an Entry Level Scrum Master position. Please send referrals

Hi Fishies, what’s the salary range for senior software engineer at Humana for 11+ years of experience. Got offer for 137k, I feel like it’s low for 11+ years experience

Is wipro revoking offers. My joining is in July and i am worried now.

Senior in Chicago making $95k. What salary increase can I expect for cost of living if I move to San Francisco?

Hi Fishes,
I cleared LTI all rounds and in HR discussion we came on mutual agreement for 16lpa .I have 7 years of experience and they gave me Specialist - Data Engineering(P3) role. And we agreed I will join with after 60 as I had to serve 60 days notice period. I was waiting for offer letter and when I received the offer letter I was shocked to see that CTC mentioned was 14LPA and joining date was only 15days from now ,which is way early.
Continuing the POST (++)

Hi Guys

can someone help me with regards to BGV for MS?

What is there in 1st level screening and after that what happens in 2nd level Screening?

i m getting AVP offer

Hi all, I'm currently looking for medical writing opportunities (safety reports). If any referrals please let me know. It'll be greatly appreciated!

Any tips on where to buy cotton that’s not from Xinjiang? It seems like all cotton comes from there ?

Have bad allergies and need to wear 100% cotton.

Am I tripping? Everyone loves calling my daughter (2 months) "lil chocolate drop" or "look at all that chocolate". I love my daughter's complexion, not only because it's mine, but because it's beautiful. However, I can't help but feeling like ppl "other" or make it weird by avoiding saying dark. Calling her dark is acceptable and appreciated. I know "chocolate" comes from a place of affection, but I just can't embrace it 💯.

Anybody have any good male therapist recommendations?

EBITDAD was bound to come up sooner or later

Hey fishes! Need some advice - I’m looking at apartments by Liberty Harbor in downtown Jersey City. I’m seeing mix reviews online. Anyone live/lived there?

What is the shortest amount of time you think you could work somewhere without burning that bridge?

How do approach your boss and tell her you are unhappy because you feel like you haven’t received recognition for your award winning campaign that has won 20+ awards and you have seen your other coworkers get promoted while they fail to properly recognize you in front of your team. Thank you

Saturday night live is getting good again.

I think I’m finally burnt out on agency life. What’s a logical next step? Freelance? In-house? A new career all together?

Can someone explain the benefit of SAG to me? I obviously don’t deal with production that much but from everything I’ve heard it just sounds like a giant mafia racket…

Rename each agency as a trendy artisanal brand with the “Blank & Blank” format.

Just got laid off do I need cobra? I plan to hopefully have a job soon

Creatives, what's your plan for when you get aged out of agencies?

Back to work tomorrow guys. Four days off and I forgot all about it.

Just had someone in NYC I want to work for ask me my salary. It's illegal now but I didn't know how to tell them. I told them my range. What would you have said?

Serious post.. I've been feeling really depressed lately but am apprehensive of going to a psychiatrist because I would prefer to stay off meds. Have any of you battled depression without medicating?

Been at a new job for a couple of months. Overall it’s been disappointing and I’m starting to feel anxiety for the future. I feel this way because I’ve just been working on one account I really don’t feel will create anything book worthy and I’m afraid that I will have nothing to show after a year. I’d been interviewing with this company for a while (off and on for 7 months+) and during that time made work I’m proud of and as of this past may, is award winning. (continued in comments)

I just want to say, that one CD that posts a lot, and often things that are questionable/piss people off/seem troll-y, is actually really starting to grow on me.

Looking at full-time and application asks for expected salary and then expected total compensation as a number. How should I figure out the second? Health insurance, bonuses, life insurance, equity, PTO? I studied art, not math.

Laid off, 10 years exp, tired of acct management. Feel so lost. Don't want to go back to agency side. What should I do? I feel like 💩

I like everything about my agency except my partner. Do I leave if they don’t have the budget to get me a new one?

So WFH is a thing now. I spent the last 4 years building my copywriter career in nyc, got some cool shit in my portfolio. But let’s say I wanna move back home, can I still get freelance/full time gigs from nyc while I live back home?