Advertising Careers & Job Hunting

So weird. Saw the CCO of Via Agency post about openings in their creative department. In the description it said 4-days on-site mandatory. Yes, the CCO gets to be in Los Angeles? Kinda unfair that a...

I have noticed that every job for a Publicis agency goes to the same portal. They make you log in and keep a profile on you: including your note to that team. The problem is I am applying to multipl...

Is anyone here on the inside of hiring who actually sees the results of ATS screening on candidate applications? From the hiring side, it seems an ultra-flawed tool to find a well-matched hire. Every...

Hi everyone! Putting myself out there a bit more. I was laid off earlier this year and have been navigating the job search these past few months. My background is across partnerships, operations, hosp...

urvey question on following up with a headhunter who said he’d was making a recommendation to the hiring client that I was a viable prospect and should be in his consideration set. I know standard wa...

If you're sending out applications and hearing nothing back, your resume is probably losing the ATS battle before anyone even sees your name. Seen this fix careers overnight. Happy to share what works...

Why do advertising professionals with 10+ years experience get ignored by recruiters? Your resume is being filtered out before a human ever reads it. If that sounds like you, comment below.

Dear creative teams, I have ideas. A lot of them. Some are bold, some are strategic, and some might even surprise you. I’ve worked with two global companies, learned a lot, and now I’m ready for a n...

I an trying to go freelance. Any advice where to start?

Considering attaching an “addendum” of sorts to my resume but I’m not sure of the tone it will set. Are there any Recruiters/Talent Acquisition folks willing to connect via DM and I can run it by you...

I’ve always wanted to transition my traditional media planning agency role to a similar role on the publisher side because there was more opportunity to move into a broader marketing role vs agency li...

A lot of roles mention owning multiple clients and fast turnarounds, but it’s unclear how manageable the workload actually is. Interviews tend to stay high level about it. Is there a way to get a real...

Take-home assignments are getting longer and closer to real campaign work with each interview process. Hard to tell where the line is between proving ability and doing free work. At what point do you ...

A story. Someone randomly adds me on LinkedIn. Later, I find myself in a Slack group, of people looking for jobs, with that same someone. In the Slack group, this same someone sprinkles in the high pr...

I’ve been applying to entry-level brand roles and some of them still want 2–3 years of experience. At that point it doesn’t even feel entry-level anymore. Are people just applying anyway or waiting fo...

A lot of the roles I’m applying to want proof of growth, like specific numbers and results, but my current job doesn’t really track things that cleanly. I can talk about what I’ve done, just not alway...

I keep seeing the same roles reposted 2–3 weeks after I already applied and got rejected. Same company, same description. Do you reapply or assume they already decided against you?

Not sure what the norm is anymore, but I just got asked to do a “quick sample” for a Copywriter role and it turned into a full campaign concept with headlines and variations. I’m already 2 rounds in, ...

Interviewed lastweek and something felt off. They kept joking about how “nothing ever goes as planned” and how late client requests are just part of the job. The salary is about $9k higher than what I...

I’m interviewing for a role that would finally get me bigger brand exposure, but during the interview they kept emphasizing how lean the team is and how everyone jumps in wherever needed. I cannot tel...