Job & Career Resources
Information on all things job-related for current students
Where our alums work
This is from the most recent issue of SIXTY Also check out where the Class of 2025 accepted jobs. Go…
Posted February 4, 2026
How to calculate your freelance rate
Great article by Marissa Ruiz (she’s been a recruiter for 20+ years at top agencies) Here’s the article
Posted December 17, 2025
Prep over winter break (for 2nd years) – 12.9.25
Hey 2nd years, Congrats!! 3 semesters down. 1 to go! Hope y’all have a relaxing winter break but I also…
Posted December 9, 2025
ADWEEK Agency of the Year 2025 – Shortlist and Winners
The shortlist is below and I BOLDED the winner in each category. They just announced the winners on 12.9 Since…
Posted December 9, 2025
What to know and do if you’ve been laid off (Ad Age 12.9.25)
Key Takeaways Omnicom’s massive restructuring following its acquisition of Interpublic Group of Cos., including the dismantling of three storied creative agency brands,…
Posted December 9, 2025
First years – Winter Break TO DO List (12.9.25)
Hey 1st years, Congrats on finishing your first (and most students say the hardest) semester! Here’s my To-Do List for…
Posted December 9, 2025
What to know about IPG/Omnicom merger
Posted December 1, 2025
The Creative Cheat Sheet (tools + resources for creatives)
The Creative Cheat Sheet Created by an AD @ Leo Burnett (Tony Bowe) Here’s how he describes it: As a…
Posted September 30, 2025
See Brandcenter alums by city
The best way to see which alums work in a specific city is to use Linkedin. Here’s what to do:…
Posted September 27, 2025
Learning the Industry
Here are a couple of my favorite resources for keeping up with who is doing the best work in our…
Posted September 25, 2025
Common Interview Questions from Agencies
•What made you decide to be a strategist/ copywriter/ UX designer/ art director? •What work is being done right now…
Posted September 25, 2025
Brand/Design Consultancies
DESIGNER PORTFOLIOS SHARED BY COLLINS, MARTIN, ETC RE GOOD DESIGN PORTFOLIO EXAMPLES https://vasavi.work https://byarce.com https://jennirenas.com https://mollydauphin.com https://ben-clark.net/ (the recruiter…
Posted September 25, 2025
Small Agencies
Ad Age “Small Agency of the Year” Awards. They have different categories (size, region, etc.) We have alums at places…
Posted September 23, 2025
Networking – What does that even mean?
Question from a student: I think a big takeaway for me was that we need to be more proactive reaching…
Posted September 12, 2025
Advice for Negotiating Salaries
I know you guys are getting lots of advice on this topic and I just want to make sure you’re…
Posted September 3, 2025
Advice for communicating w/ recruiters (from a recruiter!)
This is a super helpful post from David Perez (great recruiter who has helped MANY alums over the years) re…
Posted September 3, 2025
Fun side projects (examples)
Everyday Holiday Dick runs A Daily Cloud Books: There are too many milks and People who deserve to be punched…
Posted September 2, 2025
Advice for writing the “About” section for your site
The “About” section of your site is sometimes the most daunting. Here’s some advice from experienced alums who are now…
Posted September 1, 2025
Freelancing Advice
Here are 2 great resources for getting started as a freelancer: 1.) How to Go Freelance (Grace Abbott) 2.) Mt.…
Posted September 1, 2025
W+K Recruiter Shares Advice Re How to Stand Out from Competition
Posted August 12, 2025
Common Misconceptions about Mentorship
Yesterday I had the pleasure of speaking with Soon Mee Kim, Executive Vice President and Global Diversity, Equity & Inclusion…
Posted August 12, 2025
Portfolio Sites – What NOT to do
Here are some common mistakes/things to consider as you are putting your portfolio site together. 1.) Navigation problems – Make…
Posted August 1, 2025
Behavioral Interviews
Some of you may encounter behavioral interviews as you start your internship/job search. These are most common on the client-side…
Posted July 12, 2025
Valuable Advice from an Alum re Job Search
Thoughts now that I have a job. What I learned about the job search now that I’ve got a job.…
Posted August 30, 2024
Using Handshake
1.) How to use Handshake – Video w/ Helene Bumbalo Helene Bumbalo is Director for grad students @ School of…
Posted October 17, 2023
How to stand out to recruiters
Great article w/ lots of valuable advice – https://www.thedrum.com/news/2021/08/17/how-do-you-solve-problem-standing-out-agency-recruiters?fbclid=IwAR04xORfDsubotkF9ho6ihQ_9cR6YQvWGKvfaOwHxxa1Rw3hAf6ps515bAQ
Posted August 20, 2021
Design Interviewing 101
I thought this was a great post from Medium – Talks about some of the different challenges designers might encounter…
Posted February 16, 2021
Great advice re job search from headhunter
FROM www.heidiconsults.com 5 JOB HUNTING BELIEFS THAT STOP YOU FROM HAVING THE CAREER THAT YOU WANT. I have heard them…
Posted June 25, 2014