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New Year, New Year…Is It Time for a New Job?

January 18, 2022

By Kristen Harris Every time the calendar turns over, we get inundated with the “new year, new you” online inspo. But there is some wisdom to the power of new starts, fresh beginnings, and triggers like a new year that push us to make a change. There are many reasons people change jobs–focus on the ones that matter the most to you. This year many people are considering a work-related change. How can you determine if that’s right for you? Here are ten areas that could lead you to consider

Rethinking Resolutions

January 4, 2022

By Catherine Lang-Cline Can we all right now just admit that we are exhausted? If we do it all together we can start this year in a place that makes every single one of us aware that we are all trying to function a bit broken. We have learned a lot and carried on this past 2 years, which is why I think we need to rethink New Year’s resolutions. Sure, you can say, “You are right. I am tired and I am not making any resolutions.” That is your

3 Ways to Protect Yourself From a Job Search Scam

December 16, 2021

By Catherine Lang-Cline Yes, job search scams are happening. Just when you think people can’t get more terrible, criminals are preying on people looking for work. They are also misrepresenting actual companies. We are hearing about this more and more. People are gathering your information to file for unemployment, get your social security number, or credit card numbers. While not foolproof, here are at least 3 ways to detect if it is a scam: A job posted on a job board is not seen on the company website. While some

Are You Following Me?

September 27, 2021

By Catherine Lang-Cline Jobs open and close quickly. Once they appear, if you are not submitted within the first week, chances become less likely that you will be selected to interview unless they are struggling to fill it. How can you make sure that you know ASAP that a job is open? Follow your recruiter. It seems very simple but if you are working with a recruiter or with a company of recruiters you will see almost every job they are trying to fill if you follow them. You may

Is Digital Marketing Creative? The Answer is Yes!

May 25, 2021

By Catherine Lang-Cline When Kristen Harris and I first started this business, it was entirely placing people in print marketing. Fast forward 16+ years and everything now tips toward digital marketing. What is the difference? Nothing and EVERYTHING! Much like the clients, we work with and the people that we place, we have had to evolve our skills, too. Every day we learn about new software, a new app, and a new way to market and we find the people that can do it. Because it is ALL still creative

Into the Future: Building Your Creative Tech Skills

April 8, 2021

By Kristen Harris Marketing has been going more technical and digital for quite some time, and the events of 2020 ramped up that change. We’ve talked about skills and roles that translate to creative tech and where you might find those jobs. Maybe you want to learn more of these skills yourself to build your skillset or bring that knowledge to your company. Creative tech is a hot and growing area, and there are plenty of learning resources available, from free or low-cost up to in-depth courses with a more

Remote Work: Keep it Fresh While Working From Home

March 10, 2021

By Kristen Harris We see companies slowly bring people back to the office, and some employees working for essential businesses never left. However, many creatives are still working remotely and likely will be doing so for quite some time. Maybe forever, at least for a portion of the workweek. Working from home has both upsides and downsides. On the upside: you can set a more flexible schedule (maybe); no commute saves time and money; eliminating work-related expenses like going out for lunch or a daily coffee shop run saves money;

The Who, What, Where of Creative Tech Part 3 of a 3-Part Series: Where Are All of the Jobs in Creative Tech?

February 22, 2021

By Catherine Lang-Cline I need to say first, that if you are looking for a role in creative tech, contact us at Portfolio Creative right away. Second, if you are looking for someone for your company or project that knows creative tech, contact us at Portfolio Creative right away. Creative tech is an evolution of many of the jobs that were once all done in print. Those still exist but because of the pandemic taking over our lives, and that includes how we buy things, everything has changed. So where

The Who, What, Where of Creative Tech Part 1 of a 3-Part Series: Who Can Make the Move to Creative Tech?

February 10, 2021

By Catherine Lang-Cline When I first came on the scene as a hot-shot graphic designer I entered the workforce armed with a ton of Mac skills, but the world was still clinging to a lot of typesetting and camera work. My first job in an agency had a guy that worked in the corner and laid out everything by hand, cutting, waxing, rolling. I was hired to change this all over to the new technology and everyone was not on board with this decision. I will never forget how that

New Year, New Job? Making the Shift into a New Creative Role

January 7, 2021

By Kristen Harris 80% Expect to Land a New Job in 2021–Despite Covid-19 This headline caught my attention? Did it catch yours? According to the 2020 Candidate Sentiment Study by the American Staffing Association “Eight in 10 job candidates (80%), both active and passive seekers, foresee working for a new company in the next 12 months—despite, or possibly due to, the economic uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.” This 80% statistic reflects both optimism and necessity. 2020 was a year of change–good and bad–for practically everyone, worldwide.

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