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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

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

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.

3 Design Principles to Ace Your Video Interview

October 6, 2020

By Kristen Harris You’ve been talking to a potential employer or client, are excited about the opportunity, and they’ve asked to schedule an interview. Yippee!! Wait, it’s a video interview? No worries–with a few tips and tricks, you can nail this interview format just as well as in-person. Since the 2020 pandemic started in March, people have become much more comfortable conducting meetings via video. Although the technology has been available for years, it was never widely adopted or accepted as a substitute for meeting in-person. Enter the pandemic, with

The How-To of Staying Sharp When You Have Been Furloughed or Laid-Off

June 9, 2020

By Catherine Lang-Cline If you work in the creative industry you are very familiar with the ebb and flow of business. If there is an economic downturn, you can bet that the marketing department is going to be the first to experience layoffs. In advertising, if a client is lost, the entire team for that client might be let go. But if you get caught up in that sort of thing there are plenty of things that you can do to not only stay sharp but to prepare yourself for

Employee to Contractor: 10 Tips for Making the Switch

January 9, 2020

By Kristen Harris Is one of your New Year’s resolutions to (finally) go out on your own as a freelancer or contractor? Have you been building a side hustle that’s getting big enough to become your main hustle? Maybe there’s “something in the air” at your current company, and it feels wise to explore your options. If 2020 is your year to make a move, here are ten tips for making the switch from working as a full-time employee within a company to working independently on your own. Treat it

2020: What’s Your New Year’s Work Resolution?

January 7, 2020

By Kristen Harris What’s at the top of your New Year’s work resolution list? Get a raise? A promotion? Or maybe a whole new job? Do you want to make a difference? Have an impact? You may be saying “YES!” to all of the above. Still, if you’re like most people in a recent Korn Ferry survey, your top work resolutions for 2020 are to create a greater impact/make a difference and to get a new job. 93% of respondents also said that, if they made a work-related New Year’s

Expanding Our Table

August 26, 2019

By Catherine Lang-Cline When you want to invite more guests to your conversation, you add chairs and expand the table. When you believe you can offer more people your service, you expand your business. Fourteen years ago, we had this idea to specialize in creative staffing. My business partner and I worked in advertising and marketing for many years and really understood the industry. As a result, we created a company that created perfect matches based on that experience. Then we asked, why stop the conversation there? Let’s add people

How to Market Yourself at Networking Events

June 18, 2019

By Catherine Lang-Cline It seems like there are networking events every day of the week. After you have decided which one to attend, you need to figure out how to get the most out of your time, something beyond, “what do you do?” and “can I have your card?” Everyone is there for the same thing, to shake hands and maybe make some sales. With that in mind, you should not be afraid to start a conversation. You should also be doing more then just collecting cards too. Here are

What Inspires You?

June 11, 2019

By Catherine Lang-Cline What inspires you? It is a tough question sometimes because when asked the question, we tend to state what other people think we should say. Typical answers can be my parents, my spouse, my children, etc. All of these are really good answers because you see them and you want to do better, work harder, and provide more but the word “inspire” is really much more. Dictionary.com tells us that “inspire = fill (someone) with the urge or ability to do or feel something, especially to do

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