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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

Goal Setting Isn’t Just For The New Year

May 21, 2019

By Catherine Lang-Cline Did you set goals when it was the New Year that you have achieved? How about goals that you have started? The thing about goals is that they sound fantastic at the time but when attempted, you realized they might have been harder than you expected. This is perfectly okay as we sometimes get swept up in the idea of achieving something in the New Year with all of the cheering and festivities happening. But it doesn’t mean that they aren’t obtainable and it doesn’t mean you

Kondo Your Career: Tidying Up Your Work Life (it could be magic!)

April 3, 2019

By Kristen Harris A few years ago Marie Kondo wrote a little book about the “life-changing magic” of tidying up your home, which gained popularity and spiraled into a Netflix series. Now it seems like everyone I know is “tidying up”. The word “Kondo” has even morphed into a verb. Friends of mine have said ”…last week I Kondoed my kitchen…” or “I spent all week Kondoing…” In fact, just last night I Kondoed my tee shirt drawer (she was right, they’re easier to find when folded into little squares).

Why a Podcast?

March 21, 2019

At Portfolio Creative we have been placing creative people into roles and helping our clients find the perfect person for well over a decade. Even before this all started, we were creative people, hiring people, interviewing people, or being interviewed ourselves. With all of that life experience, we’ve acquired a lot of knowledge about how the job market works (and how it doesn’t work). We have learned what makes a successful interview from both sides of the table. We have learned how to present ourselves and how we wanted to

We Find A+ Talent

March 20, 2019

By Kristen Harris We are all about talent. Whether you write impactful copy, design beautiful graphics, create amazing physical or digital spaces, take stunning photos, or manage a project to the nth degree, you have creative talent. And we believe in the power of your talent to impact business and change our community, maybe even the world. Yes, I went there…your creative talent can change the world. Catherine and I are creatives at heart, with BFAs and entire first careers as artists, designers, art directors, and creative managers. Now, through

We Value Creativity

March 19, 2019

By Catherine Lang-Cline One of the main reasons we started this business is because we value creativity. It was not necessarily to start a staffing business, but that was the closest model. And, I had gained a bit of knowledge of the basics of a staffing company as a freelancer because I had used companies in the past to help me find work while I also found my own projects. I was registered with a few companies at the time but my best jobs came from the company that specialized

How To Love Your Job (or at least make the most of it)

March 5, 2019

By Catherine Lang-Cline Believe it or not, many, many people do love their job. The stars aligned and they found their calling in the field that they love with the team that works wonderfully together. It is actually possible that you can achieve this, too. It may require a few adjustments or it may require you getting what you need right now and then strategizing for your next move. If you already love your job with no issues, congratulations! You are one of the lucky few and you may be

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