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Do Job Cuts Mean Freelance Opportunities?

Warning: I’m climbing up on my soapbox today. This is purely opinion, please prove me wrong!

I received essentially the same question twice in one day — “I’m thinking of leaving my job and hear there are a lot of freelance opportunities, is that true?” That’s a summary, each person has a different situation and reasons, but they are essentially wondering the same thing. Do job cuts mean more work for freelancers?

I’ve heard that a lot recently too, and there is a certain sense to the theory. Maybe

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No AMA Marketing Career Fair (this week)

This event has been postponed for now, hopefully they’ll be able to reschedule in the future. The Professional Development Workshop is still scheduled for Wednesday the 18th.

The Columbus Chapter of The American Marketing Association is holding a Career Fair for marketing professionals seeking full-time, part-time or contractual employment. Recruiters and employers from The Greater Columbus Area will be on hand to meet and greet.

The event will be held on Saturday, February 21st from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm at the North Point Conference Center

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10 Most Overused Expressions

In Damp Squid: The English Language Laid Bare, author Jeremy Butterfield says that many annoyingly over-used expressions begin as office lingo, like 24/7 and synergy. Researchers monitor the use of phrases in a database, compiled from books, papers, magazines, broadcast, the internet and other sources.

It seems that most people just get tired of a phrase when it becomes too popular and is overused. Review your resume and cover letters to make sure you aren’t overusing or misusing the following:

  1. “At the end of the
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It’s time…The 2008 ADDYS!

Portfolio is proud to once again help sponsor The ADDYS! The Advertising Federation’s Award Show to honor creatives who rock the world of advertising. Come out and join us, we’ll be there (actually we wouldn’t dream of missing it!)

Thursday, February 26
The Columbus, A Renaissance Hotel
50 North 3rd Street
6:30: Cocktail & Preview Party
8:00: Presentation of Awards
Dessert Reception following the award show

RSVP at <a

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CSCA February Event

The Columbus Society of Communicating Arts will feature Wink, a serious Minneapolis-based design firm that never takes itself too seriously. Its homepage is about as lo-fi as it gets. Its blog is woefully out of date. Its corporate story is retold with handheld KISS action figures.

But Wink’s work — that’s another story. The agency’s identity, packaging, poster, and environment design has been embraced by some of the biggest brands around (Nike, Target, MTV, to name a few). Wink delivers

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Opportunity

Marcus Buckingham, author of NOW Discover Your Strengths (for my money the best “know yourself” book and system out there), recently wrote a blog post about opportunity. Specifically, the idea that difficult times are also times of opportunity. Before you say that’s crazy talk, hear him out.

Full article is here, key points below…

If you have a job you may not be able to control the economy, or maybe even

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Calling all young creatives! -Doodle for Google-

Do you have or know a creative school age student who loves to doodle? You can encourage them to enter Doodle for Google! It’s a competition where Google invites K-12 students to play around with the homepage logo and see what new designs they come up with. This year’s intriguing theme is “What I Wish for the World.”

The National Winner will win a $15,000 college scholarship to be used at the school of their choice, a trip to the Google New York Office for

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