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Portfolio is a Columbus Greenspot

November 10, 2008

When Columbus announced its GreenSpot program, Portfolio joined right away. Why? Because we wanted to find ways we could run our business more environmentally, we have the “every little bit helps” philosophy. Since we signed up we’ve added recycling pick-up, purchase a much higher percentage of recycled office supplies and have made efforts to reduce our overall paper usage. The great thing about environmentally friendly activities is that they are often money saving as well, so there are both direct and indirect benefits to your business.

Interview Etiquette–Take Two

November 7, 2008

Shud U B Concerned? R U at Fault?

The first part of this survey report showed some areas where what the interviewer expected was different from the behavior of some candidates. (Answering your cell phone in an interview? Seriously people.) This second part shows some interesting insight into expectations job seekers have that interviewers may not live up to as well.

Interview Etiquette–Take One

November 6, 2008

Thx for the Iview! I Wud [Luv] to Work 4 U!! 😉

This recent article posted on HR Daily Advisor caught my eye. Mainly focused on a survey about interviewee behavior, and focused towards HR people, it provides excellent insight for job seekers. Reading the answers about what interviewers prefer versus what applicants do, you get a good picture of the situation from the their mindset. Knowing what that person sitting across the table from you might be thinking is powerful.

Yellow Pages Goes Green

November 3, 2008

Every time a new big fat phone book lands on my doorstep I think what a waste of time, energy and money it was. Seriously, they never even make it into the house, just go straight into the recycling bin. If I need something I look it up online. With apologies to the companies who use yellow pages ads; I totally understand that it’s a great way to reach people, but you’re not reaching me anyway.

If you like the phone books then by all means continue to get

Job Action Day, November 3rd

November 3, 2008

Today is Job Action Day, a day of empowerment for workers and job-seekers. Put your career and job in the forefront, take stock of your situation, make plans, and take action steps to improve your career.

And tomorrow your Job is to Take Action–make your voice heard, vote.

5 easy steps to start career networking

October 31, 2008

Sharon DeLay is a Certified Professional Résumé Writer and Certified Professional Career Coach. She wrote this article for our newsletter recently, we thought it was definitely worth a second read.

Studies indicate that the most effective way to find a job is through networking. Whether you’re trying to get into the company of your dreams or move across the country, networking is the way to go. Research indicates that most of the jobs available today will be filled through networking, yet resistance to this method of

Who are you working for?

October 31, 2008

Seth Godin has great insight about marketing and the world of work, his blog is one of my regular reads. A favorite recent post called Be careful of who you work for makes a great point. As job seekers we get rejected when we’re just not quite the right fit for the company. Shouldn’t we also reject companies that aren’t right for us? After all, if you’re not looking out for yourself and your career, who is?

Day of the Dead Art Show, November 1st

October 29, 2008

We love those people at Junctionview and Couchfire, they are doing great things for the Central Ohio creative community!
Check this out:
“Day of The Dead” an event to celebrate the souls of our dearly departed November 1st at Junctionview Studios 10pm-2am
Costume party, art show displaying work created for the theme, DJ, food and drink, dancing, prize for best costume, and raffle. Guests are encouraged to bring a photo/card dedication in honor of a particular someone

HighBall Halloween

October 24, 2008

It’s new, it’s cool, and it’s just a week away! Check out HighBall Halloween in The Short North, think of it as a combination of Mardi Gras and Carnivale, with a Halloween twist. High Street will be closed between Buttles and Hubbard, festivities include costume contests, a fashion show featuring local designers, a pet costume parade, bands, djs, prize money, and legal drinking in the streets!

Want to get even more involved? They really need volunteers to help make this the greatest party

What’s hot in the Central Ohio creative industry? Or, more importantly, who’s hiring?

October 23, 2008

Recently Chris Kavinsky at White Boxer Design asked a great series of questions, and posted the answers on his blog. His questions were insightful and timely, and are even more so today.

One question was “…what are you seeing at the hot skills or jobs companies are looking for…”

Interactive, interactive, interactive. I can’t say it enough. We certainly have requests for a variety of types of design and creative functions (and you can see the full answer on Chris’ blog), there are a lot of

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