PORTFOLIO CREATIVE BLOG

   (COLUMBUS, OH) – Staffing Industry Analysts recently named Portfolio Creative one of the best staffing firms to work for in the United States. The company was recognized among firms with 10 to 20 employees. Canady Patterson, Director Business Development, was on hand to receive the award at an event in Phoenix, Arizona on February 24, 2016.     Finalists and winners were selected via 40-question online surveys taken by internal employees at over 180 staffing companies. The program measured 10 key engagement categories focusing on such things as teamwork, trust

By Catherine Lang-Cline It’s always exciting when you open a new role at your company. Here’s your chance to bring in fresh insights and perspectives to uplevel your whole team! As the interviews wind down and you’ve narrowed the field to your top one or two candidates, how do you know which is going to be the best fit? On paper they both might look terrific, and obviously they can do the job or they would not have gotten this far. But are there ways to predict the “fit factor,”

     (COLUMBUS, OH) – Columbus Business First recently named the co-founders of Portfolio Creative as “Influential Women To Know in 2015.” The list recognizes 23 dynamic women who are shaping the Central Ohio business community. Other recipients are leaders of such well-known companies as Huntington Bancshares, Donatos Pizza and Thirty-One Gifts. Winners were featured in the newspapers Women In Business publication.     Currently celebrating 10 years in business, Portfolio Creative is headquartered in Columbus, OH with an office in Pittsburgh, PA. The company has been recognized with numerous awards

     (COLUMBUS, OH) – Staffing Industry Analysts recently named Portfolio Creative among the fastest growing staffing firms in the United States. Portfolio Creative was ranked on the group’s fastest growing firm list for 2015, which included 102 total firms that posted a compound annual growth rate in revenue of 15% or more between 2010 and 2014, excluding acquisitions.      Portfolio Creative was one of only two creative-focused firms in the country to make the list. Other companies primarily serve the IT field (36%), industrial positions (32%) or the healthcare

By Catherine Lang-Cline When you post a job opening, you might find yourself buried in resumes very quickly. Sorting through the stack can be a challenge because who has time to closely look at each and every one? And yet, you don’t want to miss a perfect candidate. My best advice is to quickly rule out those that obviously do not fit the position. Since many people blast their resumes to nearly any open job, this should get your stack down to a manageable size. Now it’s time to look

By Chris Cochran It’s back to school time and there are special classes that I’d love to see offered… First Impressions 101 – This class starts promptly at 9:00am. At 9:01am, the Instructor hands out final grades and dismisses the class for the semester. It can be frustrating, but that’s just the way it goes. Second Chances 200 – It’s an elective…for the instructor. They’ll invite you into the class if they feel you didn’t destroy your chances of getting in this class the first time around. Hindsight 2020 –

By Catherine Lang-Cline I graduated from college back in the 1980’s. No need to do the math, I will admit that it was a while ago. But just because some time has passed since I walked across a stage, it doesn’t mean that my education finished way back then. Quite the contrary, I’ve been learning something every day since. The thing is, no matter what career you are in, you need to evolve, to learn. Everything is changing at an extremely rapid pace and if you do not keep up,