PORTFOLIO CREATIVE BLOG

The Hiring Mistake Every Creative Team Makes (And How to Avoid It)

  You’ve seen the portfolios. The work showcases clean design, sharp writing, and motion that actually moves you. On paper, your finalist can do the job.  So why the hesitation?  Because you’ve been here before. You hired the art director who pushed back on everything. The UX designer who mentally checked out the moment feedback got uncomfortable. The copywriter who disappeared every Friday at 2:00 p.m. and left your account team piecing things together without them.  Skills get people hired, but fit is what keeps them (and everything else) from quietly falling apart.  We’ve been placing creative talent across

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Hiring for Cultural Fit—What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

By Catherine Lang-Cline We hire for a cultural fit. Really, we do. And many, many companies do too. Companies do this because it works, but it isn’t perfect. Creating too deep of a mold for a cultural fit can make it so new hires begin to look, act, and think alike. Let’s start with defining cultural fit. A few years ago the business community determined that every cool business needed a ping-pong table, beer on tap, and a bunch of bean-bag chairs. They were the first steps to building a

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