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Do You Know A Great Portfolio

Do You Know a Great Portfolio When You See One?

If you don’t hire for creative roles on the regular, you might not know what to look for when reviewing a portfolio. It’s common to open the link, scroll through a few pages, and wonder if it’s good.  It helps to remember that portfolios aren’t just an assortment of work – they’re curated collections meant to highlight someone’s talent, taste, and how they think. No matter what type of creative role you’re hiring for, a candidate’s portfolio is a glimpse into their creative gray matter. So how do you tell

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Recruiting is For Lovers: Life as a Professional Cupid

By Kristen Harris My reality television weakness is The Millionaire Matchmaker or the newer version Million Dollar Matchmaker. In case you haven’t seen it, Patti Stanger (The Matchmaker) runs a high-end dating service (Millionaire’s Club). Every week she and her team select two high-net-worth individuals, preview potential dates for them, set up a social mixer, orchestrate a “master date,” get feedback from both parties, then decide how to move forward. She’s from a long line of matchmakers and focuses on helping her clients find true love, not just a hot

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Hiring: Plan Ahead, Ideal Fit Takes Time

By Kristen Harris “Never make a decision until you have to.” – Randy Pausch As hiring managers and job candidates, we’re all looking for an Ideal Fit. Whatever term you use to describe it, we all want to find someone who is a good fit for our team, or a work opportunity that feels “just right”. If you’re not sure how to assess an Ideal Fit, check out our article Hiring: What’s an “Ideal Fit”? Finding the Ideal Fit takes time. It’s not something you can rush through, yet we’re

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