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THE TEN JOB HUNTING BLUNDERS MANY PEOPLE MAKE.
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THE TEN JOB HUNTING BLUNDERS MANY PEOPLE MAKE.
By Heidi Ehlers. My lunch companion about a week ago said I should write this. It sounded like...
YOU ARE BRILLIANT, AND THE EARTH IS HIRING
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YOU ARE BRILLIANT, AND THE EARTH IS HIRING
Brilliant commencement address given to the Class of 2009 at University of Portland on May 3, 2009....
UPGRADING TALENT:A downturn can give smart companies a chance to upgrade their talent.
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UPGRADING TALENT:A downturn can give smart companies a chance to upgrade their talent.
A downturn can give smart companies a chance to upgrade...
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ECCENTRIC?
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ECCENTRIC?
Eccentricity is not, as dull people would have us believe, a form of madness. It is often a kind of innocent pride, and the man of genius and the aristocrat are frequently regarded as eccentrics because genius and aristocrat are entirely unafraid of and uninfluenced by the opinions and vagaries of the crowd. ~ Edith Sitwell...
THINKING OF GOING INTO RECRUITING?
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THINKING OF GOING INTO RECRUITING?
Lots of people have been asking to go for a coffee to discuss the possibility of pursuing a career in recruiting. They'd like to 'pick my brain', and/or ask for tips and advice. Here's my advice: Be prepared to work 12-14 hours/day for the first 5 years. Only 12 hours a day and parts of most weekends after that. There is nothing glamorous about it, it's not a schmoozy go-for-long-lunches career. It's...
WANT TO TRANSFORM YOUR AGENCY?
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WANT TO TRANSFORM YOUR AGENCY?
Fire four Account Executives or Account Coordinators and hire four killer Executive Assistants for your creative department. Help your creatives focus on ideas, not the stuff they suck at. And hate. Creative love to create ideas. They love to see where an idea can go, and where that idea can take them. The other stuff? The stuff that makes them and everyone around them kookoo? They hate it. There...

Surveys
Surveys
 
This Week:
DOES YOUR BOSS INSPIRE YOU?
Ask Heidi
Ask Heidi
 
Question:
I graduated 3 years ago to be a Junior Art Director but had to give up my pursuit due to lack of income and almost starvation. Now I have...

Answer:
I think you have an internship diploma by now too. Try for real employment! Go for it!...
Diary of a Creative Director
Diary of a Creative Director
 
Diary of a Creative Director.
An exploration of the road to greatness.


Do those 20% of the world's creative people who have inspiring careers think differently about those careers than the rest of us?

In 2005, Diary of a Creative Director was created to find the answer.
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