H O T T A L E N T
The Newsletter of Aquent's Available Talent
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IN THIS ISSUE:
Hot Talent
Featured Talent This Week
That Bit at the End - "I Can See Your Lips Moving"
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HOT TALENT
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Enjoy!
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FEATURED TALENT THIS WEEK
William W. - Front End Web Developer
Joyce S. - User Experience Manager | Technical Writer
Joe D. - Editor, Proofreader, Writer
Tracy S. - Marketing | Promotion Director
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William W.
Front End Web Developer
Habla Espanol?
Maybe not, but William speaks GUI, HTML, XHTML, XML, XSL, CSS, VSS, Microsoft .NET and a myriad of other markup languages and platforms that you might find handy when trying to talk to your customers.
Over 7 years of professional Web development, he's built sites for such diverse clients as General Motors, Shopzilla, Toyota, Park Place Entertainment, Reebok, eMap Publishing, Dell, Paris Las Vegas, There.com, and most recently Denver Broncos and Einstein Bagels.
And when it comes to your customers, don't you want to be heard loud and clear?
Thought so!
Click her to see his on-line profile.
Desired Work: Freelance & Permanent
Skills: Macromedia Flash, Macromedia HomeSite, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft FrontPage PageSpinner, Apache, Adobe PageMill, Adobe Illustrator, Microsoft Windows, BBEdit, HTML, Microsoft Windows NT, DOS, Microsoft Word, FileMaker, WordPerfect, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Access, UNIX, LINUX
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Joyce S.
User Experience Manager | Technical Writer
Joyce has an exceptional experience in technical publications, writing, user experience, and data analytics from the world's leading software company.
At Microsoft Corporation since '95, she was most recently developing metadata for next generation search technology and prototyping next-generation wizards. Managing a team of Information Architects as User Experience Manager she was responsible for the overall assistance experience in Windows Vista as well as the functionality around finding and surfacing assistance content.
As Technical Publications Manager at Dun & Bradstreet's software group, Erisco, Joyce managed the technical writing and production staff, overhauling its publishing tools and processes to improve efficiency and lower costs. She also managed vendors and partnered with other D&B subsidiaries to develop corporate-wide user interface and documentation standards.
She's a multitalented Aquent Talent available for only the next 3 months!
Click here for her on-line Aquent profile.
Desired Work: Freelance
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Joe D.
Editor, Proofreader, Writer
With over 10 years of exacting proofreading and editing experience, Joe literally took our proofreading assessment to the cleaners.
Okay, figuratively.
Most recently freelancing for the Member & Marketing Communications Department at Kaiser Permanente, he was responsible for updating and revising company editorial guidelines and reviewing and editing copy on brochures, flyers, and letters before presenting to the clients and account staff. At GTS Companies Joe drafted and edited sets of specifications for all elements of numerous McGraw-Hill and Addison Wesley textbooks, proofread galleys and pages (for both letter-for-letter proofreads as well as edit checks), trained freelancers, and helped clients determine best solutions when mission-critical issues arose.
His ongoing freelance work includes Web copy (with SEO), case studies, and articles for sites such as Sunset, SkyWest, Written By, Brown Alumni Magazine, and Games.
He's the perfect fit for any client in dire need of mind-boggling accuracy!
Click here to see his on-line Aquent profile.
Desired Work: Freelance & Permanent
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Tracy S.
Marketing | Promotion Director
Over 25 years of experience in marketing, entertainment, and event production, promotion, advertising, and PR, if you need global visibility, then you need Tracy!
Tracy has been responsible for the creation and development of new departments for top ad agencies and has produced countless promotional media events, not to mention over 400 concerts and special events a year ranging in size from clubs to stadiums.
Her sterling client roster includes Activision, Motorola, Snapple, Bank One, Saks Fifth Avenue, Dunkin' Donuts, MCI, The Seagram Beverage Company, and Mitsubishi and her resume boasts staff positions at City of Hope, Ignited Minds, Deutsch Inc., and Allure Magazine.
And she's available right now!!
Click here to see her on-line Aquent profile.
Desired Work: Freelance & Permanent
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THAT BIT AT THE END
"I Can See Your Lips Moving"
To: Adriana Doherty, CEO
From: Jerome Tanaka
RE: Our Department Manager
Over the last several years, before Paul Graham was transferred to our group, I heard from coworkers in other departments saying how difficult to work with him. Statements such as, "He's a real nightmare" and "You're better off talking to a wall" were frequently heard in the hallways.
Shortly after Paul was brought in to manage our team, I realized not only were all the rumors true, but that he was even a worse manager than I could have imagined.
We soon discovered Paul was at work earlier than everyone else and stayed well after everyone went home. In fact, he never left his office. You can imagine what this did for our floor's morale. Since becoming our manager, my department busted their butts coming in early and staying late to match his workaholic personality.
But to no avail.
No matter how early anyone showed up, Paul was always here first. And still here when they left at 11pm.
We found Paul to be incredibly uncommunicative to the point of belligerence and refused to attend any meeting to which he's been invited. E-mails to him went unanswered. The Inbox on his desk was always overflowing. He never, ever cracked a smile, even out of social kindness.
The slave driver didn't even leave his office during a fire drill.
This is not why I am writing to you, however.
I wanted to inform you of the curious turn of events that unfolded in my yearly review.
During our meeting, when Paul failed to acknowledge my comments about his miserable management style, I reached over and tapped him angrily on his chest.
He then toppled over backwards and one of his hands broke off.
At this point I discovered Paul Graham was, in fact, a store mannequin.
Which came as quite a surprise.
I must compliment you as a CEO for your ingenuity in creating a relentless work ethic in our company simply by shifting Paul from department to department.
Which is why I am sure you will equally appreciate the way I sent him packing.
Literally.
Several weeks ago I dressed Paul in a Giorgio Armani suit and then put him and a nice rollaway suitcase by a freeway entrance holding a sign in his hands that said "Florida".
I've taken care to load Paul down with postcards, a cheapie digital camera, and a company e-mail list. I've also packed along instructions to anyone who gives him a ride to place him in the most compromising position they can and send the pictures our way.
We've already received ones of him drinking at a string of dive bars in downtown Los Angeles, jumping off the balcony into a pool in Fort Lauderdale, and in some very unflattering situations while visiting someplace called the Chicken Ranch in La Grange, TX.
We'll be keeping these items for safekeeping while awaiting his return later this summer. Which is about the time you'll begin receiving e-mails and memos from Paul concerning raises, bonuses, and an extended vacation policy for our department.
I imagine you'll find it easier to approve all these than explain to your Board of Directors why our intranet has pictures of your handpicked VP stripped to the waist and holding a keg tap on a Mardi Gras float.
Expect excellent reviews of Paul's performance during our Upward Feedback process later this fall.
We've decided he is the one manager we want to keep forever.
And from the information I've gathered about the M/1 E Series mannequin, it looks like we can!
Thank you in advance for all your continued support.
Sincerely,
Charlie McCarthy and the whole crew
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