Aquent is a company about people. And I don't mean simply finding the perfect Talent for the perfect job at the perfect company.
Though that is a definite perk.
Behind all the posts about upcoming design events or marketing trends or bizarre music videos involving brightly colored blocks of wood are people. Aquenteers, as we sometimes like to call ourselves. Each of us hails from a different part of the world with various backgrounds and experiences that we bring both to this blog and to Aquent itself.
With that in mind, I thought it might be a fun idea to share a little bit about myself. Who knows -- perhaps some of the other Aquent bloggers might feel the same. Or this could blow up in my face, and I'll be forced to hang my head in shame for the rest of my days. You never know until you try, though.
The picture above is me -- an avatar created by a good friend. She knows of my love of amusement parks, having grown up within 15 minutes of probably the best-known in Southern California. I do wear glasses. I do have dirty blond hair. And, surprisingly enough, I do own a very similar shirt. With the cuffs rolled back.
A very largestack pile mountain of books resides in my apartment because I enjoy a good book now and then. Sometimes world literature, sometimes the heavy stuff like José Saramago and Thomas Mann, but for the most part, I lean toward horror -- lighthearted tales of ghosts and ghoulies and zombies run amok. I even write the occasional horror-like short fiction pieces.
As for my work background, I never thought of a staffing agency as a career. Back in 1993, I'd moved back home after graduating from Humboldt State University without any clear direction. I registered with a staffing agency because I needed to do something while I tweaked my résumé and drove to interview after interview. My first job with the agency was at their headquarters -- filing, sorting mail, answering phones for two weeks. Which turned into two months, then 5 years and ended in their Franchise Payroll Department. Felling a bit restless, a friend forwarded a classified ad for another agency known as MacTemps. I interviewed, liked the people and what we discussed. Since that day, I've gone from inputting payroll and ordering office supplies to an Office Manager/QA Tester/Skill Assessment Specialist.
Almost 12 years later, I'm still here, working at a company that I love, with the most incredible people. Sometimes they allow me to write odd posts about leaving voicemails and the importance of first impressions.
Now, let's see if we can't get some of the other Aquent bloggers to write a little about themselves....
Though that is a definite perk.
Behind all the posts about upcoming design events or marketing trends or bizarre music videos involving brightly colored blocks of wood are people. Aquenteers, as we sometimes like to call ourselves. Each of us hails from a different part of the world with various backgrounds and experiences that we bring both to this blog and to Aquent itself.
With that in mind, I thought it might be a fun idea to share a little bit about myself. Who knows -- perhaps some of the other Aquent bloggers might feel the same. Or this could blow up in my face, and I'll be forced to hang my head in shame for the rest of my days. You never know until you try, though.
The picture above is me -- an avatar created by a good friend. She knows of my love of amusement parks, having grown up within 15 minutes of probably the best-known in Southern California. I do wear glasses. I do have dirty blond hair. And, surprisingly enough, I do own a very similar shirt. With the cuffs rolled back.
A very large
As for my work background, I never thought of a staffing agency as a career. Back in 1993, I'd moved back home after graduating from Humboldt State University without any clear direction. I registered with a staffing agency because I needed to do something while I tweaked my résumé and drove to interview after interview. My first job with the agency was at their headquarters -- filing, sorting mail, answering phones for two weeks. Which turned into two months, then 5 years and ended in their Franchise Payroll Department. Felling a bit restless, a friend forwarded a classified ad for another agency known as MacTemps. I interviewed, liked the people and what we discussed. Since that day, I've gone from inputting payroll and ordering office supplies to an Office Manager/QA Tester/Skill Assessment Specialist.
Almost 12 years later, I'm still here, working at a company that I love, with the most incredible people. Sometimes they allow me to write odd posts about leaving voicemails and the importance of first impressions.
Now, let's see if we can't get some of the other Aquent bloggers to write a little about themselves....
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