http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/ work inspired en-us Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:16:26 EST Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:16:26 EST http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html Movable Type Pro 4.33-en 60 http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2010/03/resumes_whats_the_gos_about_you_2.html Your resume is the key that can open the door to new opportunities and a bright future. A poorly written resume however is a sure-fire way of keeping that door firmly shut.One question I've been asked repeatedly over the years... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:55:30 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2010:/aquentblog//11.2302 Karen Thompson Communication Job Search Resumes careers http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2010/01/new_year_new_career_things_to_think_about.html Well here we are in the second half of January (already!). How are you going with your New Year's resolutions? January is usually a busy time in the recruitment industry as often, when people are thinking about the year ahead,... Sun, 17 Jan 2010 07:58:42 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2010:/aquentblog//11.2264 Karen Thompson Career Career advice Job Search Work-life balance Workplace careers http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/12/banking_the_karma.html Over here at Aquent we value the amazing Talent we represent and we also recognize that they in fact are the true experts in their fields (SME, if you must) and are far more connected than we can ever... Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:31:11 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2237 Shelli Gutholm Aquent Aquent News At work Blogging Candidate attraction strategies Career Freelancing Hiring talent Interviewing Job Search Networking Practice: Graphic Design Practice: Interactive Design Practice: Marketing Practice: Online Marketing Practice: User Experience Recruiting Social Networking Talent careers http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/11/from_the_branding_yourself_webcast_recurring_questions_answered.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:11:35 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2227 Julie Hiipakka Aquent Career advice Marketing careers http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/11/do_you_need_a_personal_brand_um_yeah.html Tomorrow I am participating in a panel discussion with two of our very smart and accomplished Practice Directors, Tracy Sinclair, and Eric Waldinger. Our topic? Why and how you should manage your career with a personal brand. (Consider this a... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:07:02 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2226 Julie Hiipakka Aquent At work Career Career advice Celebrities Communication Marketing Personal Blogging Practice: Marketing Practice: Online Marketing careers http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/11/green_about_me.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:44:38 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2214 Tim Donnelly Career Design Ecology Local Networking Events Practice: Graphic Design Practice: Interactive Design Practice: Marketing Practice: Media Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web Design Web/Tech careers http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/10/how_to_respond_to_design_criticism.html Criticism isn't always easy to hear and respond to positively. When it comes to someone critiquing your design masterpiece, it's especially hard to take, in light of all the hours (days, weeks) you put into the project. So how is... Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:05:32 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2207 Julia Thahar Career advice Design Practice: Graphic Design careers http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/08/career_games_the_ups_and_the_downs.html In a perfect world we know what we want to be when we grow up, we undertake the necessary training, we get an entry-level job and our career takes off to whatever lofty heights we so desire. Like I said...... Mon, 24 Aug 2009 07:34:08 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2158 Karen Thompson At work Career Career advice Careering Games Work-life balance careers http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/08/recession_weigh_in_1.html In light of all the economically-related negativity we see every day in the press, on the telly, and delivered to our In Box, it's nice to get a heartening email every once in awhile.Heartening email in these times. Who'd have... Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:39:57 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2138 Tim Donnelly Career Career advice Design Tim's A Day in the Life Blog careers http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/08/three_things_managers_should_do_more_often.html No matter who you're managing or what those people do, good people management has some common themes. Here are three of my favorites.1) Observe your employees in action. You can't coach what you don't see. If your employees build bicycles,... Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:49:36 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2133 Julie Hiipakka Career advice Communication Workplace careers http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/07/why_should_your_employees_stay.html Normal 0 0 1 254 1453 Aquent 12 2 1784 11.1280 0 0 0 I was surprised to hear a client say recently that the downturn in the economy was good from a staff retention perspective as there weren't... Wed, 29 Jul 2009 04:09:46 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2127 Karen Thompson Aquent At work Career Career advice Hiring talent Interviewing Recruiting Talent Workplace careers http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/04/what_did_you_really_want_to_be_when_you_grew_up.html I was recently flicking through a newspaper's weekend magazine lift-out really just staring mindlessly at the photos of B-grade "celebrities", when the headline of one particular article caught my eye. "How many of us become the things we dream about,... Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:03:46 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentoracle//6.2025 Paul Slezak At work Career advice Job Search careers http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/03/can_you_believe_it_barbie.html Can you believe it? Barbie is 50! Yes, that pint sized plastic being who is, or has been, good friends with most young girls on the planet is officially middle aged (I must check out her beauty secrets because she... Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:26:41 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentoracle//6.2007 Karen Thompson Career advice Industry Associations Industry Resources Job Search careers http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/03/landing_yourself_a_job_during_these_tough_times_dont_lose_your_stiff_upper_lip.html Although warmer temperatures have been reported in the UK recently, (a whopping 15 degrees!), more and more of you Brits are leaving your local shores for a new life Down Under. You have heard tales from various folks about how... Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:18:23 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentoracle//6.1993 Vicki Bainbridge Career advice Job Search Networking careers http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/02/highway_through_the_comfort_zone.html We probably all know someone who moves from a job because they don't like it, to another one which is the same but with another company and that person can keep moving around doing the same skills and always not... Wed, 04 Feb 2009 18:09:20 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentoracle//6.1895 Berni Albrighton Career advice Job Search careers http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/01/is_your_resume_pointing_you_in_the_right_direction.html Whilst driving the other day Shaun, in his lilting Irish tones said to me, "in two hundred metres, turn left". Shaun wasn't my passenger but the electronic voice on my GPS navigator (don't you just love all the modern gadgets!).... Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:55:56 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentoracle//6.1872 Karen Thompson Career advice Interactive Design careers http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/11/working_abroad_may_have_its_challenges_but_so_can_coming_home.html Perhaps this is a topic fairly close to home (pardon the pun) as I have just returned from two years abroad living and working in Hong Kong. But this entry isn't so much about the many challenges associated with establishing... Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:56:16 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/aquentoracle//6.1755 Paul Slezak careers