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/a_case_of_the_mondays.html Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:04:41 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2010:/aquentblog//11.2266 Kelly Moeller Interactive Design Interviewing Job Search Practice: Interactive Design Work-life balance 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/2009/09/tweetup_chicago_style.html If you happen to be in the Windy City (or, if you must, the City of Big Shoulders or the Second City) next week, you're in luck! Aquent will be partnering with @chicagotweetups for a, well, tweetup.I don't know if... Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:25:24 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2182 Tim Donnelly Career Events Food and Drink Job Search Marketing Networking Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/08/ugh_resumes.html Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:16:21 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2151 Joe Rinaldi Aquent Career Career advice Communication Design Freelancing Graduates Interactive Design Interviewing Job Search Networking Practice: Graphic Design Practice: Interactive Design Practice: User Experience Project Management Resumes Trends Web Design http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/07/getting_to_yes_by_believing_you_can.html I'm reading Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman (I tend to read the hot books about five years late) so I'm thinking a lot about feelings this week.Interesting bit from the book: Martin Seligman conducted a study of MetLife salespeople. He... Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:57:38 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2116 Julie Hiipakka Aquent At work Books Career Communication Hiring talent Job Search Workplace http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/06/do_you_pass_the_social_media_recruitment_test.html (from Julia Thahar, Recruiter)With all the social media sites available, you would think that Recruiters and Hiring Managers would have an easy time finding great candidates by what each is blogging or Tweeting about, right? Unfortunately, when someone runs keyword... Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:22:01 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2100 Tim Donnelly Career advice Job Search Recruiting Social Networking Tim's A Day in the Life Blog 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/2009/03/changing_jobs_can_be_a_real_pain_in_the_back.html I was flicking through a magazine while sitting in the waiting room at my osteopath earlier in the week, and came across an article on the primary causes of chronic back pain (which I have unfortunately become too accustomed to... Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:47:29 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentoracle//6.1989 Paul Slezak Interviewing Job Search Work-life balance http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/02/i_came_across_an_interesting.html I came across an interesting article this morning about the Top 10 Social Sites for Finding a Job written by leading personal branding expert Dan Schawbel, who stresses the importance of actively engaging these sites - from the old guard... Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:09:33 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/thetalentblog//5.1960 Careering Job Search Social Media Social Networking http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/02/why_culturepersonality_fit_may_matter_less_to_web_talent.html I'm still trying to figure this out. When you ask web professionals and the people who recruit or hire them to evaluate the importance of the various attributes used to distinguish one Web professional candidate from another, you get some... Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:51:33 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/thetalentblog//5.1958 Matthew Grant Careering Interactive Design Job Search http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/02/are_web_talent_sitting_pretty.html Aquent partnered with Monster to uncover the key to "attracting, keeping and developing Web talent in an uncertain economy" and we presented our findings in an AMA webcast today (I've embedded the slides below for your viewing convenience). It would... Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:18:08 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/thetalentblog//5.1954 Matthew Grant Careering Design Management Flash Freelancing Interactive Design Job Search Market Research Trends Web Analytics http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/02/the_hills_are_alive_with_the_sound_of_job_hunting.html This post was contributed by long-time Aquent veteran, Julie Hiipakka. Here's a picture of Julie with her cat. Whether or not you're one of those people who's been to a Sound of Music Sing-a-Long-a (if you are one of those... Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:22:16 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/thetalentblog//5.1951 Matthew Grant Careering Interviewing Job Search Resumes http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/02/is_this_downturn_less_bad_for_the_creative_class.html I heard Richard Florida on the radio this morning. You may remember him as the author of The Rise of the Creative Class, which traced "the fundamental theme that runs through a host of seemingly unrelated changes in American society:... Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:44:24 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/thetalentblog//5.1948 Matthew Grant Careering Creativity Design History Job Search Trends http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/02/getting_horizontal_web-wise.html @iamkhayyam turned me on to this inspiredology post featuring intriguing examples of "horizontal" web design (i.e., sites that scroll from right to left instead of up and down). Checking them out made me realize a) that I don't see this... Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:28:26 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/thetalentblog//5.1941 Matthew Grant Agencies Careering Design Flash Interactive Design Job Search http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/02/getting_in_the_right_mindset_when_looking_for_a_new_job.html I was doing a spin class last night as part of my obsessive compulsive fitness regime, and during one of the "standing" tracks I happened to look up and I noticed a motivational poster that I don't recall ever seeing... Thu, 19 Feb 2009 20:42:41 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentoracle//6.1938 Paul Slezak Job Search http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/02/careers_on_the_time-space_shifting_continuum.html The concepts of time-shifting and place-shifting (originally called "space" shifting) come from the realm of consumer electronics. The classic time-shifting device is TiVo, which allows you to "shift" the time of your favorite TV programs to a time of your... Tue, 17 Feb 2009 04:13:12 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/thetalentblog//5.1930 Matthew Grant Aquent Careering History Job Search Social Networking Trends http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/02/how_to_ensure_roi_from_a_candidates_perspective.html Earlier this week I was writing an article that will appear in an up-coming issue of a market research industry publication. The subject of this particular article was how employers can ensure a return on investment when it comes to... Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:34:30 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentoracle//6.1919 Paul Slezak Interactive Design Interviewing Job Search Talent http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/02/do_you_have_a_portfolio_site.html If you're a designer of any variety and don't have a portfolio site, I have one question for you: Why not? If you do have a portfolio site and you think that others would be impressed or inspired by it,... Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:45:13 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/thetalentblog//5.1915 Matthew Grant Careering Creativity Interactive Design Job Search Resumes http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/02/what_are_blogs_good_for.html I didn't need the Fake Steve Jobs to tell me that blogging won't make you rich (though I'm comfortable). And while I do believe that blogging can help you find work, I understand from this ex-CNN head writer/senior producer that... Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:01:58 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/thetalentblog//5.1911 Matthew Grant Blogging Branding Careering Copywriting Job Search http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/02/marketing_career_questions_get_answered_expertly_by_me.html You know, I've answered a lot of marketing career questions as part of my Ask the Expert column on the American Marketing Association's website. The questions have ranged from the fairly general, "Why can't I get an interview?," to the... Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:49:18 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/thetalentblog//5.1907 Matthew Grant Careering Interviewing Job Search Marketing Talent http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/02/i_like_to_move_it_move_it.html Sometimes a bus trip into work can be mundane. Today's trip into the office was quite thought provoking. I happened to be sitting next to someone listening to the Madagascar soundtrack on his i-pod so for a while all I... Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:49:28 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentoracle//6.1904 Paul Slezak Career advice Job Search Workplace 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/working_for_the_man.html Unless you spend your days managing a healthy portfolio, spending your inherited wealth, or begging on the streets, then you have to work and, specifically, you have to work for somebody. The question is, "Are you getting your money in... Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:53:48 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/thetalentblog//5.1880 Matthew Grant Aquent Careering History Job Search Trends http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/12/its_all_about_fit.html We have found again and again that if a placement doesn't work out, it's not because our talent lacked the necessary skills or experience. Instead, it's because their style and personality didn't click with the environment and/or the team at... Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:20:28 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/thetalentblog//5.1809 Matthew Grant Aquent Careering Creativity Interviewing Job Search http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/12/how_do_we_justify_our_existence.html The Web is about dis-intermediation and, as part of the staffing industry, we're intermediaries. So why haven't we vaporized? Because finding work and finding the right people to work with requires human insight. Turns out we're human beings and we... Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:39:05 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/thetalentblog//5.1799 Matthew Grant Aquent Branding Job Search Social Networking http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/12/reduce_the_randmonness_in_your_game.html Second foray into vlogging. The first installment was like 8 minutes long and everyone said that was too long. This one is closer to 2 minutes. Basic message here: If you're going after something specific, like getting a specific job... Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:31:48 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/thetalentblog//5.1781 Matthew Grant Careering Job Search Social Networking http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/12/keep_your_head_up.html Update: I got some feedback that suggested, well, said, that this vid was too long. I shortened it up and fixed the color that was bugging me. An improvement? - Matt My message in this video is fairly simple: If... Fri, 05 Dec 2008 22:30:19 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/thetalentblog//5.1775 Matthew Grant Aquent Careering Job Search Social Networking http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/11/what_are_you_really_looking_for_in_a_career.html I was reading Tim McNamara's article in Australia's Desktop magazine (issue # 244 - November 2008) on Finding your Creative Path. Whilst the entire article was certainly quite thought-provoking, two particular paragraphs struck a chord. Tim writes: "In an industry... Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:47:33 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/aquentoracle//6.1746 Paul Slezak Job Search Market news Trends http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/11/can_marketing_help_you_find_and_retain_talent.html Just yesterday, the Godin One published a post on the 90/10 Rule of Marketing a Job. This brief ex cathedra tidbit boils down to these two questions he poses: If marketing works so well that you spend a fortune on... Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:53:18 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/thetalentblog//5.1728 Matthew Grant Careering Job Search Marketing Marketing Management http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/11/is_there_a_secret_to_working_with_aquent.html In a comment on my last post, someone wrote: "I am completely baffled and mystified by Aquent. My background and skills are stellar. I see a few people here and there who do get work through Aquent. But there really... Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:26:00 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/thetalentblog//5.1725 Matthew Grant Aquent Careering Interviewing Job Search Talent http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/11/design_salaries.html Dear Great Almighty Oracle ... :) I am a Senior (corporate and packaging) Designer in Amsterdam and am trying to find out any information or statistics on design salaries here in The Netherlands. Can you help or point me in... Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:21:01 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/aquentoracle//6.1715 Ask the Oracle Ask the Aquent Oracle Job Search Salaries http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/10/registering_with_recruitment_agencies_how_many_is_too_many.html This is the age-old question ... You are super keen to find a new job and you decide to register with a recruitment agency. The recruiter you meet with asks you not to register with any other staffing agency, saying... Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:20:40 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/aquentoracle//6.1710 Paul Slezak Career advice Freelancing Job Search http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/10/job_search.html Dear Aquent Oracle ... I am a couple years out of Business School and I guess it could be said that I am a 'contractor' who has worked for over a dozen companies in the Columbus area. Many of these... Sun, 19 Oct 2008 07:53:43 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/aquentoracle//6.1683 Ask the Oracle Ask the Aquent Oracle Career advice Interactive Design Job Search http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/09/do_what_you_love_and_the_money_will_follow_right.html I used to listen to the Talking Heads a lot. In fact, these lyrics from their song, "Found a Job," echo down the corridors of my mind to this day: "If your work isn't what you love,/ then something isn't... Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:31:33 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/thetalentblog//5.1634 Matthew Grant Careering Creativity Design Job Search http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/09/dont_pigeon-hole_yourself_your_skills_are_transferable.html I recently caught up with an old friend of mine who I hadn't seen for a few years. When I had first met Penny, she was a very successful physiotherapist with an established practice and regular clientele. Over dinner I... Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:45:08 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/aquentoracle//6.1561 Paul Slezak Ask the Aquent Oracle Career advice Job Search http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/09/interview_tip_2_interview_prep.html Ask any employer with experience of interviewing for their number one complaint about interviewees and it will almost always revolve around a lack of preparation. 'Preparation' is not simply asking (and then being told) the name, address and contact number... Mon, 01 Sep 2008 19:53:48 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/aquentoracle//6.393 Mark Hall-Smith Interactive Design Interviewing Job Search http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/08/its_not_what_you_know.html We all know them ... those people that get tickets to sold out concerts, or invitations to the hottest party in town, or better still... that dream job that never gets advertised. How do they do it? Nine times... Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:30:00 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/aquentblog//11.385 Karen Thompson Aquent Interviewing Job Search Networking http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/08/we_probably_cant_give_you_what.html I know you're not supposed to come right out and say that, but what if it's true? You see, the vast majority of people who contact Aquent looking for work will not be placed by us. This is especially true... Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:32:47 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/thetalentblog//5.367 Matthew Grant Aquent Careering Data Analytics Job Search http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/08/do_you_compete_against_a_what.html If you're selling anything, be it good or service, you are competing for the attention and money of buyers. If you want to "win," even in the most basic sense of "just staying in business," you need to understand the... Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:34:48 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/thetalentblog//5.361 Matthew Grant Aquent Careering History Job Search New vs Old Media Social Networking http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/07/retrotech_as_virtual_gatekeepe.html A job-seeker recently told me that a local public radio station explicitly asked applicants to SEND THEIR RESUMES AND REFERENCES VIA SNAIL MAIL. This set me to thinking. While email has made communication faster and easier, it has also lowered... Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:03:05 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/thetalentblog//5.354 Matthew Grant Aquent Careering Job Search New vs Old Media Resumes http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/07/have_you_heard_about_the_aquen.html Aquent now features a referral program that not only rewards you for the referral itself -- regardless of outcome -- but continues to reward you when we conduct an "official" interview of the individual referred, and then keeps on rewarding... Mon, 21 Jul 2008 02:09:37 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/thetalentblog//5.351 Matthew Grant Aquent Careering Events Job Search http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/07/flogging_a_dead_horse_you_real.html As part of Aquent's sponsorship of the American Marketing Association, I write an "Ask the Expert" column about marketing careers on their site. One question I get a lot goes something like this, "I'm applying for jobs and sending my... Sat, 12 Jul 2008 20:29:48 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/thetalentblog//5.346 Matthew Grant Careering Job Search Marketing Social Networking http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/05/customer_service_blowing_the_j.html Some quick stuff for today, May 2. Customer Service I had a little problem with my iTunes account so I sent a message to their support center. The first response I got concluded with: "Good luck on downloading the song... Fri, 02 May 2008 14:17:46 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/thetalentblog//5.320 Matthew Grant Aquent Blogging Careering Interviewing Job Search New vs Old Media http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/04/make_yourself_indespensible_ta.html You might not expect a graphic designer working as part of a program support center housed within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to say, "The majority of work I do gives me creative freedom," but that's exactly... Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:00:26 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/thetalentblog//5.315 Matthew Grant Aquent Careering In-House Job Search Talent http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/03/every_job_is_a_project.html I always get in trouble when I start a post this way, but I'm a slow learner... The other day I was talking to a friend who happens to be in marketing. When I first knew him some seventeen years... Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:25:34 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/thetalentblog//5.311 Matthew Grant Careering Job Search Marketing Resumes http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/03/new_podcast_erik_hauser_talks.html Ever since I spoke to Erik Hauser last year I've been looking for an opportunity to speak with him again. He's optimistic, he's infectiously enthusiastic, and he has a lot to say on a lot of different topics almost any... Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:03:50 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/thetalentblog//5.310 Matthew Grant Advertising Branding Careering Creativity Experiential Marketing Interviewing Job Search Podcast Trends http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/02/easier_said_than_done.html Upon reflection, I found my last post glib and platitudinous, and I apologize for that. Having experienced unemployment and under-employment, I know that it doesn't have to be a worst-case scenario for it to be pretty lame. Looking for a... Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:38:34 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/thetalentblog//5.293 Matthew Grant Aquent Careering Job Search Talent http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/02/is_unemployment_a_worst_case_s.html The other day I came across a query on ProfNet from a journalist who was writing an article on how one should manage one's time after losing one's job. Specifically, she wanted to know if people should take time off,... Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:07:21 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/thetalentblog//5.292 Matthew Grant Careering Interviewing Job Search Marketing http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/01/career_advice_what_are_you_loo.html The other night I was talking to a friend of mine, Peter Dixon, about his cool new cd, "Shady Planet." It hasn't been selling as well as he had hoped, so I, as Mr. New World of Marketing, was suggesting... Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:43:04 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/thetalentblog//5.284 Matthew Grant Aquent Careering Job Search Marketing http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/01/we_are_all_temps.html In my last post, I floated out various reasons why people "temp" in hopes of dispelling the notion that people temp because they can't find permanent work. In this post, I want to debunk the myth of the "perm job"... Mon, 07 Jan 2008 16:39:37 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/thetalentblog//5.279 Matthew Grant Aquent Careering Job Search Trends http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/01/why_do_people_temp.html Anyone watching Aquent over the last few years would see that we've shifted the emphasis in our marketing from "the world's largest talent agency for creative, web, and tech," back in 2001, to "a professional services firm that specializes in... Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:38:10 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/thetalentblog//5.278 Matthew Grant Aquent Careering Job Search Trends http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2007/11/5_steps_to_jumpstarting_your_j.html It's hard to believe that December is well-nigh upon us, but that is the horrible and shocking truth. Since this is a time when many companies slow down or halt their hiring activities altogether, it also means that this is... Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:12:34 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2007:/thetalentblog//5.265 Matthew Grant Aquent Careering Job Search http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2007/08/the_entrylevel_job_hunt_top_3.html Minister of Blogging Enlightenment Matt Grant is out this week, and has thus passed the torch from his worthy hands to me, Alex Weaver, as the new Marketing Coordinator here at Aquent, Boston. I am not taking over as... Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:43:54 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2007:/thetalentblog//5.235 Matthew Grant Job Search