Aquent Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/ work inspired en-us Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:55:57 EST Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:55:57 EST http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html Movable Type Commercial 4.25 60 Ugh, resumes 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 Interactive Design Is a Team Sport http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/02/interactive_design_is_a_team_sport.html I wrote a post here advocating greater transparency in the staffing business and someone left the following comment: "Graphic design is a tough business. That being said, seeing positions posted for a web designer that knows Flash, web design, and... Sun, 15 Feb 2009 15:19:15 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/thetalentblog//5.1927 Matthew Grant Design Design Management Flash Interactive Design Marketing Management Project Management Web Analytics The New Model for Productivity: Do Less http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/10/the_new_model_for_productivity.html An old compadre over at the web shop known mysteriously as Silverthreaded, pointed me to this post, "Productivity 2.0: How the New Rules of Work Are Changing the Game," on an interesting blog called, "Zen Habits." The gist is this:... Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:18:36 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/thetalentblog//5.1675 Matthew Grant Careering Freelancing History Project Management Q&A: If UR an old-school marketer, how do you get enough knowledge to catch up? http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/10/qa_if_ur_an_old-school_marketer_how_do_you_get_enough_knowledge_to_catch_up.html First of all, if UR are someone who uses "UR," then you can't be TOO old school. Second of all, I should mention that this question was actually a three-parter, the other two parts being: "How much is schooling vs... Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:48:25 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/thetalentblog//5.1658 Matthew Grant Careering Marketing New vs Old Media Project Management Social Networking Trends Q&A: Given the downturn in the economy, do you expect an increase in project-based opportunities? http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/09/qa_given_the_down_turn_in_the_economy_do_you_expect_an_increase_in_project_based_opportunities.html Another marketing careers webcast related question. Actually, in its entirety, the question went like this: "Given the downturn in the economy, combined with the marketing dept. being the 1st to be cut/reduced, do you expect an increase in project-based opportunities?"... Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:31:59 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/thetalentblog//5.1641 Matthew Grant Careering Freelancing Marketing Management Project Management Scott Berkun on Hiring and Managing Project Managers http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/06/scott_berkun_on_hiring_and_man.html Scott Berkun may not have written THE book on project management, but he did write a best seller on the subject back in 2005, The Art of Project Management, which has now been updated and reissued under the title, Making... Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:02:18 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/thetalentblog//5.334 Matthew Grant Project Management