http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/ work inspired en-us Sun, 17 Jan 2010 09:44:40 EST Sun, 17 Jan 2010 09:44:40 EST http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html Movable Type Pro 4.33-en 60 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/2009/10/should_work_be_more_fun.html "Work is a 4-letter word", "Why do you think they call it work?", "I owe, I owe, so it's off to work I go."Here's the million dollar question: Should you have fun at work?We just had our quarterly staff meeting... Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:19:26 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2209 Tim Donnelly At work Career Games Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Workplace http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/09/whos_that_in_my_shadow.html A former Australian Prime Minister is famously quoted as saying, "life wasn't meant to be easy". Some days I feel the same can be said for recruiting! When you're trying to build your team, getting the right people on... Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:19:16 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2179 Karen Thompson Career Career advice Hiring talent Interviewing Recruiting Talent Workplace 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/2009/07/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/aigaaquent_salary_survey_1.html I was planning on blogging about our annual AIGA | Aquent Survey of Design Salaries (which is a bit of a misnomer, as it includes Web Developers and Copywriters), but I don't know if I'm late already. See that's the... Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:30:30 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2083 Tim Donnelly Advertising Career Career advice Design Freelancing Hiring talent Industry Resources Interactive Design Practice: Graphic Design Salaries Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web Design Workplace http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/04/casual_fridays_its_always_been_a_point_of_contention.html According to Wikipedia Casual Friday is an American and Canadian custom which has spread to other parts of the world, where some offices celebrate a "semi-reprieve" from the constrictions of a formal dress code. Whereas, during the rest of the... Fri, 01 May 2009 03:58:38 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2048 Paul Slezak At work Trends Workplace http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/04/the_soundtrack_to_work.html Do you listen to music during work hours? For many workplaces, having the radio on in the background is just another subtle way of fostering a relaxed yet focused atmosphere during the daily grind. For other workplaces though, the only... Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:15:32 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2045 Tim McNamara At work Music Trends Workplace http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/04/psas_rfps_eois_rfts_tenders_audits_bids_agreements_where_do_you_draw_the_line.html One thing I have noticed in the last few months during the economic downturn has been the dramatic increase in the number of businesses requesting for (existing or potential) suppliers to re-pitch or re-tender for their business. More often than... Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:28:36 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/clone//11.2038 Paul Slezak At work Recruiting Trends Workplace http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/04/marketing_outsourcing_a_positive_force_for_change.html I recently came across an interesting debate online around whether or not outsourcing can be a positive force for innovation. The conversation went something like this: "Offshoring takes jobs from country A and places them, as low wage jobs, in... Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:45:49 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentoracle//6.2016 Jon Fraulo Industry Resources Market news Trends Workplace http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/03/i_was_reading_the_latest.html I was reading the latest advertising, marketing and media news on the Australia's B&T web site the other day and saw an announcement that up to half of the companies within STW Communications Group's stable may introduce a nine day... Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:19:27 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentoracle//6.1990 Carolyn Hyams At work Salaries Workplace http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/02/if_you_love_what_you_do_youll_never_work_a_day_in_your_life.html I want to do something different.... but I'm not sure what. Have you ever said these words? Well here's an idea that may help you figure out what will make you happy in the workplace. Write your own story! That's... Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:00:38 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentoracle//6.1947 Karen Thompson Career advice Workplace 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/2008/12/is_there_anybody_out_there_training_via_conference_calls.html This week I have been involved in a series of conference calls crossing many time zones ... from Boston to Bangalore, from Prague to Perth, and from Manchester to Melbourne. I have been speaking to some fairly large groups of... Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:56:46 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/aquentoracle//6.1789 Paul Slezak At work Workplace http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/12/emotional_intelligence_in_the_workplace_why_do_i_have_to_sit_next_to_him.html Emotional Intelligence (E.I. or E.Q. as it is sometimes referred to) is an awareness of how you speak with others, how you manage your emotions, what your body language is saying and overall, how you are communicating with those around... Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:19:48 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/aquentoracle//6.1772 Berni Albrighton At work Workplace