The hours are long and the timelines are tight. It’s a grind. So what is it about the approach to talent in the ad industry that the rest of us could learn from? And why?
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What's on our partners' minds today? When they're not knee-deep in the serious business of scouting a candidate or a position, they can be off-the-wall, irreverent, or just downright silly. Don't say we didn't warn you.
Jun 04, 2012 | Post by: Bill Firing Comments Off on Lessons from the Ad Industry
Lessons from the Ad Industry
May 08, 2012 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on Yikes! Turn off that social reading feature, please!
Yikes! Turn off that social reading feature, please!
The newspaper business has been dying a slow death for some time. I get it, some socially savvy marketer launched ‘social reading’ to help stimulate readership, at least online. I’m sure it sounded great in the executive suite but I think there should be a Federal Law that requires a
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Apr 30, 2012 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on Moving to Agile – Changing Work Dynamics
Moving to Agile – Changing Work Dynamics
It seems that every day someone tells me they want to work remotely, work from home. That’s becoming less of an option for many. There’s been an interesting shift, most noticeably in the last year or so, where companies that have moved to the Agile development process require ‘all hands
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Apr 20, 2012 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on The Second Chance
The Second Chance
News flash: Life isn’t fair. I’m hoping that you got the memo in the second grade and that’s not really a news flash. News flash: There are no second chances. OK, that’s not totally true, there are a number of great Hollywood romance movies that are built on the premise that
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Apr 16, 2012 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on Our New Website
Our New Website
It’s funny how quickly things become dated. Our nice, clean website served our firm well over the last 4 years. But as the war for talent continues to heat up, it is important to have a clear message that cuts through the noise. We felt we needed a new ‘storefront.’
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Apr 04, 2012 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on 8 Resume Rules to Live By
8 Resume Rules to Live By
1. Be beautiful. Nice formatting, fonts, appropriate use of bolding and colors (if you have to). Don’t let your resume look like a cheesy eBay offer. It should look like an Apple brochure. 2. If you go all ‘fancy pants’ on your resume and put it into a horizontal or
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Mar 29, 2012 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on The Job Hopper
The Job Hopper
Four years ago, I would never have presented a candidate whose resume had a distinct pattern of changing jobs before the two year mark. Everyone got a pass on the blustery days of the bubble, ’98-01 but that was it. That policy is now under review. While I still think the
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Mar 21, 2012 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on Presenting Your Next VP
Presenting Your Next VP
Whether you are a senior engineer, designer, in marketing or sales, or a CXO, it’s now commonplace to be asked to do a presentation during interviews for a new job. Often, just after you've been escorted in and offered the standard coffee or water, you’re on deck to present *something*
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Mar 15, 2012 | Post by: Bill Firing Comments Off on Protect Your Brand: Resign Quietly
Protect Your Brand: Resign Quietly
Greg Smith’s very public, and indeed scathing, resignation from Goldman Sachs has certainly garnered a lot of attention in the past few days. But, I would suggest that attention will quickly fade and Mr. Smith’s decision to go out with a bang will do little good. Certainly not to himself,
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Mar 09, 2012 | Post by: Paula Lerzak Comments Off on “Corporate Culture is Not Expenseive”
