November 2007

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• 11.29.07
  5 Surprises About Moving to the Big City
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  Most young people (myself included) have a very glamorous image of moving to the big city after graduation. I can only assume that this is sparked by various television shows (Sex and the City, anyone?). So many (myself included) move to one of those big cities to see what they might find. And I mut admit, it has been fantastic so far. I can't see myself anywhere else at the start of my career. But there are definitely disadvantages. Here are a few things that caught me a bit off guard when about my new city life. 1. ...
  
  
• 11.25.07
  Starting Your Career in the Trenches: 5 Highs & 5 Lows
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  [display_podcast]I was just listening to an episode of my old college podcast, Path to Adland, where I interviewed Allen Adamson, managing directer of the branding agency Landor in New York City and Author of Brand Simple (which I just realized I never returned to MSU after reading).It's interesting listening back a year later, now that I have a bit more perspective on what he referred to as "starting in the trenches" when I asked about the first six months to one year on the job. Call it what you will, he's right to a certain extent—I have somewhat started in the ...
  
  
• 11.12.07
  Why am I doing this?
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  Last year when I was still a student at Michigan State, I started a sort of experiment. After going to New York City for the AWNY Conference (Advertising Women of New York) and gathering loads of great interviews, I started publishing them to a podcast that I called "Path to Adland." It was a great opportunity for me to pick the minds of all sorts of interesting people working in a business I wanted to get into, and I liked the idea of getting that advice out to other students who couldn't make the trip to talk with these people ...
  
  

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