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The Creative Career
March 2008
The Archives
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03.30.08Building Your Personal Brand On and Offline - Advice From Christopher S. Penn
podcast (0)[display_podcast]Christopher S. Penn has been paving the way for companies in new media since he started the award winning Financial Aid Podcast for the Student Loan Network and co-founded Podcamp, the new media community unconference, with Chris Brogan. He blogs at christopherspenn.com, twitters regularly (great stuff, I might add – a good follow) and co-hosts a fantastic weekly podcast with John Wall called Marketing Over Coffee (which I have recommended in the past).Show Notes Chris Anderson, author of The Long Tail, summed it up when he said, "Your brand isn't what you say it is, it's what Google says it ...
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03.25.08Creative Career Advice for Students From Social Media Expert Chris Brogan
podcast (0)[display_podcast]Chris Brogan blogs, writes, twitters and speaks on social media and its impact on business and individuals.Chris co-founded Podcamp with Christopher S. Penn and worked with Jeff Pulver on Video of the Net, a conference about the impact of the Internet on video. He also worked with Jeff on the startup Network2 for Independent video producers.Chris' Advice for Students Clean up your Facebook and MySpace accounts before you start applying for jobs. Network both on and offline. Go to meetups to meet professionals outside of your university. Check out Upcoming.org to find events in your area. Follow people in your area on Twitter ...
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03.18.08Think of Your First Career as Another Form of Grad School
blog (1)Maybe grad school wasn't for you, at least not just yet. The thought of buying more text books, forking over tens of thousands of dollars and putting yourself further into debt just didn't seem appealing. So it's off to career-land for you. That doesn't mean you have to stop learning. In fact, I think some of the best advice I ever received came from a friend working in advertising who said, "If you want to be successful, you just have to look at your first career as another form of school. Be ready to learn at work - because believe me, ...
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03.13.08Getting Started in a Public Relations Career
podcast (0)[display_podcast]I sat down with a few of my friends who work for various public relations agencies throughout the city of Chicago to discuss the transition from college to career.Thanks to Joeseph Tateoka, Erin Pierce and Kevin Saghy for offering up some excellent and candid comments and advice about the rewards and challenges of starting a career in PR, moving to a new city, networking, dealing with long-distance relationships and staying on track to reach our ultimate career goals!We’ll have to find a new place to record next time. Although I can’t get enough of Panera’s asiago cheese bagels, it was a ...
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03.11.08Thinking vs. Doing
blog (0)When people find out that I cheered in college, they usually ask, “How did you learn to do all those crazy stunts and flips in the air? Did you fall a lot?” The answer is pretty simple. I learned to do all those crazy flips by falling a lot. Every time I fell, I learned. Sometimes the best way to learn new skills is to just get in there and try them, without being afraid of falling down. I should also mention that I always had the support of spotters—who kept me from crashing to the ground when I fell. The same idea applies ...
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03.08.08Working as a Copywriter in New York City
podcast (0)[display_podcast]Paul Bartow explains what it takes to work as a copywriter for a major advertising agency in New York City and what it took to get there. From an unpaid internship to sending his book out to agencies in New York, Paul tells what it took to get started. Are portfolio schools worth while? How can you break in as a creative? What is it like living in New York City? SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Working as a Copywriter in New York City", url: "http://TheCreativeCareer.com/2008/03/08/working-as-a-copywriter-in-new-york-city/" });
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03.06.08Job Interview Tips From Lisa Hinkley
podcast (1)[display_podcast]Lisa Hinkley, Field Career Consultant for the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University shares job interviewing tips. What are employers looking for? How does the culture of the company fit in? What should you wear to your interview? How can you prepare? How should you follow up?My Podcast Alley feed! {pca-584f560da66f15f8792ee27bb5cd82c3}SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Job Interview Tips From Lisa Hinkley", url: "http://TheCreativeCareer.com/2008/03/06/job-interview-tips-from-lisa-hinkley/" });
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03.04.08Christian Boesen on Beginning a Career in Advertising
podcast (1)Now that I'm revving up to record some fresh new interviews, I wanted to get all of my old interviews in one place. In this short interview during the Advertising Women of New York Career Conference, Christian Boesen from Vibrant Media offers some quick advice on starting a career, as well as why you should take some time to travel.[display_podcast]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Christian Boesen on Beginning a Career in Advertising", url: "http://TheCreativeCareer.com/2008/03/04/christian-boesen-on-beginning-a-career-in-advertising/" });
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