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06.23.08

Companies Must Look Beyond Salaries For Employee Loyalty
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Market vs. Social Norms in the Workplace In a fascinating look at human behavior, Dan Ariely's Predictably Irrational points out that there is a distinct difference between social and market relationships. For example, when a friend helps you move, they do so based on a social relationship, and so they expect nothing in return. On the other hand, hiring a mover is a purely market relationship, based on the fact that the mover will be compensated for his or her work. If you tried to offer your friend money to help you move, he would likely be offended, but ...
06.20.08

Update Your Resume, Even if You’re Not Looking For a Job
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You're not really looking for a job right now, and with all of the other things on your to-do list, updating your resume isn't top priority. But what would you do if the perfect opportunity popped up today? Would you be ready? Would you have anything to show for the experience you've gained? I found myself in this situation recently, when I received a message through PROpen Mic from Phil Gomes (check out his Ask Phil videos on the site) about a position on the Edelman Digital Integration Team . I was not about let this opportunity pass. I was able to swing ...
06.08.08

High Gas Prices? What High Gas Prices?
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Between rising gas prices and the push for greener living , there couldn't be a better time to live in the city. My $75 monthly Chicago Transit pass allows me to travel the city as much as I want, and I can walk to the grocery store, restaurants, beach and plenty of other places in the city for free. Your pain at the pump is my ignorant bliss. And is there any wonder why urban living is kinder on the planet ? Photo Credit, Diane-B. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "High Gas Prices? What High Gas Prices?", url: "http://TheCreativeCareer.com/2008/06/08/high-gas-prices-what-high-gas-prices/" });
06.01.08

Surviving a Long Distance Relationship
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When I arrived in Chicago last July, I was surprised to find that long distance relationships seem to be a trend among young people starting their careers in the city. A number of new grads opt to relocate for career opportunities while leaving significant others behind to finish school or wrap up other obligations. I'm still living a time zone away from my boyfriend (I'm in Chicago while he's wrapping things up in Michigan before moving here later this month), but over the past year, I've gained some insights through my own experiences and conversations with friends. The distance will make or ...
05.14.08

Your College Degree is Not a Free Ticket to a Valuable Career
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In a thought-provoking article titled America's Most Overrated Product: the Bachelor's Degree , Marty Nemko brings to mind some of my own experiences as a college student and raises the question, “What is the value of a college degree?” Nemko states: “…The past advantage of college graduates in the job market is eroding. Ever more students attend college at the same time as ever more employers are automating and sending offshore ever more professional jobs, and hiring part-time workers.” He also quotes the 2006 Spellings Report, which stated: “Unacceptable numbers of college graduates enter the workforce without the skills employers say they need ...
05.11.08

New Perspectives on The Creative Career
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What could be better than career insights and reflections from a "recently corporate" young professional? How about career insights and reflections from multiple young professionals? After coming together to create a few podcasts, I've decided to open things up and add a few new voices to The Creative Career. Joseph Tateoka, Kevin Saghy and Bryan Blaise, who you heard in the recent podcast, "You're Graduating, Now What? Perspectives From Four Recent Grads" will soon begin contributing. You can read their bios on the About page. My ultimate goal is to help you, and I think that by opening things up a ...
05.07.08

Starting Over After College – 5 Ways to Build Relationships in a New City
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In college, your best friends are practically handed to you—everyone starts out living in close quarters in the dorms, which means that finding someone to hang out with is as simple as walking down the hall. When you graduate from college and move on to a new city, it can take a bit more work. When I moved to Chicago to start my career, I knew next to no one—and as I was juggling a new career, settling into my new apartment and trying to maintain relationships with friends from college, getting out there to meet new people took a bit ...
04.30.08

A Look Back at My First Year in the Corporate World - Rewards & Challenges
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I just got my annual letter of renewal from the MSU Alumni Association. Has it really been a year already? If you're nearing graduation, as I was one year ago, you're probably both excited and a bit freaked out about leaving college and transitioning into the corporate world. There are certainly a number of challenges and rewards during this period (I have often referred to myself as a "transitional adult"). I thought I'd have a little fun by borrowing a "pain assessment chart" from the health care profession to illustrate the rewards and challenges from my own experiences in my first ...
04.24.08

Suggested Books on Culture, Marketing and Technology
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After becoming inspired by a few of the books recommended by Tara Hunt on her blog HorsePigCow.com , I've decided it's finally time for me to offer up a few of my own. So whether you're just getting started in the marketing and "new media" space or already familiar with the likes of Seth Godin , Chris Anderson and Malcolm Gladwell , take a minute to browse through my suggested books . I'll be adjusting this list over time as I discover new books worth talking about.SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Suggested Books on Culture, Marketing and Technology", url: "http://TheCreativeCareer.com/2008/04/24/suggested-books-on-culture-marketing-and-technology/" });
04.21.08

The Digital Spending Shift Continues, Leading to More “Traditional” Advertising Job Losses
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I'm always a sucker for trend graphs—and here is one trend that is increasingly hard to ignore. Many of you have heard by now that GM is planning to shift 50% of its ad budget (that's 1.5 billion dollars) online over the next three years. And today, Advertising Age announced the resulting layoffs at Campbell-Ewald: Faced with cutbacks from its biggest client, Chevrolet, and plans by the automaker's parent to shift a substantial chunk of its massive budget to digital and one-on-one plays, Campbell-Ewald has let 50 staffers go. I experimented with my own job trend search on indeed.com to graph ...

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