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05.02.08You’re Graduating, Now What? Perspectives From Four Recent Grads
podcast (0)[display_podcast] After our first year working for various PR agencies in Chicago, Kevin Saghy, Bryan Blaise, Joseph Tateoka and I sat down to reflect on the transition from college to agency life. Some of the common questions we covered include: Should you take time off between college and your career? Is there room for negotiation when you start your first job in PR? How do you adjust to agency life, especially tracking all of your time? If you have any questions or topics you'd like us to cover in our future conversations, feel free to write in or leave a message on the ...
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04.15.08Mitch Joel on Entrepreneurship, Your Personal Brand and Finding Balance
podcast (3)[display_podcast] Entrepreneur Mitch Joel has been hailed the “Rock Star of Digital Marketing” by Canada's Marketing Magazine and was named one of the most influential authorities on Blog Marketing in the world. He is currently President of the award-winning digital marketing agency Twist Image . He regularly captivates audiences as a speaker on the digital landscape, as well as a blogger/podcaster at Six Pixels of Separation . Show Notes Mitch started his career in the magazine industry, where he became one of—if not the first to publish magazine content online. He later went on to join search engine mamma.com, and then on to ...
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04.08.08An Interview with Twenty-Something Career Expert and Author Alexandra Levit
podcast (0)[display_podcast] I had the opportunity to chat with Alexandra Levit , a twenty-something career expert and author. She has written multiple books on young people in careers, including They Don’t Teach Corporate in College: a Twenty-Something’s Guide to the Business World, Success for Hire and now her latest book How’d You Score That Gig? - a guide to the coolest careers and how to get them. Show Notes Strauss and Howe have written many books about generations and how they evolve over time, including: Generations: The History of America's Future, 1584 to 2069 The Fourth Turning Millenials Rising, The Next Great Generation Alexandra and I also briefly ...
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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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03.13.08Getting 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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03.08.08Working 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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11.25.07Starting Your Career in the Trenches: 5 Highs & 5 Lows
blog, podcast Comments Off[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 ...
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