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03.12.2020 7 minute read

COVID-19: Find Yourself Working Remotely? Learn the Ropes.

COVID-19: Find yourself working remotely? Learn the ropes. MARCH 12, 2020 — We are all living under the growing threat…

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11.22.2019 5 minute read

Job Search Lessons from a Chief Searchologist

Alton is president and chief searchologist at Searchology, a digital marketing firm he founded in 2009. For the last 10…

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11.12.2018 4 minute read

Why Your Next Personal Branding Tool Should Be Your Own Blog

Whether you’re looking for a new job, courting new clients, or trying to demonstrate value in your current role, personal…

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10.24.2018 5 minute read

The 5 Best and 5 Worst Things About Working In-House

You’ve spent your time and energy trying to break into a big-name agency, doing editorial work, and appreciating the "seed-planting…

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10.22.2018 5 minute read

6 Words to Remove from Your Resume and Cover Letter

Let’s do a little role-playing: Imagine you’re the chef of an upscale restaurant – it could be a Michelin-starred restaurant…

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10.19.2018 8 minute read

5 Things You Need to be Doing for Your Future Self

Thinking about your future can be overwhelming. As children, we are regularly prompted by parents, teachers, and mentors to dream,…

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10.17.2018 4 minute read

Networking for Introverts: Tips for the Office & Workplace

Advertising is such a social and highly collaborative industry that it’s practically a job requirement for you to competently navigate…