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Enlightened ConversationsSeptember 10

My husband and I drop our 17 month old son off to his own Sunday school so we can attend church. He has a new nursery teacher who reminds me a great deal of the alcoholic organ playing psychic on the movie Poltergeist. All she is missing is the hidden flask and the sound of scotch flapping against the sides with every step taken. She is sweet as sugar and loves her some Jesus although she has a hidden authoritative streak masked behind a kind smile and soft spoken voice.

After our spiritual therapy, we come back renewed to pick up the smallest member of our family from his carpeted class of happiness. We are greeted at the door with a full report on the first born on what he has done for the past 65 minutes. Which is just odd considering the only thing we know he does in daycare during the week is play hard core in the dirt. And, that knowledge is gained from his blond hair being brown by 5:30 pm and the mud sandcastles shoved in between his shoes and socks.

“Your son is quite adventurous,” Which when translated from “Bless her heart terminology” means he is an absolute handful and has torn the room completely up from one end to the other. “He likes to look at everything”. Translation: Everything is everywhere. “He should be an engineer because he is so curious wit

Why Don’t You Love Me Anymore?September 4

We’ve all been in one of those volatile relationships at some point in our lives. Whether it was with a boyfriend, girlfriend, husband or wife… you fell completely head over heels for them almost instantaneously. Let’s say it was a boyfriend. He was cute. He was fun. He dressed well. He said and did all the right things. But your friends told you that he was trouble. Your parents weren’t big fans of him either. You didn’t listen. You just liked him too much. You were too far in to turn back. You had already exchanged “I love yous.” But one day, out of the blue, something just seemed different. He became distant. He avoided you. He didn’t return your calls. You felt lost. What happened to your love?

Well folks, I’m actually just getting out of one of these relationships, but not with a boyfriend or husband… with a client. Everything used to be so perfect between us. We clicked from the very beginning. We were such a great team. We communicated well and were always on the same page. We successfully placed 3 exceptional candidates at the agency. We were happy. We were in recruiting love.

 

But something unexplainable happened. The agency suddenly quit returning my calls. They rarely answered my emails. They stopped sett

It’s A Small World After AllAugust 27

We often caution candidates that Advertising is a small world. There is so much movement within this industry (thankfully) that it’s likely that the Account Director you flipped off in the elevator may be sitting across from you in an interview a couple years later. Oops.

Well, dear Hiring Manager, the same is true for you. Employees talk and what goes around comes around. If you treat your folks poorly or don’t pay well or cheat them out of their bonuses, they will tell everyone they know and word travels fast. Advertising folks know how to drum up some interest, after all.

In addition to the people you hire who are privy to agency secrets and financial statements, you must be careful about everyone who has an encounter with your agency. The focus is usually on your clients, but what about the ones who stop by for an interview, meet with your higher-ups, and leave? Even if you don’t choose to hire them or they don’t choose to work for you, it’s always best to make a great impression. You never know when that smarmy little 23 year old Creative might be the hot new thing with the Big Idea and you want him to come and run the show. Best if you treat him respectfully,

Movin’ OnAugust 21

One of the things I love about recruiting for the advertising world is that people who live and work in this world are open to change. It’s just the nature of the beast. It’s a dynamic industry and the people who thrive are those who see the benefit of moving to new agencies and exploring new opportunities. As a recruiter, I count on that wanderlust.It goes both ways. Agencies win new accounts and lose new accounts and come up with new campaigns that require new brain power and new ideas which means new hires. Coming from someone who has moved around a lot and loves the idea of a fresh start, I dig it.

What that means, however, is a lot of relocation among these candidates. Luckily, most of the agencies out there are willing to look nationally for top-notch talent. Most of you are willing to assist with relocation costs, understanding that it’s a small price to pay to draw the best people to your shop.

Relocation Assistance is a broad term and may encompass any number of things depending on the level of the job. This part of the package can either make or break that offer. Many agencies like to wait until they get to the offer stage to determine what the relocation assistance will be. I submit that this is a mistake. It results in making you appear wis

Time to Act!August 21

Anyone who knows me can tell you that I absolutely love to shop. I’m a female. It kind of comes with the territory. I nearly foam at the mouth at the very thought of shopping for anything… shoes, jewelry, electronics, lottery tickets, fresh produce—you name it. Feel bad for my future husband? Me too. The most rewarding shopping experiences typically begin without much expectation. Maybe you head to the mall on a Sunday just to pass the time. After hours of going store to store and finding nothing, you’re about to go home empty-handed. You decide to just make a quick stop at your favorite department store on your way out. While perusing the racks, you come across something spectacular. A real one-of-a-kind. Maybe it’s a dress. Perhaps it’s a fabulous pair of shoes. Maybe it’s that perfect bracelet that you haven’t been able to find anywhere. Whatever the case may be, it’s going to be hard to pass up this piece of utter perfection.

For argument’s sake, let’s say it’s a dress. You look at the price tag. Okay, so it’s a little more than you might normally spend. You decide to try it on hoping that it might sway you one way or the other. It happens to look better than it even did on the rack. Crap, now its decision time. You deliberate for about 5 minutes. “Do I buy it? Wi