On the twelfth day of Creative Recruiting, my true love sent to me:
Twelve new voicemail,
Eleven emails begging “Help me,”
Ten emails screaming “Get me out of here,”
Nine Copywriters who can’t send PDFs,
Eight Interactive open jobs,
Seven subs sent,
Six “Next Steps” conversations,
Five hung-over Creative Directors,
Four offers pending,
Three reference checks,
Two counter offers,
And one great job opening.
[tags]hiring revolution, copywriter, creative [...]

On a warm summer’s eve
On a train bound for nowhere
I met up with the gambler
We were both too tired to sleep
So we took turns a-starin’
Out the window at the darkness
The boredom overtook us, he began to speak
He said, “Son, I’ve made a life
Out of readin’ people’s faces
Knowin’ what the cards were
By the way they held [...]

Heard on the news the average American consumes 5,000 calories on Thanksgiving Day. That is a great deal to chew on. Here’s something else to chew on:

Relo is a huge problem with the housing market in such a quandary. You are going to have to be flexible with relocation expenses – which [...]

Lately we have had clients wanting people to freelance. There have been a few who want our creatives to freelance before they hire – sort of a rent to own policy. “Why can’t they freelance for two weeks before we make a decision on a permanent hire?” Uh – because they can [...]

Employment is a small town is scarce when in high school. So when I landed the coveted position at the local old time pharmacy in the town square, it was to be regarded as esteemed. Not having to sling cheese burgers with a side of fries while still wearing a striped hat and [...]

Me: “Heard the interview went well. What did you think?”
Agency X: “What did Johnny Candidate say about us?”
Me: “He enjoyed the various conversations very much…”
Agency X: “We need to know details on what he said first.”
Me: “Um, okay, he thought that process was intriguing with your [tag]business development[/tag] and [...]

“We would like to set up a phone interview with Mr. Smith. Please find out his availability.”
“Mr. Smith is available today at 5:00 pm and also Wednesday between 3:00pm – 5:00 pm.”
“That will not work because the VP of Operations is out Wednesday and unavailable for today.”
“We called Mr. Smith again and he said [...]

One of my morning chores when I come into the office is interpreting my email. After seeing who is doing what, there is the laborious chore of going through my junk email/bulk email. If it is written in Mandarin, it can be deleted, but since our tz email can end up in junk, [...]

Rise and shine.
The cock doth crow
To let you know,
If you be wise,
Tis time to rise.
The rooster may be sitting on the fence, but he is giving loud [tag]feedback[/tag]. There is no more hurry up and wait. You have to make a decision on [tag]Talent[/tag] sooner than later after the in person interview. [...]

I am always entertained when watching my nephew play T-ball. How he can run slower than Christmas blows my mind when I have seen him run like a man on fire for a candy bar? Is it the yelling Coach which motivates? Or is it Dad, or the teammates? Guess it must [...]