Digital Ad Firms Expand Staff As Market Resumes Growth

Despite continued difficulties in the wider employment market, companies in the digital advertising sphere are aggressively recruiting talent. A plethora of vacancies across the market -on both the sales and agency side – this January suggests the slowdown of the past two years is officially over, and the market is once again returning to a […]

Finding a job with foursquare Scrabble

A recent university grad from London has taken a creative approach to finding a job in the advertising industry —  foursquare Scrabble. He’s picked a few of the top agencies he’d like to work for in London and New York and added letter tiles to the tips at their venues. The tiles are represented by […]

Facebook COO: Why we have too few Women Leaders

Women are woefully underrepresented in America’s boardrooms — but often they don’t do themselves any favors, says Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg. While men are busy climbing over each other to reach the top, women tend to be more retiring and less inclined to talk up their strengths and accomplishments. “No one gets the promotion if […]

U.S. ad spending to pass $150 billion mark this year

Madison Avenue is closing out a year that saw corporate America begin to once again spend on advertising, following deep and painful cuts to budgets during the recession. A faster-than-expected recovery was fueled in large part by the return of auto ads and a robust political ad market. While the ad business hasn’t fully bounced […]

8 Ways to Network During the Holidays to Find a Job

The holidays bring plenty of parties, family gatherings and work functions. That makes the final weeks of the year the perfect time to network, especially if you are looking for a job. Many people opt not to job hunt or network in December because they think no one hires at the end of the year. […]

HOW's 2010 Design Salary Report

Over the past 2 years, news about the economy has been dicey at best, so it doesn’t come as a shock that some of that same uncertainty shows up in the latest HOW salary survey. The average national salary for designers dropped slightly—from $9,753 in 2008 to $48,983 in 2010. Raises and bonuses dipped a bit, […]

International Freelancers Academy website launched

From release: Hi, it’s Ed Gandia and Pete Savage here with a major announcement… We’re excited (and we think you will be too) because today we’re finally ready to pull back the curtain on what we’ve been working on since International Freelancers Day ended back in September! After the dust settled following that massively successful online video event, we asked […]

Finalists in PMC's "WIN A CAREER COACH CONTEST" announced

Congratulations to our Final Five! To vote for your favorite response to “What is Success” please click here and click “like” in the appropriate person’s entry. The winner of a FREE 60 Minute Career Coaching Session with Beryl Greenberg will be announced 11/18. Here are the finalists and their entries.  GOOD LUCK TO ALL! John […]

1/1: Interview with Career Coach Beryl Greenberg

Hi Beryl and thanks for taking the time to answer a few questions for us and for participating as the “prize” in PrintMediaCentr’s Win a Career Coach Contest. Hopefully this interview will serve as some background into you and your services, as well as provide some helpful information for people with career advice needs… and […]

PrintMediaCentr Presents: Win a Career Coach Contest

Inspiration sometimes comes from the strangest places, and I owe my latest to Donald Trump and his TV show The Apprentice. No “celebrities” in the Boardroom this time, this season focuses on contestants that have lost their jobs and have been hit hard by the economy.  While the ultimate winner receives a position within the […]

Hiring Plans Show Signs That the Worst May Be Over

From the responses of small business owners in the latest American Express OPEN Small Business Monitor Survey, things seem to be looking up.  While still closely watching the economy, many are planning to hire, and recent efforts to reign-in costs and focus on customers have better positioned them for growth. And, many more are discovering […]

4 Digital Alternatives to Traditional Resumes

Even as a small business owner, you need a resume. Resumes serve to provide a summary of your professional experience. They aren’t just used when you’re looking for a job. Many times, your resume can serve as a way to land a piece of business, speaking gig or board position. So it’s important to always […]