Recently, the topic of mentorship came up at a networking event. The specific question was along the lines of "how do I convince someone to be my mentor?" I found that rather horrifying but also understandable – mentorship is often portrayed as an arrangement where a more seasoned and powerful person offers ...more +
7 years ago
Every interviewer is out to make sure that you are the best fit for the job. They want to verify as much as they can if you are an expert in the field, a reliable employee, and/or a good investment of their resources. In order to reassure them, you want ...more +
7 years ago
Just like any other product, your favorite sports teams need to be marketed. Team affinity doesn’t just spring up; it’s inherited through family trees, relationships, and geographical location. It’s tied up in emotional connections and hometown pride. All of this means that in a small transplant city like Portland, teams ...more +
7 years ago
Hooray! Portland's festival to celebrate design and visual culture kicks off next week. From product design to architecture, robots to photography, this year's edition has once again come correct. With hundreds of events taking place throughout the city, hitting everything in your wish list can be a little tricky. To ...more +
7 years ago
Haley stared at her monitor, disappointed that the Word doc was still blank. No wonder, as the closest she’d gotten to typing was to put her hands on home row and silently curse her inability to conjure a simple six-word headline. Unless she counted the one line she’d typed and ...more +
7 years ago
Kanye West is a divisive figure, either lauded as a creative genius by fans or derided and mocked by critics for his excessive self-confidence or arrogance, bewildering statements, and a tendency to throw public temper tantrums. He is compelling because the way that people respond to him touches on the ...more +
7 years ago
Anyone who has been in staffing/recruiting for a while knows the feeling when a prospective client asks to see your pricing structure. They not only want to know your profit margins, they want to influence them. You feel invaded and disrespected. What other industry allows the customer to dictate pricing? ...more +
7 years ago
Whether you work physically, digitally, or in some combination of the two, you build up detritus: papers, projects, files, and folders that accumulate as we jump from one project to the next without pausing to look back and tidy up. Especially in the case of digital files, it's way too ...more +
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