When you go to a recruitment agency, you’re often doing that in the hope that your details are going to be shared with interested clients who may wish to either engage you on a freelance or permanent basis. This is at the very heart of recruitment; you go in and meet with the ...
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Ask Lawrence: The truth about 'floating' that recruiters don't want you to know
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Ask Lawrence: Our annual community service announcement
about 1 month ago By Lawrence AkersHappy 2019 everyone! As this is my first post of the year, I hope you've started the year brilliantly, curious and excited about the opportunities that are going to present themselves over the course of the next 12 months. With that in mind, It’s time for our annual community ...
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7 tips on how to make lasting changes
about 2 months ago By Houman BiglooHappy New Year! It’s that time of the year when we want to make new changes - a new year and a new you is always exciting. Did you know that it takes 21 days to form a habit and 90 days to see the results? Creating new habits takes time and energy. A new behaviour won't become...
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Lunch With... The Great Folio Debate: Online Vs PDF
2 months ago By Lawrence AkersWithin the graphic design industry, your folio can be one of the key tools that will determine if you're successful in a job application or not. Getting it right is vital. Recently, Houman was asked by one of his creatives for his opinion with online folios versus PDF folios. ...
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Ask Lawrence: How to make the best of your holiday break
3 months ago By Lawrence AkersThis time of year can often be challenging for professional freelancers. While many people are looking forward to paid leave, freelancers are often wishing that they could work and make money instead of stressing about if their budget is going to last. Unfortunately, if you’re...
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Creative Recruiters ranked the most socially engaged boutique recruitment agency in Australia and New Zealand.
3 months ago By Houman BiglooCREATIVE RECRUITERS RANKED AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND’S #1 MOST SOCIALLY ENGAGED BOUTIQUE RECRUITMENT AGENCY On Thursday 29th November, LinkedIN held the annual recruiter awards at their Australasian head office in Sydney. Creative Recruiters took out the number one ranking for ‘...
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Ask Lawrence: Being a Flexible Freelancer
3 months ago By Lawrence AkersMany years ago when I first began my life as a recruiter, I would often encounter creatives who people would potentially describe as 'high maintenance'. They may not have been aware of the fact that they were 'high maintenance', but when you looked at the behaviour it was pret...
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8 Steps to move to UX or UI design as a Graphic Designer
3 months ago By Houman BiglooHow to make the Shift I was recently asked by one of our freelancers, how he can make the shift to UX and UI Design as a Graphic Designer? Whilst he has a strong interest in this area, all jobs seem to require two to three years of experience. Another question that he had was ...
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Lunch With - Self-Initiated Work vs Commercial Work
3 months ago By Lawrence AkersRecently, we were sent an email from a creative who had a series of questions he hoped we might be able to address in our videos. John wrote, "I have had time between jobs this week and last and have been learning new software (Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe XD + Adobe Dimension) w...
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Lunch With - When Can a Creative Call Themselves a Senior
3 months ago By Lawrence AkersOne of the easiest ways to cause a group of Graphic Designers to go into debate is to ask the question, 'when can a creative call themselves a Senior?' Some will tell you it has to do with how long they've been in the industry although then you're simply equating time to quali...
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