Archive for "2011"

Holiday Job Hunting

(December 5th, 2011)

By: Maggie Theisen Between Christmas cookies, family gatherings, and copious amounts of food and eggnog, it’s easy to “take a break” from job searching during the holidays. However, this is [...]

MN Marketing Staffing Update Q3 2011

(November 2nd, 2011)

By John Arnold The economy has been on a roller coaster in 2011. The only thing that is certain is continued uncertainty. There are however many bright spots in the Minneapolis [...]

Event Recap- Brand Matters- David Clark, Haagen Dazs

(October 18th, 2011)

By: Maggie Theisen On Thursday morning David Clark, Vice President of the International Strategic Business unit for Haagen Dazs, gave a morning talk on branding at the University of Minnesota. [...]

Creating an Elevator Speech- 3 Steps for Success

(September 30th, 2011)

By: Maggie Theisen Imagine being at a networking event and meeting a manager from your dream company. What do you say? How can you make him or her remember you [...]

Event Recap- MWMC- Managing the Business of Your Career

(September 23rd, 2011)

By: Maggie Theisen Career management? What’s that? This question was answered by Karen Kodzik at the Minnesota Women in Marketing Communications’ (MWMC) Learning Lunch this past Tuesday. Karen, President and [...]

Event Recap- AIGA Luncheons: Olson

(August 29th, 2011)

By: Maggie Theisen On August 25th the AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts) and Olson hosted a lunch event. Featured speakers were Chris Henderson and Paul Ratzky of Olson, who [...]

Event Recap- MIMA- 5 Easy Ways to Weave Mobile into the Customer Journey

(August 23rd, 2011)

By: Maggie Theisen Do you sleep with your phone? Does your mom text? Have you ever redeemed a mobile coupon? On August 17th the Minnesota Interactive Marketing Association (MIMA) hosted Julie [...]

Alphabet Bash? Here’s what it’s about

(August 9th, 2011)

By Maggie Theisen On this coming Thursday, August 11, all of the local marketing organizations will combine their initials for the highly anticipated Alphabet Bash. This event is a night [...]

PRSA Event Recap- Positioning Yourself in a Challenging Job Market

(August 2nd, 2011)

By: Maggie Theisen On July 28th, 2011 the Public Relations Society of America hosted a morning panel discussion at Weber Shandwick about job searching. The panel consisted of Anna Long, [...]

So…Why Were You Let Go From Your Last Job?

(July 19th, 2011)

By Maggie Theisen   Uh-oh. The interviewer asks the question you wanted him/her to forget. Now what? The good news: interviewers take each individual situation into account and won’t rule [...]