Clients often ask me about breaking into new markets or new sectors that they feel should be more lucrative or offer better margins. It certainly seems the golden ticket for most companies; “if we could only tap into <insert segment here> we would have it…
Working in public relations is an amazing, fast-paced job that will definitely keep you on your toes. From one new-comer to the next, here are a few tips I’ve picked up along the way! ALWAYS Expect The Unexpected No day is the same in…
Whether applying for an internship, your first job or just looking for a change in scenery, the job market is tough. It’s competitive in nature and in today’s age of technology, can be somewhat impersonal. With stacks of resumes to choose from, hiring managers often look…
Our interests, our experiences and our opportunities easily shape our lives. They influence our reactions to daily events and how we conduct ourselves, including in our jobs. For me, like many other Canadians, hockey has been a large part of my life. It provided…
Before starting my summer internship in Los Angeles, I wasn’t sure what to expect. I didn’t know what my life was going to be like, or if I was prepared to move far away and make it on my own. Making the move from Minneapolis…
The million-dollar question I have been asked time and time again: why LA? If I received a quarter for every time someone has asked me why I chose Los Angeles for internship experience, well let’s just say that I’d have a lot of money. So,…
I’ve had a lot of people asking what UX is recently. I can’t help sell UX as a service if people don’t know what it is, so maybe it’s about time we explain what UX is, how it’s intertwined into our daily lives, and why…
When Professor Andrew Oswald, Dr Eugenio Proto and Dr Daniel Sgroi from the Department of Economics at the University of Warwick did a study on employee happiness and its effects on productivity it was no surprise that they found happiness can increase productivity by 12% or…
Many of us have had multiple jobs and careers throughout our lives and have had many different experiences with skill at the job, bosses, co-workers, environment etc. However, what we’d like to focus on today are you as an employee and nothing else. If you…
I’m currently over halfway through my design internship here at the Calgary Post + Beam office, and have enjoyed every minute of it. It’s been great working with on a variety of projects for different types of businesses. One of my favourite things about this…