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October 24, 2008				Aquent wins Best Multi-National Agency at recent awards Recruitment Extra At the recent inaugural Thomson Reuters Recruitment Excellence Awards in Australia, Aquent was awarded Best Multi-National Agency. With representation from many of Australia’s recruitment agencies both large and small, the awards were held in recognition for recruitment excellence in categories including Best Start-up Agency, Best Boutique Agency, Best National Agency, Best Brand, Best Talent Attraction Strategy and Best Multi-National Agency.



August 1, 2008				Going Global: Canada: Marketing the maple leaf. By Matt Grant, PhD Marketing Magazine This month Matthew T Grant takes you through the pros and cons of a move to Canada’s marketing industry.



July 1, 2008				Going Global: America: land of opportunity? By Matt Grant, PhD Marketing Magazine This month in Going Global, Matthew T Grant reveals for those Aussie marketers hankering to hit the big time, the reality of breaking into the US marketing industry.



June 19, 2008				Show Up at Work … in Your Robe By Michelle Goodman ABCNews.com “Once a contractor has established trust with the client and that the work can be done from home, clients are usually open to it," said Matt Grant, spokesperson for Aquent, a Boston-based international staffing agency for marketing and creative professionals.” Read more...



June 17, 2008				Ad agency Interpublic Group acts as mentor to build diversity By Theresa Howard USA TODAY “Still, advertising is a tough sell for many college students. Agency entry-level salaries in 2006, the most recent year available, averaged $26,000 vs. $49,000 in telecommunications or $51,500 in financial services, according to the Compensation Survey of Marketing Professionals by the American Marketing Association and industry consultant Aquent.” Read more...



June 13, 2008				Mentors are great, so why stop at one? by Rowan Haylett MarketingMag.com “I’ve recently been asked to act as an internal mentor to a consultant based in a Melbourne office, as part of Aquent’s formal coaching and mentoring programme, so I attended an excellent seminar on mentoring jointly organised by the AMSRS and NSW Young Researchers Group.” Read more...



June 13, 2008				Roundtable Report- Creativity is not just a banner campaign netimperative.com “Is the digital industry playing it too safe when it comes to producing ad campaigns? Last week, marketing and creative staffing firm Aquent gathered some key industry figures to discuss upcoming trends in ad innovation.” Read more...



May 22, 2008				Setting rates for your services by Lenora Chu CNNMoney.com “To figure fees for marketing work, network with other freelancers and marketing firms in your area, says Matt Grant of the national marketing staffing firm Aquent, which matches marketing professionals with companies in need.” Read more...



April 9, 2008				Roundtable Report: The ‘Daffy Duck’ Syndrome netimperative.com “With the digital sector facing a skills shortage, how do you manage talented but temperamental employees? Last week, Netimperative and digital recruitment specialist Aquent assembled some key industry figures to discuss the major recruitment issues facing the digital sector.” Read more...



April 9, 2008				Comeback Careerists: Reinventing Work After Time Away By Toddi Gutner Wall Street Journal Online “To be sure, not every industry or company welcomes or has programs to recruit comeback careerists. But, there are a growing number of Web sites, recruiting agencies and job boards that specialize in placing returnees at companies willing to consider them. A number are also staffing professionals in part-time or flexible arrangement. Companies like Mom Corps and On-Ramps offer a myriad of resources for returnees and have job postings for positions in a variety of industries—although not always in a broad range of locations—as do more specialized firms like Flex-Time Lawyers; Aquent, for marketing executives; and HRoptin for human-resources executives.” Read more...



March 26, 2008				Are you unemployable? By Anthony Balderrama CNN.com “Networking can also give you a connection to a hiring manager or somebody at a company that puts you ahead of other applicants, says Matthew Grant of Aquent, a marketing staffing firm. With so many job seekers competing for the same position, you have an edge if you are referred by a friend or colleague of the hiring manager.” Read more...



March 10, 2008				Designers on Demand at All Types of Agencies Shops, no longer interested in mere computer geeks, look to design experts with experience By Gregory Solman ADWeek “Susie Hall, a recruiter at Aquent, Los Angeles, added, "Back then, put 'HTML' on your resume and you got $60,000. That was all you needed. [Agencies] didn't know what makes a great Web designer. Today they absolutely know and the laundry list [of skills] is getting longer and longer.” Read more...



January 11, 2008				No Promotion? Feel Like Quitting? The Globe and Mail Didn't land the job? Didn't get that promotion? Yes, your ego is bruised, but try not to take the rejection too personally. After all, when 250 candidates are going after one job, 249 people are going to get snubbed. There are ways to bounce back – and maybe even find another job with the employer – even after hearing the dreaded, “We've decided to go with someone else …” (PDF)



October 19, 2007				The Recruiters’ Lounge: Aquent rocks the casbah! Jim Stroud and The Recruiters’ Lounge Recruiter, blogger, and podcaster Jim Stroud chats here with Susie Hall and Tim Donnelly of Aquent’s Los Angeles office. They lightheartedly discuss everything from their recent recognition by the Los Angeles Business Journal as a “Best Place To Work” to their rationale for celebrating “Rock-tober” with a month-long hold music tribute to classic rock. The Recruiters’ Lounge is a podcast of news, interviews and commentary on the recruiting industry.



October 18, 2007				Marketing industry accused of being 'complacent' about staff Marketing Week The shortage of skilled marketing and creative professionals is a global phenomenon. Stefan Ciecierski, Aquent’s European managing director, comments in this Marketing Week article about the need for well-planned talent retention strategies. Reactive approaches, he observes, are usually expensive and ineffective.



October 17, 2007				Communist China not the only one in Asia crying out for talent Recruiter Greg Savage, Aquent’s international CEO, shares his perspective on the supply and demand imbalance for marketing specialists in China, Japan, Singapore, and the rest of Asia.



September 24, 2007				Aquent LLC: Staffing Firm as Creative, Colorful as the Companies It Serves (Best Places to Work: Los Angeles) Los Angeles Business Journal Aquent’s Los Angeles office was profiled by the Los Angeles Business Journal after being ranked number one in the “Small Companies Category” of the publication’s list of “Best Places to Work”



September 24, 2007				Best Places to Work: Los Angeles Los Angeles Business Journal Aquent’s Los Angeles office was ranked number one in the “Small Companies Category” of the Los Angeles Business Journal’s list of “Best Places to Work in Los Angeles.”



September 17, 2007				Why Clients Withhold Ad Spending Online Adweek Aquent Consulting’s Peggy Mitchell-King comments in this Adweek article about why many marketers remain reluctant to increase their online media spending.



August 31, 2007				Interim executives become status quo in tight market Boston Business Journal Jerry Vocaire hops from company to company -- to company. But it's not because he can't find the right corner office. Vocaire is an interim executive.



August 6, 2007				When you're faced with new-job regrets: Should you stay or go? The Christian Science Monitor What should you do if you start a new job – and then begin to realize you’ve made a big mistake? Is it better to quit immediately or live with your decision and see if the situation improves? More importantly, can mistakes like this be prevented in the first place?



April 18, 2007				Connecting Multiple Offices Inc. Technology The ubiquity of broadband has made it possible to trade the home office for a troupe of laptop-wielding employees spread all over the globe, but creating such a network can be tricky because there are so many options.



April 18, 2007				Tips To Hire The Right Website Designer: Four steps to picking the right candidate Practical Ecommerce Small companies and larger corporations alike frequently look for guidance from staffing firms like Aquent, a company that matches proven, creative web talent with businesses needing help. Two of the company's top recruiters offered pointers to help independent businesses choose a web developer.



March 26, 2007				Seven Bright New Careers for '07 and Beyond Yahoo! Education This isn't your grandma's advertising. Today's marketers are developing business strategies in a rapidly changing media environment. To keep up with the media revolution, many businesses are hiring 'new media marketing coordinators' and 'marketing media strategists.'



February 16, 2007				Savage Seminars set to strike a chord at the top Recruitment Extra Magazine Greg Savage needs little introduction to the recruitment industry in Australia – he is one of the industry’s most successful recruitment professionals and had proven himself as a true inspiration to many, through his honest and often entertaining style. Now, seven years on from his last sell out seminar series, he is back to do it again this time across the whole of Australia and New Zealand.



January 19, 2007				Avoid costly hiring mistakes and enjoy having successful staff! How can you avoid making hiring mistakes and enjoy your staff, team and their success? You need to know what the most common mistakes are.