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Digesting Constructive Criticism: Practices for Not Becoming the Next Design Fail Meme

Mar 29, 2018

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Career Center

in Career Advice, Career Center Events, Employer Meet and Greet, Employers, Freelance, Portfolios & Reels, Senior Advice

By: Lauren Meranda In preparation for Test Flight – Portfolio Review for Designers, Developers, and Copywriters on April 7, presented by AIGA Chicago and the Career Center at Columbia College Chicago, we asked Lauren Meranda of AIGA to write a guest post for our blog that would resonate with students planning to attend the review. 10…
Freelancer, Independent Contractor, or Work-for-Hire?

Oct 24, 2017

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Melissa Hennessy

in Career Center Events, Career Center Workshops, Freelance

There is often a great deal of confusion about freelancing, working as an independent contractor for a client, and work-for-hire and how they relate to the IRS and you as a business owner. Freelancers are in fact, independent contractors who are self-employed. The IRS classifies freelancers as Independent Contractors. Freelancers/Independent Contractors: work on a per-project,…