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Digitas Event Recap: The State of the Ad Industry

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Who would have thought that print portfolios would so quickly be eliminated from the advertising vocabulary? Agencies are moving toward the online portfolio, especially for digital agencies. This is what we learned from digital creative agency Digitas’s Mary Lynn...

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Rockstar CPA: Taxes for Freelancers and Creative Types

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The Portfolio Center hosted the Rockstar CPA on October 4th as part of our Freelancing Tool Kit Series. Martin Kamenski, CPA proved that while income taxes cannot be avoided, they don’t have to keep you up at night. This...

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LinkedIn 101

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Last week the Portfolio Center hosted our very first LinkedIn session. We have always talked about its importance here at the Portfolio Center, but last Friday was the inaugural effort to truly begin talking about LinkedIn in the context...

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Job Fair 2012 Recap

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Last week the Portfolio Center and Student Employment hosted the annual fall semester Job Fair. We had a great turnout of employers and students–and we want to thank everyone who came out! (Let us know if you hired a...

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The Non-Profit Career Fair is coming–November 8, 2012. Time to start thinking about checking out some amazing and inspiring organizations that will help you create some meaningful and killer portfolio pieces. Last Year’s Job Fair Attendees: What kinds of...

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Do It For Iron Maiden … Communique #2

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Hang in there with me … this one’s going to get a little autobiographical and sentimental. In September 1988, I turned 11. That month, my dad told me we were relocating from Paris, France, to Pusan, South Korea. He...

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