Only Stan can say it all in three little words. I read a great article in the Harvard Business Review this week about internships. It was probably about 1,000 words long. Rather than share a link to the article with you, I am going to give you my advice on doing an internship. It’ll save you a lot of reading time, as it is nowhere near 1,000 words long. Here it is; Make yourself ... Read More! »

“Don’t hire a dog, then bark yourself” -- David ...

This week, Stan's really got the whip out. Read below, and if you start to get the feeling your cheeks are burning, do something about it. Know what I’m sick of? I’m sick of excuses. “The brief’s not good enough.” “Didn’t have enough time.” “This just a rough.” “We thought we’d fix it later.” “Yeah, I know, but…” “Really needed more time.” “It’s just so hard.” Etc etc etc. The time has come to stop finding reasons for ... Read More! »

We’re pretty excited about our new column featuring none other than creative recruiter Esther Clerehan. For those of you who don’t know her already, Esther has been placing creative people in agencies for over two decades. She has worked with the best, from juniors to ECDs. Esther has lectured AWARD School in Sydney and Melbourne more times than she can count on getting your career started. There is no other creative recruiter with more experience to educate us on the art of the job ... Read More! »

“Curiosity about life in all of its aspects, I think, is still the secret of great creative people.” -- Leo ...

Sunshine! Holidays! Fun! Inspiration! Yes! Brightness! Woo! Anyway, Stan has been hanging out in the sunshine, if you missed him last week. Spent last week on a hard earned break up in sunny Far North Queensland. While I was there I lazed in the sun, wandered in an ancient rainforest, cooled off in a waterhole and swam with turtles on the Great Barrier Reef. I also thought of an idea for a client while sitting on the beach. And had a terrific idea for a self-promo piece. Not to mention ... Read More! »