Presentation created 5/11/11 for Bellevue College Digital Media students

1. A Q U E N T

2. Who we are Aquent is a creative and marketing staffing firm with a global presence. We have offices in 14 countries and have been in business for over 20 years.

4. Vitamin Twww.vitamintalent.com

5. Studioswww.aquent.us/extra/studios/

7. Motion Design/Prototyping

8. Front-end Development + Design

10. Digital Production Artists

12. SharePoint Designers

15. Be on time

16. Be prepared

17. Fresh breath, clean nails, smell good (but not too good)

18. Have a solid portfolio presentation

19. Avoid “foot in mouth” disease

20. Let them talk

21. Express enthusiasm… but not too much

23. “He had no idea how to use Outlook or our other basic office tools.”

24. “Jane has a great book, but lacks enthusiasm.”

25. “Joe said he was an HTML5 expert, but couldn’t answer basic questions correctly.”

26. “We liked her, but she is apparently unavailable for two weeks in June.”

28. “She is a good designer, but isn’t good about taking credit. She needs to make her presence known.”

29. “Julie doesn’t seem to know how to function in the workplace.”

30. “He is doing what we ask, but not really bringing anything to the table.”

31. “He really needs to call or email when he’s going to be late or out of the office.”

33. New grads: summary, skills, education, relevant projects, work history

34. Some experience: summary, skills, relevant work history, other work history, education

36. Objectives

37. Interests, irrelevant clubs or organizations

38. GPA

40. Don’t include URLs that you are not positive are A) still live and B) still your work.

41. Talk about achievements: “Launched the redesign of the corporate site one week ahead of deadline.”

42. Start sentences with action words: launched, designed, created, developed, started, shipped, contributed

43. When listing skills, quantify your knowledge: expert, proficient, comfortable, familiar, novice. Don’t overstate your abilities.

45. Project 1 detail

46. Project 2 detail

47. AchievementContract, temporary, and freelance roles should always be noted as such. Being honest about who your actual employer was and the terms of the assignment is critical. Graphic DesignerAquent (on assignment at Starbucks) | Dates

49. Using pre-fab portfolios is fine. Krop and Cargo Collective are free and look great.

51. Using pre-fab portfolios is fine. Krop and Cargo Collective are free and look great.