February 2015

	CREATIVELY SPEAKING ABOUT THE LATEST CREATIVE NEWS

Welcome to February!

Lots of exciting events happening around town this month! We're happy to continue our annual sponsorship with the AAF ADDYs on February 26th. The American Advertising Awards is the advertising industry's largest competition, attracting more than 40,000 entries each year. You'll also find us at the Columbus Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting and Small Business Leader Awards, as well as the CYP Executive Dinner. Details on all three events are below.

We're continuing our 10th anniversary celebrations this month by unveiling a very special logo designed by Jeremy Slagle of Slagle Design. Look for it popping up throughout the year.

We were so honored when Grandview Heights Mayor Ray E. DeGraw issued a special proclamation citing our economic impact to the region. He'll be stopping by our offices later this month for the official presentation. You can read all the anniversary news in our official press release.

Portfolio Creative places exceptional talent in all areas of marketing, design, retail, advertising, digital roles and many other fields that help you achieve creative genius. Call us at 614.839.4897. Depending on the position, we can place talent within days, and sometimes even hours.

-The Portfolio Creative Team

Creative Scene

AAF ADDYs

We're excited to help sponsor The ADDYs and the Glitterati photobooth. Be sure to stop by...it's more than a photobooth - it's an experience!

All local entries winning Gold or Silver automatically advance to the regional level. Regional winners then move on to the prestigious national competition. AAF Columbus is pleased to represent the local creative community.

Thursday, February 26th 2015

The Bluestone

583 East Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43215

Free parking is available in the lot behind the Bluestone.

6:30-7:30 Cocktails and Preview

7:30-8:30 Awards Show

8:30-9:30 Gloating and Wallowing

Ticket info at: http://aafcolumbus.org/events/the-2014-addy-awards.html

Opportunity Knocks

Developing Your Own Personal Brand

Catherine Lang-Cline, President
* Co-Founder

"Businesses can be very savvy when it comes to branding themselves. They spend lots of money to develop a winning name, logo, website and platform that identifies and defines them. But what about individuals? Do they brand themselves with the same forethought and care? Increasingly the answer is yes."

Read the entire article at:

http://www.portfolioiscreative.com/blog/2015/2/4/developing-your-own-brand.html

Tips From A Recruiter

Recruiter Tip #19:

Applying for Jobs Via a Job Board

Out & About

Look for us as a sponsor of the Columbus Chamber Annual Meeting on February 12th. Portfolio Creative President and Co-Founder, Catherine Lang-Cline is a finalist for their Small Business Leader Award, which will also be awarded at this event.

Catherine has also been selected as a C-Suite Executive at the 3rd annual CYP Executive Dinner. The Executive Dinner is a professionally focused multi-course dinner party facilitating an exchange of success stories and tips by some of Columbus' top local executives with the next breed of movers and shakers - the members of the CYP Club.

Click here to register.

Wellness Tip

Today is National WEAR RED Day!

1 in 3 women die of heart disease and stroke each year. Celebrate National Wear Red Day with Go Red For Women to help save women's lives. Join the movement nationwide and learn how you can honor women like you on this important day in the information posted here.

Raise Your Game

Survey Says: Soft Skills Matter to Employers

Kristen Harris, COO

* Co-Founder

"We've been hearing a lot about the "skills gap" lately, where employers have a tough time finding qualified candidates even as a sizeable number of unemployed people struggle to find jobs. Now the debate has moved on to look at "hard" and "soft" skills."

Read the entire article at:

http://www.portfolioiscreative.com/blog/2015/2/4/survey-says-soft-skills-matter-to-employers.html

This Is How We Do It

By Chris Cochran, Director

I thought I'd share our secrets. Can you identify with them?

We specialize. We dedicate our business to the pursuit of knowing the best people in the Columbus creative community. It's hard. It never stops. It's all we do. That's what it takes.
We strive to find and hire great listeners. They learn, adapt and follow-through. We've heard lots of reasons why people don't work out in their jobs and the failure to listen is huge. All the clues to one's success are given to them if they've listened for them.
We do what we said we would do. And we do it over and over again. It gets a lot done and it makes for great relationships as well as reputations.
We love what we do. We improve people's lives and contribute to the success of many great businesses. We find it to be a great way to go through life. Please tell me your job is a great way to go through life. Please call me if you need an improvement or a creative resource to help your business succeed. (The pitch always makes it in, you know that.)
We're thankful. Talent we admire choose to work with us. Successful businesses give us their trust to hire for their team. Our team at Portfolio Creative does their best everyday. We say to everyone who makes us who we are: Thank you!

About Portfolio Creative

Founded in 2005, Portfolio Creative is a leader and award-winning recruiting and staffing firm. We connect our clients to marketing, design, advertising and digital roles for corporations, retailers, and large creative agencies in the markets we serve. We are your trusted partner and expert in creative recruiting, staffing and full-time direct hire needs. We help clients build, support and maintain their creative workforce, and help creative talent find work in their field.

Here is what people are saying about us: "Just wanted to send a big thank you to you guys! This is the dream job I've been waiting for! Thanks for helping me get my foot in the door."
~Cate, Portfolio Creative Talent