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October 19, 2007      The Recruiters' Lounge: Aquent rocks the casbah!
Jim Stroud and The Recruiters’ Lounge
Recruiter, blogger, and podcaster Jim Stroud chats here with Susie Hall and Tim Donnelly of Aquent’s Los Angeles office. They lightheartedly discuss everything from their recent recognition by the Los Angeles Business Journal as a “Best Place To Work” to their rationale for celebrating “Rock-tober” with a month-long hold music tribute to classic rock. The Recruiters’ Lounge is a podcast of news, interviews and commentary on the recruiting industry.

 
          
          
October 18, 2007      Marketing industry accused of being 'complacent' about staff
Marketing Week
The shortage of skilled marketing and creative professionals is a global phenomenon. Stefan Ciecierski, Aquent’s European managing director, comments in this Marketing Week article about the need for well-planned talent retention strategies. Reactive approaches, he observes, are usually expensive and ineffective.

 
          
          
October 17, 2007      Communist China not the only one in Asia crying out for talent
Recruiter
Greg Savage, Aquent’s international CEO, shares his perspective on the supply and demand imbalance for marketing specialists in China, Japan, Singapore, and the rest of Asia.
 
          
          
September 24, 2007      Aquent LLC: Staffing Firm as Creative, Colorful as the Companies It Serves (Best Places to Work: Los Angeles)
Los Angeles Business Journal
Aquent’s Los Angeles office was profiled by the Los Angeles Business Journal after being ranked number one in the “Small Companies Category” of the publication’s list of “Best Places to Work”
 
          
          
September 24, 2007      Best Places to Work: Los Angeles
Los Angeles Business Journal
Aquent’s Los Angeles office was ranked number one in the “Small Companies Category” of the Los Angeles Business Journal’s list of “Best Places to Work in Los Angeles.”
 
          
          
September 17, 2007      Why Clients Withhold Ad Spending Online
Adweek
Aquent Consulting’s Peggy Mitchell-King comments in this Adweek article about why many marketers remain reluctant to increase their online media spending.
 
          
          
August 31, 2007      Interim executives become status quo in tight market
Boston Business Journal
Jerry Vocaire hops from company to company -- to company. But it's not because he can't find the right corner office. Vocaire is an interim executive.
 
          
          
August 6, 2007      When you're faced with new-job regrets: Should you stay or go?
The Christian Science Monitor
What should you do if you start a new job – and then begin to realize you’ve made a big mistake? Is it better to quit immediately or live with your decision and see if the situation improves? More importantly, can mistakes like this be prevented in the first place?
 
          
          
April 18, 2007      Connecting Multiple Offices
Inc. Technology
The ubiquity of broadband has made it possible to trade the home office for a troupe of laptop-wielding employees spread all over the globe, but creating such a network can be tricky because there are so many options.
 
          
          
April 18, 2007      Tips To Hire The Right Website Designer: Four steps to picking the right candidate
Practical Ecommerce
Small companies and larger corporations alike frequently look for guidance from staffing firms like Aquent, a company that matches proven, creative web talent with businesses needing help. Two of the company's top recruiters offered pointers to help independent businesses choose a web developer.
 
          
          
March 26, 2007      Seven Bright New Careers for '07 and Beyond
Yahoo! Education
This isn't your grandma's advertising. Today's marketers are developing business strategies in a rapidly changing media environment. To keep up with the media revolution, many businesses are hiring 'new media marketing coordinators' and 'marketing media strategists.'
 
          
          
February 16, 2007      Savage Seminars set to strike a chord at the top
Recruitment Extra Magazine
Greg Savage needs little introduction to the recruitment industry in Australia – he is one of the industry’s most successful recruitment professionals and had proven himself as a true inspiration to many, through his honest and often entertaining style. Now, seven years on from his last sell out seminar series, he is back to do it again this time across the whole of Australia and New Zealand.
 
          
          
January 19, 2007      Avoid costly hiring mistakes and enjoy having successful staff!
How can you avoid making hiring mistakes and enjoy your staff, team and their success? You need to know what the most common mistakes are.