Things are heating up in the Interactive Media job space. People are starting to get comfortable moving again and that means that there will start to be competition for most opportunities.  Most employers want to see 4 - 6 qualified candidates before they make a decision.  I was reading an article from working.com that gives some hints on how to handle yourself in a job interview so you can put your best foot forward to get the job you’re going after.  The link to the story is

www.working.com/many+people+stand+between+your+dream/3323909/story.html

Another place for some good information is the PixelScout website at

http://www.pixelscout.com/positions/interviewprep

The next post will be about how to get the most out of your friendly neighbourhood headhunter.  Look for it in early August.

Open opportunity in the GTA area (Toronto).

Digital Strategist

The following are the responsibilities and duties of the Digital Strategist. The Strategist provides the client with the most effective media plan recommendation to ensure that the client’s goals are met.

He/she is the day-to-day steward on assigned brands. The Strategist has the following responsibilities:

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In 1997 I read an article in Fast Company magazine by management Guru Tom Peters titled “The Brand Called You”.  To this day I think it is the best Personal Branding article that I have read.  Today most people know about the concept of Personal Branding and it is accepted that career fast trackers follow its tenets knowingly or not. 

Headhunters, University career counsellors and anyone giving advice on how to do a job search, seem to talk about it in one way or another and the advent of web 2.0 over the last 5 years or so has made this a much easier concept to implement. But is Personal Branding really the be all and end all of how to promote yourself in the job search arena? 

I just read two articles that take a different view on Personal Branding.  The First one Brand You  is a very good article on this approach. The second one Brand You? (pg 16 - 17) is a challenge to how Personal Branding is being implemented in the web 2.0 environment (not much imagination among the headline writers in this topic area). Regardless of the side of this brewing argument you choose to join, both articles are helpful in how to approach the development of your career long term. 

If you enjoy these articles hate these articles or have any other kind of feedback please feel free to comment.  All feedback is enthusiastically accepted.

Hey everyone, hope you’re having a great day. If your in the hunt for a job and you’ve been looking for awhile or you took a position that isn’t challenging don’t despair things are getting better out there.

To help put a smile on your face I’ve got a couple of links to some humorous viral marketing video’s.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owGykVbfgUE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQcVllWpwGs

I have open positions for Project Managers, Game Designers, 3D Character Animators, Night Shift Tech Support, QA and .Net Web Developer.  These positions are in the Greater Toronto Area. If you are interested in any or these positions please contact me at al@pixelscout.com

Saw tumblr and thought I would give it a shot.  I’ve had a couple of aborted tries at blogging but this looked easier and possibly more interesting than what I’ve done before.  Hopefully I’ll talk to all of you soon.