Category Archives: Career

Sage advice from Photographer Bill Frakes

If you are pressed for time simply jump to the video. Everything up to that point could be classified as rambling… Earlier this week I had the opportunity to visit the University of Oklahoma and participate in Apple’s Creative Pro Solutions Briefing at the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication.  For those of you who…

The social resume

Got a note from a student who is still struggling to land a job after graduation. He’s not alone but, I would argue, there are ways to stack the deck. I asked to see his resume and he offered to e-mail it to me. Red flag number one. Here is the advice I gave him…

How to be the one in 18,700

The Ad industry cut another 18,700 job in December and I would argue others affiliated with the industry (marketing, public relations, journalism, etc.) also suffered job losses. This isn’t the first time there has been downturn in these industries and it won’t be the last. So what should a soon to graduate college student do…