September 2020
Everything Designers Need to Know About Asking for Raises in the Workplace
There are few better feelings than getting a raise at work. For many designers, knowing when or if they should even ask for a pay raise is a common dilemma. Asking for a raise is almost always intimidating and many designers fear that they will damage their reputation with...
Crafting a Remarkable Case Study for Your UX Portfolio: A Beginner’s Guide
Case studies are an essential part of any design portfolio and can be the most illustrative aspect of the application process when used correctly. Too often, though, a UX portfolio will be submitted with case studies that come up short. Rather than giving prospective employers a sense of past...
Virtual Networking Tips for Remote Professionals
Networking is an essential part of any career. It’s not only for finding work when you need it, but also for learning, innovating, exchanging ideas, and fostering long-term relationships. Just as socializing is important in our daily lives, so too is it important in our professional careers. So what...
How to Show Your Employees That Your Company Values Diversity
Diversity in the workplace is viewed very favorably by the overwhelming majority of workers. From gender to nationality to experience and ability, diversity is helpful in all areas because it widens the perspective of teams and the company at large. Just as a diversity of tactics is the best...
What Does a UX/UI Designer Do?
Most people aren’t familiar with UX and UI design. Of those who do, many still have a foggy understanding of what a UX designer does and how that differs from what a UI designer does. Both jobs aim to create an easy-to-follow course whose trajectory guides users from piqued...
Benefits of Contract to Hire Jobs and How Staffing Agencies Can Help
A contract to hire scheme has many advantages for both the contractor and the company. Compared with full-time employment (FTE), contract to hire positions give both parties more time to test out the role. For contractors, it can be a great way to gain new experiences with the promise...
August 2020
What is a Temp Web Designer and When Should You Hire One?
Managers are frequently confused by the role of a web designer, confusing it with a web developer or programmer. Worse yet, many think it is not an essential position or even mistake it as an easy job that anyone could do. Web design is responsible for the company website...
How Remote Work is Changing the Way We Hire Creatives in 2020
COVID-19 fundamentally changed the way people relate to the work they do. For creatives, many tools of the trade were already digital, so when companies suddenly had to rely on remote work from home to stay afloat, creatives were in a more fortunate position than other hands-on industries. But...
