Posts Tagged ‘crowdspring’
Dear Applicant, Part 2: The Thirds
Mike | July 23rd, 2012I wrote a post last year on how job applicants can improve their chances with a prospective employer, and today I wanted to explore this in a different way. In spite of the dismal state of the U.S. economy and the job market (particularly for younger people) there are many, many companies that are hiring [...]
12 Questions: Meet Naoki Haruyoshi (Japan)
Audree | June 12th, 2012In our 12 Questions blog series, we feature interviews with someone from the crowdSPRING community. For these interviews, we pick people who add value to our community – in the blog, in the forums, in the projects. Plainly – activities that make crowdSPRING a better community. Be professional, treat others with respect, help us build [...]
Spotlight on crowdSPRING
Ross | June 12th, 2012We recently sat down with Built In Chicago and NBC Chicago to talk about crowdSPRING. Here’s the short video.
Dear Mentee
Mike | May 15th, 2012Hi. I’m Mike. Yesterday Amanda posted an article in which she talked about the experience of professional life for a young person just starting out in her career. Well, as of tomorrow Amanda has been working at crowdSPRING for one year (note to self: get cake for Amanda); for the first few months she was an unpaid [...]
Dear Mentor
Amanda | May 14th, 2012Hi. I’m Amanda. I know you’ve seen me in and out of these parts for a little over a year now, but here’s a formal introduction: I’m 22-years-old and I just graduated from college. I’ve been fortunate to have three internships during my undergrad years. My tenure at crowdSPRING has included working on PR, marketing, [...]
Tips for small business: Negotiating With the New Recruit
Mike | May 7th, 2012Last year, I wrote a couple of posts about the process of hiring new employees and what applicants can do to help. Recruiting and hiring can be one of the more painful aspects to running a small business, but job applicants can go far to ease the process for those doing the hiring and, at [...]
The May cS Award and the April cS Award Winner
Mike | May 3rd, 2012Last summer, we announced that we would issue a monthly cS Award to honor quality work by designers and writers in the crowdSPRING community. May cS Award The May cS Award of $1,000 will be given to a designer who does the most to upgrade their crowdSPRING portfolio in the next 4 weeks. To be [...]
12 Questions: Meet Tiffany Silverberg (USA)
Audree | May 1st, 2012In our 12 Questions blog series, we feature interviews with someone from the crowdSPRING community. For these interviews, we pick people who add value to our community – in the blog, in the forums, in the projects. Plainly – activities that make crowdSPRING a better community. Be professional, treat others with respect, help us build [...]
The April cS Award and the March cS Award Winner
Ross | April 4th, 2012Last summer, we announced that we would issue a monthly cS Award to honor quality work by designers and writers in the crowdSPRING community. April cS Award There are now more than 113,000 graphic, web, industrial designers and writers in the crowdSPRING community. You come from nearly every country on the planet and speak over [...]
12 Questions: Meet Catherine Faletanoai (New Zealand)
Audree | March 20th, 2012In our 12 Questions blog series, we feature interviews with someone from the crowdSPRING community. For these interviews, we pick people who add value to our community – in the blog, in the forums, in the projects. Plainly – activities that make crowdSPRING a better community. Be professional, treat others with respect, help us build [...]
