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HOW Singles: Organically Grown
No pro formas, no elevator pitches, no 5-year plans. These entrepreneurs watched their businesses blossom, thanks to a dynamic mix of both client work and product design. See how they did it so you can grow your own thriving business.
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Find tips for the unique challenges of in-house designers working for creative departments within corporations, organizations, businesses and educational institutions.
3 Sticky Salary Situations
Are you looking for a job, or trying to figure out how to negotiate a better salary in 2012? Here are 3 sticky salary situations you may encounter in your career and how to handle each one with diplomacy.
Categories: Design Career, Featured, In-House, On the Job, Salary
Tags: designer salary, salary trends
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12-Month Career-Boosting Guide
Need a game plan for moving your in-house design career forward during the new year? Take the following 12 steps to help maximize your work potential. By making one new change each month, you can boost your career outlook—and add a little fun to your job!
6 Secrets from the Etsy Design Team
While you may not actually work at Etsy, you can make it feel like you do with these tips from their in-house design team for instilling inspiration into any office.
Categories: Design Career, Get Inspired, HOW Magazine, In-House, November 2011 HOW Magazine, On the Job
Tags: in-house department, Profile
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Missed Promotions
While missing out on a promotion is disappointing, there may be an upside: You may emerge from the situation with a clearer sense of where you want to go, as well as how to get there. These tips can help you learn from the setback and increase your chances of landing a promotion in the future.
Categories: Design Career, Featured, In-House, On the Job
Tags: career tips, design career, promotion
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5 Things to Consider Before You Quit
Are you thinking about quitting your design job? Before you say “so long” and head out the door in a heated moment, consider these points before making a decision you may later regret. Or, decide if maybe you are ready for greener grass.
Categories: Design Career, Featured, In-House, Job-Search Tips, On the Job
Tags: career, design job
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Be an “Unofficial” Creative Team Leader
It’s a classic catch-22: You’re given responsibility for a design project for a client, but no formal authority over the other players who will assist you in the assignment. How do you exert your influence in such a situation? Consider the following 5 tips
Categories: Design Career, Featured, In-House, On the Job
Tags: career, client, leadership, project management
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Indianapolis 500 100th Anniversary Logo
Take a look behind the logo design for the 100th anniversary of the Indianapolis 500.
Categories: HOW May 2011, In-House
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37 Ways to Get Fired
In the book “The Corporate Creative,” Andy Epstein offers tips and tactics for thriving in an in-house environment. Here, he lays out a tongue-in-cheek list of ways to get fired in the hopes that you’ll not try them.
Categories: Featured, In-House, Management, On the Job
Tags: career tips, corporate creative, in-house department, in-house designer
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Values Assessment
In this assessment, you’ll first identify all the values that are important to you. Then you’ll narrow down the list to your 10 most important values. Last, you’ll identify which of your top 10 values are satisfied in your current work situation. This process will help you understand what’s missing now so that you can be clear about what you’re not willing to be without in the new work you choose.
Categories: Design Career, In-House, On the Job
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Surviving as a Creative in Corporate Environments
Check out this exclusive interview with author Andy Epstein, and find out why he compares client management to "herding cats" in the new book The Corporate Creative. More
Categories: Design Career, HOW Books, In-House, Management, On the Job
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