Odds & Ends on the Job Front

Once again, our Job Bank has lots of great jobs and positions available. So if you’re looking for a job, or wanting to switch your current job, don’t forget to regularly check our job listings. Some of the most recent posts include plum positions with Go Daddy, emfluence, BRR Architecture, Poindexter Recruiting, GlynnDevins, Digital Evolution Group and Swanson Russell (to name just a few!).

Here are some articles of interest for those looking for a job or considering a job change:

It’s the Age of the Expert
Knowing your subject and having the ability to express what you want to say clearly is the key to authority. Of course, it never hurts to have a sense of style. The goal is to be the go-to expert in your field, whether it’s brand loyalty, social media, or web graphics.

Cover Your Bases and Home Runs: The Job Pitch Letter
Cover letters and resumes play critical roles in career management and job searches. You can argue that one trumps the other, but the fact is that they work together as a team. The cover letter plays a starring role because it can get the recruiter, HR folks, and the hiring manager warmed up for the main pitch of the resume.

Spelling Errors Send Red Flags to Employers
Really? We ran across this story and it caught our attention because well, it happens. In this quick article, the author’s original intent was to provide a link to The Oatmeal’s classic graphic of “10 Words You Need to Stop Misspelling”as a reminder to job seekers everywhere. But a vortex of commonly misused or misspelled words that drive employers crazy when they see them in résumés, cover letters, correspondence and even social media updates was received back.

In addition to our own AAF-KC listings, here are just a few links to some other job boards focusing on positions in marketing/advertising:

• The Kansas City 4As Agency Council is the only 4As regional council in the country with its own website independent to the national organization. Under "Job Opportunities," the site provides job links to all KC 4As member agencies in one handy place! 
• MediaPost features media planning, buying jobs, online, digital and social media listings, and media sales listings.
• From Adweek, AgencyScoop is networking site that offers job listings, a way to share your portfolio and more!  
• From AdAge, TalentWorks will let you post your resume, post jobs, review resumes, search jobs, provides salary tools and more!  
• Talent Zoo has all kinds of useful information for job seekers including listings for Ad Jobs, New Media Jobs, Creative Jobs, Marketing Jobs and Geek Jobs!
• Non-Profit Connect - jobs based in the non-profit sector

Sheree Johnson is a maven in all things media-related and is the Director of Business Intelligence at Meers. She also serves as the Email Communications Chair for AAF-KC and was a 2010 AAF-KC Member of the Year nominee.