I twittered across a great article over at agency spy this morning – Tips for Working with Recruiters. While recruiters aren’t really a great option right out of the gate, they can be of great assistence after your first or second gig.

This article follows the No-Wukas Top Recruiters list from November of this year. Agency spy is a great resource, and is really dialed into the happenings of the advertising industry.

Good luck in 2009.

The number two is significant for many reasons. It is symbolic of companionship, progression, increase. I bring this up today to place focus on two things that are spending more time in the cognitive regions of my grey matter than others.

1. This podcast is now officially two years old. (I know 3 episodes in 2 years, working on that as we speak–or type/read or whatever the asynchronous dynamic is at this point.)
2. The convergent web is showing symptoms of savvy social citizens.

Prognosis Web 2.0 or This could be the lamest headline of 2008

Last night I typed in Jared Bensons URL to see what he was up to. We’ve known each other for awhile and he has given me some really sound advice, and is a pretty good role model as far as how to launch a successful career in design.

For awhile he had been aggregating information from his various social networks and online communities. All of this info started to become a little cluttered on his site, I was curious how this high profile user experience designer was going to handle his personal space. I’m not sure when this happened, but I think his solution is brilliant.

If you find any more ultra simple Web Presence Roadmaps let me know. I’m starting a list.

• bnsn.com
• kylehildebrant.com
• modernista.com
• superfluouslife.org

Today I had an interview. It went well I think. The job is client side (hey work is work.) It’s an opportunity to rebuild a recently acquired brand from the ground up. I’m freaking excited at the possibility. 

Here’s what I learned today:

1. Make a list of things that are important to discuss. Write that list down on your way to the interview. This will help put you in the right mindset. 
2. Show up early. If you are stressing out because your train got held up in a subway tunnel your not going to be focused on the interview. You are going to be focused on how fast you can run 4 blocks from the station to the door. Then you will be distracted by the rivulets of sweat running down your brow. So my new plan is to show up not 15 minutes beforehand, but get there about half an hour early and find a place to get a drink nearby. It should go without saying that a bar is not a good place to get a drink before an interview. Maybe afterwards. I like club soda.

Now take a sip of sparkling mineral fruity iced herbal tea, go over your questions, your portfolio, and make sure one last time that your fly is up.