My Favorite Super Bowl Memory: The 1985 Chicago Bears
Growing up a Chicago Bears fan in the 80s was an experience filled with both heartbreak and unshakable pride. And if you were lucky enough to witness Super Bowl XX, you know exactly why it ...
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Navigating Busy Seasons: Creative Staffing Solutions for Peak Workloads
We’ve all been there. One minute, your team is cruising along, and the next, you’re drowning in deadlines, struggling to keep up with an avalanche of work. Welcome to the busy season! For businesses ...
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Demystifying Marketing Jargon: Understanding the Significance of SEO
You’ve probably encountered the term “SEO” in digital marketing numerous times. It’s one of those buzzwords that get thrown around a lot, but what does it mean, and why is it so crucial in a ...
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The Pitfalls of Wearing Open-Toed Shoes to a Zoom Job Interview
by Art Intelligenza With a flair for the dramatic, please welcome smartdept.’s newest social media contributor, Art Intelligenza. Art will join us occasionally to give his unique perspective on all amazing employment-related topics. His first ...
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Allyship in the Workplace
An ally is someone who is not a member of a marginalized group, but makes a conscious effort to support, understand, and stand up for those who are. There are several things you can do to improve allyship and inclusivity in your workplace.
Celebrating Women’s History Month
Hey! It’s Women’s History Month. And seeing as we are a Women’s Business Enterprise, certified by the WBENC, we thought it would be cool to ask a few of our Smarties to share their ...
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Finding Your Niche
While having a general skill set to draw on is substantial, finding your niche in any field is crucial to securing unique opportunities and growing your professional network. Being an expert in one discipline ...
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Pronouns: More Than Just Grammar
International Pronouns Day takes place every year on the 3rd Wednesday of October. This year Pronouns Day is October 19th. International Pronouns Day takes place each year with a straightforward goal; to make respecting, sharing, ...
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Hispanic Heritage Month: Literature and Art
The smarty team continues to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with more influential views on Hispanic culture. Creative Account Manager, Haley Stowell, enjoys the writing of Sandra Cisneros. Known for work that experiments with literary forms ...
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Hispanic Heritage Month: Spotlight on Humanities
The smarty team continues to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with more influential views on Hispanic culture. Creative Account Manager, Morgan Gorecki, would like you to take some time to learn about Sylvia Rivera. Born on ...
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Hispanic Heritage Month: Spotlight on Arts and Culture
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, smartdept. has asked a few of its smarties to share whom it is that they admire from this richly talented and diverse community. One of our founders, Michelle Pairitz, ...
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In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month…
For the first week of Hispanic Heritage month, smartdept. is highlighting the life and career of Hall of Famer and former Pittsburgh Pirate, Roberto Clemente. Stick to what you know, right? Clemente played 18 seasons ...
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Celebrating Jackie Robinson Day
Jackie Robinson says to Branch Rickey, “You want a player who doesn't have the guts to fight back”? Rickey returns, “No. I want a player who's got the guts not to fight back.” Before Martin Luther King Jr., there ...
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A Women’s History Month Reflection
Women’s history month is the perfect opportunity to reflect on the important female figures who have shaped our paths through life. These might be family members, friends, or mentors. Some might be individuals we see ...
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Reimagining Imagine
Released in 1971 by John Lennon, the song Imagine was the former Beatle’s way of asking us all to imagine a place where the things that divide us did not exist. Fifty years later, his ...
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What Does It Mean to Think Outside of the Box?
If I told you that, to start smartdept. inc., my partner (in life and business) and I saved our seed money by downsizing, living on $25 per week for groceries (for an entire year), moving ...
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Boutique is Back!
smartdept. inc. has highly-successful placements because we take the time necessary to know the clients we serve and the creative, digital, and marketing professionals we represent.
You need a staffing resource, now more than ever!
So here we are, a good 18 months in, and the water park is re-opened. But we can't enjoy the lazy river because there aren’t enough lifeguards available to keep that attraction going. It's frustrating! ...
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At smartdept. inc., we stay in our lane!
At smartdept. inc., we stay in our lane! That’s a fancy way of saying we stick to staffing what we know (that’s creative, digital, and marketing, BTW) and after 20 years, trust me when I say, “we know!” Here are a few reasons that we think staying in our lane is critical to our success.
Pride at Work — All Year Round
As we enter Pride Month 2021, we’ll begin to see rainbows pop up all across the business world. So whether you want rainbow-themed Legos, a colorful Mickey Mouse hat, or rainbow-packaged mouthwash from Listerine, there ...
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Let’s get down to payrolling
One of the great things about not being a stuffy ogre in the staffing universe is that we tend to have a lot of actual conversations with the other people in this universe. We love ...
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