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There are going to be some great speakers ‘representing’ just about every creative discipline at this year’s event – which we are sponsoring – including Annie Sperling, Steve Ayson and Toko. So why not get along?
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It’s a long way from Wanganui to Ted Baker, London.
But you just never know where your career might end up as intermediate designer Barry Wylie found out.
Barry graduated from the Wanganui School of Design, won a couple of The BEst design awards, jumped on a plane to the UK where he ended up at the fashion house of
Ted Baker.
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Feeling lost in the freelancing wilderness?
Now we at The Pond are not trying to get all ‘touchy feely’ but the truth is it is hard to stay connected with the industry when you are on the outside as a freelancer...
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Head in the sand when it comes to employment contracts?
Prepare to be screwed. Okay that might sound a little melodramatic but if you rely on the good faith of employers when it comes to employment contracts there is a reasonable chance you will get burned.
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The Pond director gives his 3 key tips when hiring for agency growth
Paying higher than the average salary to attract and retain the best candidates might seem obvious. But every week we listen to agencies talk about nothing more than how to get employees cheaply...
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The Pond receives Silver in 2012 Best Design Awards
The Pond receives Silver in the 2012 Best Design Awards with the 'Ready to be your own boss' booklet..
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Take a look through our site and you'll find we represent a long list of the best independent creatives - creative directors, art directors, writers, designers, digital specialists, retouchers and storyboarders - all vetted by creative people who understand creative. This means that no matter what the brief, we can find you the right person, with the right skills, at the right rates. Every time.
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