In today’s tough economic times, many candidates have been employed by companies that eventually closed their doors, were bought out or underwent massive layoffs. Instead of the average two to five year-spans of employment recruiters are used to seeing, resumes of today often list recent work histories as periods of less than a year at multiple companies. You want to list that great experience on your resume, but a long list of roles with a short duration may leave potential employers questioning your loyalty. Read more
Artisan Blog
Artisan Creative is a premier source for creative & marketing talent. We specialize in full time placement, temp staffing and turnkey project solutions. Our blog explores creativity, staffing & recruitment, job seeker tips, entrepreneurship and giving back.
3 Ways to Avoid Looking Like a Job Hopper
How to Say “Yes” Without Driving Yourself Crazy
Creatives, your skills are in high demand by many organizations, businesses and individuals. Sometimes even by friends—if they need a website, advertising copy, graphics or other creative work produced. Read more
Artisan Holidays: Past and Present
As work finally winds down for most of our clients (and for us!), we thought it would be fun to ask our team for their favorite Winter Holiday memories as well as where they’d be celebrating this year. Read more
Giving Back Gives Back to You, Too

We’ve all heard politicians on both sides of the aisle talk about the importance of Volunteerism in America. Part of America’s “exceptionalism” is Americans’ willingness to help one another, in times of crisis and on ordinary days. The personal fulfillment that comes from investing time in a cause that you are passionate about or helping an underserved population cannot be overestimated. The same goes for the tangible benefits brought to the organizations and people one serves. But volunteering can bring you benefits that you may not have considered, especially if you are in the midst of a job search process.
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Artisan Gives Back
Following the generous spirit embodied by Artisan’s President, Jamie Douraghy, many of the Artisan staff find great ways to make a difference in the lives of others.
Here is just a sampling of what we do as individuals to support local, national and international organizations. Read more
The Benefits of Giving (both personally and professionally)
"Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give. " Eleanor Roosevelt
Giving back isn’t just something we do at Artisan. It’s a core value for both our company and our staff.Over the next few months, we’ll take a look at the way our team members are working to make their local, national and global communities a better place. Read more
Welcome to the Artisan Blog!
Welcome to the newest version of our Artisan blog.
With so much information flying around these days, we decided to only bring you information and ideas that will focus in the four areas we feel most relevant to the work we do together: Read more
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