Many of us spend more time with our co-workers during the week than we do with our own families. Sometimes, we have more conversations with them than we do with our own significant other. As co-workers, we’re committed to the same mission, vision and goals. We advise each other, listen to each other’s advice, plan, brainstorm and share the successes and failures of our work. This is why it’s so...
Relationships are everything. Knowing this, CKR treats all interactions with our clients with the utmost importance, and this includes — and is especially true of — our billing process. This starts by taking the time to get to know the person responsible for paying our invoices because we want to make sure we know the best way to work with each of our clients. After all, a good experience for...
As a project manager, it is my responsibility to, well, manage projects. This means establishing a framework and process, aligning expectations across a myriad of stakeholders, preparing a timeline and budget and doing everything in my power to keep those on track. While things certainly don’t always go according to plan, I’d be lying if I said I didn’t prefer when they do. Let’s go back a bit...
“We created a new way to be social online. Less of what makes it suck. More of what makes it great.” —Vero Intro Pitch “Our intention is really to create an online social network that mimics the greatest social network that exists, which is the one that exists between people. Our responsibility as designers and developers is to have technology be a tool for people — to have it enhance their life...
What is an evergreen job? An evergreen job (a.k.a. ‘persistent job’) is a position that is always open. It either has high turnover or requires a high volume of employees to fill the role. These jobs are common in customer service, retail, and healthcare and on-demand opportunities. What is Google for Jobs? Google for Jobs was launched in mid-2017 as a feature in search that collects and...
As part of our career site audit for new clients, the interactive team at CKR regularly looks through existing career websites and scores them against what we call our “10 Axioms of a Successful Career Website.” One common recurring topic is the effective use of calls-to-action (CTAs) or buttons that drive candidates to apply for a job. While there are a lot of resources available to look up...
“Working from home must be amazing! You’re SO lucky!” That is the typical response I get when I tell someone that I work from home as a designer. From an outsider looking in, it seems like the ideal situation anyone could ask for — especially for a full-time employee. All the things you would want in a solid career. Right? To an extent, yes. However, that’s not always the case. While working...
LinkedIn has become the latest entrant into the “Stories” arena on social media, a method of short-form visual storytelling more popular than ever, with Instagram Stories boasting 300 million daily active users. LinkedIn’s new video feature allows users to publish short-form video with sticker and text overlays to their profile and news feed. Read on to learn how LinkedIn’s new video feature...