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Workplace Feedback – Criticism, Complaints, and the Facts of (Professional) Life

As a professional in this day and age, you're going to have to deal with feedback (and, perhaps, some actual criticism too). The questions is how to handle that feedback properly.

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Exceeding Expectations

Expectations — ah, that golden mean between hope and reality. As a new intern, I...

Vendor Voyage

We’ve found that working with vendors can feel like a journey and at times require...

My IGS Experience – As Told Through a Creative Brief

During the past two months I’ve spent interning at IGS, I’ve learned valuable lessons that...

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Professional Development

Professional development. Pretty boring topic, right? Wrong. Professional development is, in so many ways, the...

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IGS Shares the Love – Bridging the Gap Between Millennials and the Workplace

All too many times I hear millennials being labeled as entitled, arrogant and, in rare cases, overzealous (is that a bad thing?). I like to...

Customer Service: The Root of All Industries

Customer Service. It’s a word we all know well and unfortunately, now a days has...

How to Win Clients and Influence Customers

Setting yourself apart from your competition is important. And you know that one way to...

Why Working for a Small Business Is Better

As I am writing this blog, I have a hard time wrapping my head around...

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Reflections – The Long-term Value of Being an Intern

Most people have never heard of Frank Zappa before, but for those who have, they’ve...

Workplace Etiquette and the Modern Millennial – Dressing the Part

Back when I was in college, the New York Stock Exchange held its first “Casual...

Work-Life Balance – Walking the Tight Rope

Let’s face it ― at times life can feel like a circus with you, the...

Email Etiquette – Keep It Short and Formal

Living in a world dominated by short, quick, and coded messaging; it’s hard to refrain...

Conference Pre-Planning Musts: How to Start Strong

Planning a conference can feel overwhelming at times. After all, a planner has to consider...

Lessons Learned

If a man who cannot count finds a four-leaf clover, is he still considered lucky...

Is the Millennial Label Fair for the Whole Generation?

I am considered a millennial by demographic definition. But, I have to admit, I hate...

Public Relations – Both Sides Now

I suppose the transition from one profession to another will always be a difficult one...

Client Immersion: What I Learned Working On-Site

Eight years ago, I entered college with a clear vision of my future – a...

How To Train for a Marathon

Producing events and conferences for our clients is both fun and rewarding but not without...

How To Be a Successful Public Relations Professional

If you’re like me, you are getting ready to graduate college and join the professional...

How to Maximize an Internship

With a plethora of online job boards that sift through pools of online applications and...