Creative Staffing Insights & Hiring Intelligence

Insights from icreatives on hiring graphic designers, UX professionals, marketing talent, and building high-performing creative teams. Explore trends in creative staffing, employer branding, remote work, and portfolio hiring.

May 30 2023
Business restructuring or reorganization is inevitable in many businesses. When this happens, employees usually find themselves displaced from the team, departments, or usual roles as members of the organization. Dealing with changes after a thorough reorganization is one of the toughest employees face. During this phase, it is common for employees to feel lost, confused,…
May 26 2023
Terminating an employee is never an easy decision, and it becomes even more challenging when it comes to remote employees. With the COVID-19 pandemic, many companies have adopted remote work policies, making it necessary to adapt termination processes to fit the remote work context. The remote nature of the job often means that there is…
May 25 2023
For many people, the idea of changing careers can be daunting. After all, a career change represents a significant shift in one's life and can come with many unknowns and uncertainties. However, with the right guidance and approach, making a career change can be a positive and rewarding experience. There are many reasons why someone…
May 24 2023
In today's highly competitive business landscape, effective graphic design has become an integral part of a successful marketing strategy. Whether you're a small business owner or a large corporation, investing in high-quality graphic design can help you differentiate your brand, attract new customers, and retain existing ones. However, with so many graphic design agencies to…
May 22 2023
Many business owners will agree that a healthy and great work culture is one of the major building blocks of a successful company. Every business has a corporate or work culture, but not every business can boast a successful, adequate, and efficient work culture. The dynamics of a work culture may be tricky to understand…
May 22 2023
The thought of being degraded or frowned upon when they share their belief or idea is one fear that many employees harbor. This might lead to reduced participation in roles that may require them to air their opinions to other employees within the company. Workplace psychological safety solves this problem by creating a safe space…
May 22 2023
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May 22 2023
As the year 2023 begins, more and more of the Gen Z generation begins to join the workforce. Born between 1997 and 2012, most Gen Z is finishing college and looking for a career.  But the last few years have been anything but ordinary, and they have really shaped Gen Z. Hiring them will be…
May 11 2023
Distractions in the workplace are a common complaint for employees who struggle to get their required work completed on time. Although this is not a new type of problem, it remains one of the most difficult to overcome. Even though most workplace distractions come from technology, noise, and boundary issues, there is also a bigger…
May 11 2023
Gen Z is composed of individuals who were born between the years 1997 and 2012. Now that it is 2023, many of these individuals have finished their education and are beginning to enter the workforce. But unlike some of the generations before them, Gen Zers aren’t as motivated by career advancement, and they care much…