Aug 11, 2010  •  In Art/Design, Career, Web

Clever Minimalist Business Card

I love it! Do you think it’s too confusing to non-geeks, as The Next Web suggests? You may also like: Incredible Amazon Page Resumé Rev Up Your Resumé with Vizualize.Me Secret Invasion Ads, Remixed Watch Star Wars in Text Animation

Jun 21, 2010  •  In Career, Personal

What is the Best Way to End a Professional Relationship?

When I quit my last job, I sooo wanted to march into my supervisor’s office, happily declare, “I QUIT!” and go on a tirade on everything I hated about working there. But all the professional advice I have heard and read advised against it. They told me that if I had major beef with the boss […]

Dec 8, 2009  •  In Art/Design, Career, Personal

The Ultimate in Graphic Design

One of the biggest gripes shared by most creative professionals is that essentially, they’re working to create other people’s visions. And that your client’s design aesthetics may not always agree with yours…or worse, they may have no taste at all. via BuzzFeed It is precisely for this reason that websites such as Clients From Hell […]

Oct 2, 2009  •  In Career

A Call for Help

Several of my readers have offered to help spread the word about my freelancing services (thank you!). If you or anyone you know are in need of the following services, please contact me through my contact form, or via direct email: jenny (at) geekinheels [dot] com. Web design/development, specializing in blogs. I am very familiar […]

Jul 1, 2009  •  In Art/Design, Career, Infographics

The Best Resumé Ever

Yeah, I know you were expecting something silly and immature. But my jaw seriously dropped when I saw this resumé featured on Web2.0h…Really? (click to enlarge): Because in the creative world, there’s nothing like setting yourself apart from the others. And what better way to showcase your talent via a visually stunning and meticulous representation […]

Feb 27, 2009  •  In Blogging, Career, Personal

A Sheepish Hello

I think that may have been the longest time I’ve gone AWOL since starting this blog. I could spew excuses about being sick before my trip to LA, not having a reliable source of internet while in LA, then getting sick again right after my return. However, I know that I would not be honest […]

Dec 8, 2008  •  In Career, Personal

Different Ways to Facilitate the Same Idea

I had a mild epiphany at my birthday party Saturday night. J and a friend were discussing the possibility of a new start-up venture, when I noticed something interesting about the conversation. Our friend, who works in finance, approached the situation from a “How can I make money from this?” point-of-view. J’s first instinct was […]

Sep 8, 2008  •  In Career, Finance, Marketing/Advertising, NYC

The Best Salesman in the World

The last time I was in San Francisco, I ran into the world-famous Bushman as many other tourists do at Fisherman’s Wharf. After getting the crap scared out of me, I had a little chat with him, and even asked, “Do you make enough money doing this?” “Hell yeah, I sent two kids through college doing this.” […]

Jun 12, 2008  •  In Career, Geek, Personal

Confessions of a Former Best Buy Employee

The Consumerist is currently deep into the 2008 Worst Company in America contest, with 16 companies left in the round 3 bracket. They just posted the third installment of its “Sweet 16” matchup: Best Buy vs Diebold. Personally, I think Diebold is worse than Best Buy. Not only due to the voting machine fiasco, but […]

May 22, 2008  •  In Career, Personal

5 Pieces of Advice for Recent Graduates, Part 5

Part 1: The world doesn’t owe you anything. Part 2: It’s never too late. Part 3: Make the best of it. Part 4: Be ballsy. 5. Sometimes, it really is pure luck. When I first started job-hunting, I didn’t have much going for me. My grades weren’t good, I had little experience, and I had no […]