Mar

4

Catalyst account team facilitates successful grand opening

March 4, 2010 | 1 Comment

Last week was very busy for all of our account teams but especially for our consultants planning the grand opening ceremony for Catalyst Domestic Violence Services’ new transitional housing facility, HAVEN. The ceremony was Feb. 26, and as the day came closer, last minute preparations needed to be completed.
But their work paid off in a smooth, well-attended event. About 150 [...]

Feb

19

A wrong turn into the right career

February 19, 2010 | 1 Comment

Before I applied to colleges, there were two words that always got my heart racing: career fair. And to my horror, I found myself in the middle of one while visitng California State University, Chico. So to escape the dreadful event, I joined a tour that just happened to be leaving for the journalism department.
The [...]

Dec

11

Creative resumes: Worth the risk or career suicide?

December 11, 2009 | 2 Comments

I have a confession to make: I added a splash of color to my resume.
I know, I know; many people say not to, but I couldn’t help myself. I just learned the basics of using InDesign this semester and wanted to practice my skills.
And while there are those out there who warn against the evils [...]

Nov

30

So…what do you think?

November 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment

In a perfect world, every time you put pen to paper – or more likely fingers to keyboard – the first draft would be fit to print. But it always seems like no matter how many times I scan for errors, there are always a few hiding, ready to jump into plain sight as soon [...]