• Online vs Physical Portfolios – Still Hungry?

  23, Feb, 2010

  If a resume is the ‘appetiser’ – or taster – of one’s skills and experience as a designer, the portfolio is the ‘main’ that follows. I’m not talking so much a supersized, expansive feast here. Rather, this ‘main’ is generous and appropriately-sized and aims to have the ‘diner’, once finished, feeling ‘pleasantly full’ but nevertheless still wanting dessert or, to end this metaphor, to see more of you.

• Four Stages of Recovery

  17, Feb, 2010

  The GFC took some stuffing out of us all over these past 12 months. However, what the past year has allowed us to do is really take stock of our clients, our business, the creative industry and where we all fit within it. Recruitment is of course the core business of Aquent, so I thought it would be interesting to define the ‘four stages of recovery’ model vs. what we at Aquent have experienced throughout our Australia/New Zealand region focussing on the recruitment demand. This analysis will also help us all plan ahead for the future in terms of temporary and permanent hires.

• Aquent wins Best Multi-National Agency and Best Agency Website at the Recruitment Excellence Awards

  03, Nov, 2009

  For the second year running, Aquent wins Best Multi-National Agency and for the first time, Best Agency Website, at the 2009 Recruitment Excellence Awards (REA) in Australia.

• Aquent Awarded 2009 WebAward for Outstanding Website by Web Marketing Association

  23, Oct, 2009

  Aquent awarded "Outstanding Achievement in Web Development” in the employment category

• Lunchbox List Career Booster | Social Media and You

  17, Mar, 2010

  Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Slideshare, YouTube… the list goes on. Love it or hate it, social media is here to stay! There’s a myriad of social media platforms out there – where should you be? Employers and potential employers are increasingly scanning the internet for information about current or future staff. What will they find if they are checking out your digital footprint? Whether you are looking to change jobs or firmly cement yourself within your current role, discover how to leverage social media to boost your career prospects. In this Breakfast presentation Aquent's Karen Thompson will share with you the ’3 Rs of Career Success’, and discuss the role social media can play today in your professional life.

  Date: Wednesday, 17 March

  Time: 7.30 - 9am

  For booking information and costs, please visit website: http://bit.ly/bAOSPX
  

• Aquent wins Best Multi-National Agency and Best Agency Website at the Recruitment Excellence Awards

  03, Nov, 2009

  For the second year running, Aquent wins Best Multi-National Agency and for the first time, Best Agency Website, at the 2009 Recruitment Excellence Awards (REA) in Australia.

• Aquent Awarded 2009 WebAward for Outstanding Website by Web Marketing Association

  23, Oct, 2009

  Aquent awarded "Outstanding Achievement in Web Development” in the employment category

23, Feb, 2010

Online vs Physical Portfolios – Still Hungry?

www.desktopmag.com.au Tim McNamara, Aquent Creative Agent, Brisbane, Australia If a resume is the ‘appetiser’ – or taster – of one’s skills and experience as a designer, the portfolio is the ‘main’ that follows. I’m not talking so much a supersized, expansive feast here. Rather, this ‘main’ is generous and appropriately-sized and aims to have the ‘diner’, once finished, feeling ‘pleasantly full’ but nevertheless still wanting dessert or, to end this metaphor, to see more of you.

17, Feb, 2010

Four Stages of Recovery

www.desktopmag.com.au Catherine Wiggett, Senior Creative Agent, Aquent Sydney The GFC took some stuffing out of us all over these past 12 months. However, what the past year has allowed us to do is really take stock of our clients, our business, the creative industry and where we all fit within it. Recruitment is of course the core business of Aquent, so I thought it would be interesting to define the ‘four stages of recovery’ model vs. what we at Aquent have experienced throughout our Australia/New Zealand region focussing on the recruitment demand. This analysis will also help us all plan ahead for the future in terms of temporary and permanent hires.

10, Feb, 2010

Freelancing: A way of life!

www.desktopmag.com.au Tim McNamara, Aquent Creative Agent, Brisbane, Australia As permanent hiring dipped dramatically throughout 2009 and redundancies were – for a time — rife throughout parts of our industry, many creatives were for the first time faced with a tough decision: hold out for another full-time position, or try a stint at freelancing?...

01, Feb, 2010

Going, going, gone...

Desktop Magazine, Australia Tim McNamara, Aquent Creative Agent, Brisbane, Australia Employers not focused on retaining their best and brightest face a talent exodus as the market heats up, writes Aquent creative agent Tim McNamara.

01, Feb, 2010

Bathing in Boston’s beauty

Marketing Magazine, Australia Tim McNamara, Aquent Creative Agent, Brisbane, Australia Home to a rich history and a progressive economy, Boston is no storm in a teacup, says Tim McNamara.

20, Dec, 2009

Oz, our pot of gold next door

New Zealand Herald Andrea Milner, Journalist As Australia's economic recovery strides ahead of ours, Kiwis wanting career opportunities and financial reward would be better off going there next year.

13, Dec, 2009

Open to the creative world of digital: It's time to integrate!

Campaign Brief Western Australia Angela Clegg, Agent Creative for Campaign Brief Western Australia - December 2009 Aquent creative agent Angela Clegg says digital up-skilling is becoming imperative.

24, Nov, 2009

In the eye of Shanghai

Marketing Magazine, Australia Tim McNamara, Aquent Creative Agent, Brisbane, Australia Shanghai is a 21st century testament to China’s growing global dominance and is a city full of opportunities for Australian marketers, explains Tim McNamara.

13, Nov, 2009

Jobs on the rise

B&T Magazine Celia Johnson, Reporter for B&T After a lean year, the jobs market in adland is tracking up, while the skill sets required have skewed towards digital. Celia Johnson reports.

04, Nov, 2009

Freelancers: Break the shackles

AdNews Tracey McEldowney, Journalist for AdNews Tracey McEldowney from AdNews looks at the impact of the global financial crisis on the freelance fraternity and asks whether the ultimate work/life balance can ever be achieved.

03, Nov, 2009

Aquent wins Best Multi-National Agency and Best Agency Website at the Recruitment Excellence Awards

For the second year running, Aquent wins Best Multi-National Agency and for the first time, Best Agency Website, at the 2009 Recruitment Excellence Awards (REA) in Australia.

23, Oct, 2009

Aquent Awarded 2009 WebAward for Outstanding Website by Web Marketing Association

Aquent awarded "Outstanding Achievement in Web Development” in the employment category

20, Oct, 2009

Aquent adds new print and digital Agents to expanding team in Melbourne

Melbourne, Australia – Global marketing, design and digital staffing agency – Aquent – has added long-serving Aquent agent Melissa Sharples to its Melbourne creative team and has hired Susannah Malcolm as its new Melbourne-based digital agent.

15, Oct, 2009

Aquent appoints new manager to Perth

Perth, Western Australia – Global marketing, design and digital staffing agency – Aquent - has promoted long-serving Perth Senior Agent Karen Thompson to the position of Area Manager, Perth.

25, Sep, 2009

Aquent awarded Runner Up Best Specialist Recruiter (Medium category) at the Australian SEEK Awards.

Australia’s recruitment industry celebrated in style on 25 September, as the jobseeker’s favourites were honoured at the SEEK Annual Recruitment Awards (SARAs) in Australia. The 2009 SARAs, supported by the RCSA and now in their 7th year, were presented at an exclusive cocktail event in Sydney where the value the recruitment industry provides to both clients and candidates was publicly acknowledged.

18, Aug, 2009

Wolda ’09 judges announced

Milan, Italy - Wolda, the Worldwide Logo Design Annual, announces the distinguished panel of 30 independent judges that will select the winning entries for its ‘09 edition.

03, Aug, 2009

Aquent survey reveals a glimmer of optimism across the marketing and design industry with permanent hiring intentions set to rise

Sydney, Australia - Global marketing, design and digital staffing leader, Aquent, has just released the Aquent Market Eye – a report designed to supplement The Aquent Orange Book to provide the industry with updated insights relating to staff salaries, hiring trends and predictions across both permanent and freelance/contract staff in Australia and New Zealand.

01, Jul, 2009

Aquent hires new marketing and communications team leader in Melbourne

Cameron Davidson joins Aquent in Melbourne as Team Leader, Marketing & Communications

21, Apr, 2009

Global recruiter drops its online job board function in favour of personal interaction with customers

Global marketing and design staffing specialist, Aquent, has broken convention by launching a new corporate web site with no job search/job board function, but with open access to all its recruiters.

25, Mar, 2009

Aquent appoints manager to spearhead its digital specialisation in Sydney

Daphne van der Kieft, Aquent’s Asia Pacific General Manager of Learning Services and former Senior Creative Consultant will move out of her current role within the learning and development team to lead the charge in the global staffing firm’s growth in Sydney’s ever-changing digital industry.

17, Mar, 2010

Lunchbox List Career Booster | Social Media and You

Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Slideshare, YouTube… the list goes on. Love it or hate it, social media is here to stay! There’s a myriad of social media platforms out there – where should you be? Employers and potential employers are increasingly scanning the internet for information about current or future staff. What will they find if they are checking out your digital footprint? Whether you are looking to change jobs or firmly cement yourself within your current role, discover how to leverage social media to boost your career prospects. In this Breakfast presentation Aquent's Karen Thompson will share with you the ’3 Rs of Career Success’, and discuss the role social media can play today in your professional life.

Date: Wednesday, 17 March

Time: 7.30 - 9am

For booking information and costs, please visit website: http://bit.ly/bAOSPX

Nov, 2009

Aquent wins Best Multi-National Agency and Best Agency Website at the Recruitment Excellence Awards

For the second year running, Aquent wins Best Multi-National Agency and for the first time, Best Agency Website, at the 2009 Recruitment Excellence Awards (REA) in Australia.

Oct, 2009

Aquent Awarded 2009 WebAward for Outstanding Website by Web Marketing Association

Aquent awarded "Outstanding Achievement in Web Development” in the employment category

Sep, 2009

Aquent awarded Runner Up Best Specialist Recruiter (Medium category) at the Australian SEEK Awards

Australia’s recruitment industry celebrated in style on 25 September, as the jobseeker’s favourites were honoured at the SEEK Annual Recruitment Awards (SARAs) in Australia.

Oct, 2008

Best Multi-National Agency

Sydney - At the inaugural Thomson Reuters Recruitment Excellence Awards, Aquent was awarded the Best Multi-National Agency.

Jan, 2007

National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) Corporate Plus® designation

Awarded in 2007 the highest designation for a minority supplier by the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) - the coveted Corporate Plus® designation.

Jan, 2006

John Deere Achieving Excellence Program Partner-level Supplier

Recognized as a Partner-level supplier for 2006 in the John Deere Achieving Excellence Program for the eighth consecutive year.

Jan, 2006

SEEK Recruitment Awards 2006 Best Specialist Recruiter

Recognized as the 2006 Best Specialist Recruiter (in the large category) in the SEEK Recruitment Awards (SARAs) in Australia.

Jan, 2003

Consulting Magazine “Top 10 Consulting Firms”

Recognized in 2003 by Consulting Magazine as one of the world’s “Top 10 Consulting Firms” for employee morale, operational effectiveness, and quality of leadership.

Jan, 2002

Vault Top 50 Most Prestigious Consulting Firms

Rated one of the “Top 50 Most Prestigious Consulting Firms” in the world by Vault in 2002.

Jan, 2000

Harvard Business School Case Study

Subject of a Harvard Business School case study, “Building Loyalty Among a Contingent Workforce,” which for a time was taught to every MBA student.

Jan, 2000

British Academy Award Nominee

Nominated for British Academy Award in 2000 in Interactive Factual category.

Jan, 1992

12th Fastest Growing Private Company

Ranked on the Inc. 500 list as the 12th fastest growing private company in America in 1992.

Find out more about Aquent’s current business and our history. If you would like to speak with someone at Aquent, please contact publicrelations@aquent.com.

Fact Sheet

Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, Aquent is a global staffing agency with over 70 offices in 18 countries. Aquent also has Asia Pacific headquarters in Sydney, Australia and European headquarters in London, United Kingdom.

Aquent International

Aquent operates in Australia, Greater China, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Singapore, Spain and the United Kingdom.

Services

Staffing
    Permanent placements
    Outsourcing
    Temporary, freelance and contract work
Studios
Marketing Tools
Training

Aquent US and Canada Businesses

Aquent
    Staffing
    Solutions
    Marketing Tools
    Training
Sakson & Taylor
Aquent Healthcare Consulting

Workforce

10,000 employees worldwide.

Founders
John Chuang, Co-founder and CEO
Steve Kapner, Co-founder and Managing Director
Mia Wenjen, Co-founder and Director

Senior Management
Larry Bolick, CIO
Nunzio Domilici, CFO
Mike Smith, CMO

International Management
Greg Savage, CEO, International
Ann Webster, President, North America

History

In 1986 three Harvard University classmates started a desktop publishing business in their dorm room. As a side business they acted as talent agents for their friends, connecting designers they knew with creative projects. That side business (originally called MacTemps) quickly became their main focus, with operations spreading across the United States and, in 1991, overseas.

Over the years, Aquent has frequently been referred to as innovative, pioneering, and progressive. “From the beginning we wanted to do things differently from other staffing firms,” explains co-founder and CEO, John Chuang.

“For instance, in 1992 we were the first agency in the US to offer comprehensive and affordable healthcare and retirement benefits to our talent. People said we’d be bankrupt in a year. Turns out we weren’t. In fact, we ended up establishing a new standard for for the industry.”

Harvard Business School was so intrigued by Aquent’s ‘crazy’ approach that they wrote a case study examining how Aquent built loyalty among the contingent workforce, a study that was taught to every MBA student.

Today, Aquent talent work with many of the world’s most valuable and well-known brands. We have over 70 offices in 18 countries with headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts.