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The world of freelancing has caught the attention of many who wish to have a work setup that doesn’t follow any schedule, and those that want to work on projects they really care about instead of simply being assigned work. There’s a huge pool of freelancers — around 68 million, according to various studies — from web design and digital marketing, to content moderation, to fashion and beauty and even construction.

Think Netflix can't teach you anything about crafting a creative resume? Think again. If you've watched the series Tidying Up with Marie Kondo, you might be inspired to clean up and let go of a few things. Why not let that energy transfer over to your resume?

Chicago-based Recruiter Emily Turner-Sherwood is here to boost your confidence and help you get that job!

Q: I’m not great at bragging about myself. How do I make sure employers know how awesome I am in an interview without coming across as conceited?

Graphic designers. We love them. Businesses can’t thrive without them.

Autodesk's Tom Wujec recently gave a TED Talk about how good graphic design clarifies complex ideas and makes us remember them. It takes training and talent to create designs that do this. In our digitally focused society, consumers are increasingly skimming web content in search of salient points before moving to the next thing. This means your corporate graphic imagery — those pictures that tell the world who you are — is more important than it’s ever been.

Happy New Year, Creative Professionals!

January of the New Year always brings forward-thinking predictions and historical look-backs. In the creative fields, we often try to determine in advance what consumer or economic trends will affect the products and brands we’re trying to promote. Predicting future advertising trends is always tricky, but there is one thing that we can count on as staying front and center in 2019 — technology.

In today’s technology-focused world, the possibility of cybersecurity threats against businesses and their customers is higher than ever before. With the frequency and cost of data breaches rising every year, it's becoming more and more important that companies find ways to protect themselves and their employees.

Found your dream job but don't feel like you're 100% qualified? Suzanne Shannon comes to the rescue in this month's Ask a Recruiter. 

2018 has been a varied, polarizing year, and our most popular blogs certainly reflect that.

From convincing a Hiring Manager you're the right one for the job to understanding millennials and being successful as a freelancer, these 18 most popular blogs of the year will help you start 2019 on the right foot.

Try Googling “age discrimination in the workplace, 2018.” You’ll get millions of hits.

At Artisan, we hear a lot of stories from "older" workers (this essentially means anyone that isn’t a millennial or a member of the new Gen Z) about working for years at a big company only to be laid off just as they were beginning that final march toward retirement. Many of these workers believe sincerely that they have been discriminated against.

Freelancing contract jobs are definitely the new normal. That’s because the work world has shifted into an on-demand employment model that mirrors our on-demand digital lifestyles. We can work anywhere now, and we do. Freelancers can be found in every coffee shop and nerdy hangout space in our nation, and of course, at home on the couch.