I met with John Mader from Mader Communications Group, www.madercom.com and Erica Conway from G2 Graphics, www.c2gps.com and Bill Sheahan from Blue Horse Marketing, www.bluehorseinc.com.
I appreciated the Eisner setting and Historic Downtown, Third Ward. For the actual event, I thought it was well put together and very beneficial for anyone entering the workforce or feeling like they need to brush up their interview or resume skills. Not all the old rules to resumes and interviewing still apply. Erica told me I was over dressed for some of the creative, design positions that they would hire, while Bill quickly remarked to me that I was not properly dressed for an interview (I came in slacks and a burgundy button-down shirt, it’s what I wore to work) that I needed the full suite and tie to apply to an advertising agency. Incidentally, when I looked at the Blue Horse website, Bill’s profile describes him as old-school and “Button Down.” Had I actually been applying to Blue Horse, I like to think I would have reviewed the site and realized that suite and tie was an absolute must.
John Mader was my first stop. I got to describe to him my current work, how I have to know the application that all my customers use our parts for and be able to talk knowledgeably to them about revising, updating or replacing. John commented that rather than Sales, Account Management for a firm like his would be a logical next step. I really appreciated his comments and have thinking a lot about that since the event.
I wouldn’t mind attending future events through the BMA, their website development event looked interesting. http://www.bma-milwaukee.org/events/2010/03/global-branding.aspx Everyone is looking to maximize their website potential.