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52 is committed to helping people develop in their careers. We recently spoke to a graduating class at the Art Institute to help prepare students for life after graduation. Everything from portfolio best practices, resume tips, interviewing, networking, etc. was covered. It’s our hope that students continue to call on us for assistance and guidance as they grow in their careers.52’s managing partners also recently met with members of Ad2. Ad2 is an association for advertising professionals under the age of 30. 52 conducted individual mock interviews and provided career counseling in a one-to-one setting.

52 has participated in the last two sessions of How to Build a Killer Portfolio at OFFICE. Joining panelists from Nike, Ziba Design, and HUB, 52 presented to hundreds of the Portland creative scene offering advice and tips to make a better presentation of work when looking for employment.Key tips include:Make the portfolio part of a comprehensive presentation. Include 12-15 pieces of your best work, or work that tells a compelling story or overcame a challenge. Organize work by quality of the pieces best comes first and last. Don’t make the portfolio about the case or box or whatever it comes in make it about the work. Otherwise the case will be the thing that is remembered. Drive the presentation, don’t hand it over to the reviewer unless you have to. Don’t have too many loose pieces. Don’t show work you don’t like if you don’t like it why are you showing it?