career advice Tag

by Freddy Tran Nager, Founder of Atomic Tango + Professional Glass Ceiling Shatterer… Once again, research reveals that the secret to success is picking your parents very carefully.Read More

by Freddy Tran Nager, Founder of Atomic Tango + Former Copywriter… Q: Dear Freddy: What’s a good length for my copywriting portfolio? Right now it’s 20 pages, which feels long, but it’s 6 writing samples, and most are multiple pages. Is that too long? – K in L.A.Read More

by Freddy Tran Nager, Founder of Atomic Tango + Creative Who’s Sat On Both Sides Of The Table; photo by Samuel Yongbo Kwon on Unsplash… I occasionally help my clients find and interview various agencies, vendors, and potential employees, since I speak the lingo and know what to look for. My B.S. detector can distinguish the professionals from the con artists (pros vs. cons) after just a few words. Plus, I enjoy clearing out posers to preserve opportunities for the truly talented and ethical.Read More

by Freddy Tran Nager, Founder of Atomic Tango LLC + Former Advertising Copywriter; photo by Jeshoots on Unsplash… To their horror, my students discovered that their class-project client (the director of a nonprofit organization) had rewritten the marketing copy they had written. They asked me what they could do. I thought, “Welcome to the real world…”Read More

by Freddy Tran Nager, Founder of Atomic Tango + Veteran of the Career Wars; photo by Andrea Lightfoot on Unsplash… So you find a job opening you think you could fill perfectly. You have the skills, the education, the lofty employment record with glowing recommendations, and the requisite enthusiasm for both the company and the opportunity. You apply and wait for the employer to contact you. And you wait. And you wait. And weeks go by, making you think they hired someone else. Then you see that they’re still runningRead More