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Cameron Moll

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Cameron Moll Cameron Moll is a designer, speaker, and author living in Sarasota, Florida (United States) with his wife and four sons. He's the founder of Authentic Jobs Inc, among other endeavors.

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Vying for Talent

published 13 May 2010

This year Authentic Jobs has seen some of its strongest months ever in its nearly five-year existence. Things are definitely trending upward in the creative industries, and we’ve seen our competitors also showing positive gains.

Many of you reading this are gainfully employed or have no troubled finding your next freelance project. But the increase in companies hiring means more of these companies are vying for you, the talent star, to keep their products and services competitive.

Because of this, it’s not surprising to see companies like Red Gate handing out a free iPad to anyone who qualifies to be interviewed for their engineer positions. (Last day to interview is tomorrow, by the way.) Other companies like Neutron Interactive have an attractive and entertaining landing page to help sell the position. You’ll find a link to this landing page in their listing for Web Developer/Designer in Salt Lake City.

Inevitably, people move on, college grads enter the workplace, and hiring continues. I have to say that running a business focused on helping people find work, whether short-term or long-term, is incredibly rewarding. I love hearing how it has—and yes, hasn’t—helped companies and talented creatives connect with each other. A few examples of this are below.

Tim Chatman of Chatman Design had some pretty big shoes to fill when Chris Coyier left his position at the company. Tim had this to say:

Our listing worked great. It was really easy to produce a very attractive ad, and we received a ton of inquiries. The only downside was amongst the legitimate candidates, there were a lot of freelancers from all over the globe who were just selling their services. But we did find our guy through Authentic Jobs, and pretty quickly. So far, so good! Thanks Cameron.

Steve Usrey, Director of Technology at Tree.com, had similar luck:

For a first time ad post with Authentic Jobs, we were really impressed with the qualified responses that so quickly piled in. In 2 days we filled 2 positions! We will definitely be using you again!

I’m also aware we’ve helped fill positions at other notable companies, including Restoration Hardware for one.

So, if you’re struggling to find your next project or aren’t satisfied with where you’re at, we’ve got more than 300 listings currently on the site for full-time, contract, and freelance positions in Canada, China, India, Germany, New Zealand, Spain, United States, United Kingdom, or remote work. Go give those companies a chance to vie for your creative chops.

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