We dive into the fields of web design and web development in our latest Onward Search Career Cast podcast as Account Executive Cindy Caldwell joins host Peter Clayton to discuss the latest trends for these professionals and what’s happening in the Atlanta job market.

Cindy provides excellent insight regarding how web design and development professionals differ, how one can prepare to enter either of these fields, and what opportunities exist in the Atlanta area.

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Questions we ask Cindy in this Jobcast:

1) What are the main differences between web developers and web designers?

2) How should students in either field prepare themselves to enter this market?

3) Is it more competitive than other design and development fields? Are there ways a professional web designer or developer can distinguish themselves from the rest of the talent pool?

4) Are you seeing any trends regarding the most in demand skills these professionals should possess? What are hiring companies looking for the most?

Clean design, easy navigation and user interface.

5) Should web developers and designers have experience in, or at least an understanding of other areas like social media or search marketing?

6) In the Atlanta area, what are you seeing in terms of hiring trends? Are these designers and developers highly coveted at the moment?

7) What are some of the “hot jobs” you’re trying to find great candidates for?

{audio} Its time for another update with our friends from CORBIS. Corbis provides a comprehensive selection of royalty-free and rights managed stock photography, illustration and footage for advertising, marketing and media. With offices around the world including Seattle, L.A., Calgary, London & New York they are still growing strong and hiring for a variety of internships this summer. Joining us now from the Calgary office is their Recruiting Manager Anette Ceraficki. Apply at corbis.com. (download mp3) 8 min

In this 8 minute interview we’ll discuss;

1. I understand you have about a dozen internships this year. Can you tell me about them?
2. Last time we spoke you had a lot of positions available in your Technology group – how has that gone?
3. What’s going on up in Calgary these days?
4. Still doing Chair Races?
5. What are employees at Corbis excited about these days?
6. Best Way to Apply…

{audio} Its time for an update with our friends from CORBIS. Corbis provides a comprehensive selection of royalty-free and rights managed stock photography, illustration and footage for advertising, marketing and media. With offices around the world including Seattle, L.A., Calgary, London & New York they are still growing strong and hiring for a variety of positions. Joining us now from the Calgary office is their Recruiting Manager Anette Ceraficki. Apply at corbis.com. (download mp3) 9 min

In this 9 minute interview we’ll discuss;

-How are things in Canada and …What’s new at Corbis?

-Size of the company, office locations around the world

-New ventures including the Veer Marketplace

-What is Hack Day? (techies will love this)

-Positions we are hiring for at the moment and in the near future. (search engine marketing jobs are hot as well as various finance/accounting positions and of course software developers (C Sharp, dot net) & creative jobs like in User Interface)

-Some job search advice. We asked Anette how much they google their candidates

Corbis of Seattle and Veer of Calgary recently merged. And they're hiring for technical, creative and design talent. In this jobcast, recruiters Anette Ceraficki and Dave Aydelott talk about their hiring needs and the secret to getting hired at these two fast growing firms. Apply at veer.com or corbis.com.

Anette Ceraficki, Talent Scout at Veer gives us an update on the company’s hiring plans for 2008 and tells you how to impress when being interviewed at one of Canada’s top employers. Apply at Veer.com

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