The Anonymous Production Assistant

Everyone’s Passionate

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Telling potential employers that you’re “passionate” is not unique and special way to sell yourself.

Who’s Your Competition?

A lot of people have been out of work for a long time. (If this is news to you, congratulations on waking up from your coma! There’s probably a lot of things for you to catch up on.) For the rest of you, that means you’re in a competitive job market, even as more and […]

Should You Drop the Accent?

When I talk with someone about rebuilding their resume, one of the first things I ask is, do you speak any foreign languages? It never ceases to amaze me how many people don’t include this info on their resume. It seems that multilingual folks don’t realize how impressive this skill is to us monolingual plebs. […]

Getting More Than One Job Offer at Once

Gene Kelly Singin' in the Rain

Logan writes in: I got a call for a 1 week job at $165 for 12hrs. Then, two hours later, I got a call for $200/12 for 3 weeks or more. WWTD? (WHAT WOULD TAPA DO) Can I “quit”, what is etiquette, protocol? When it rains, it pours, right? This is a high class problem […]