The Anonymous Production Assistant

How to Get Your First Job as a Hollywood Assistant

I recently discovered the website Any Possibility, mostly because they linked to TAPA on a recent post. It’s written by Sam Wilson, an experienced assistant at several literary{{1}} agencies. I know of lot of readers, like me, want to be represented by one of those agencies some day. She offers a very insiders view of […]

What If This ISN’T What I Want to Do With My Life?

Laura responded to yesterday’s post: I don’t want to be the one comment here that sh*ts on your point,{{1}} but I have been in this reader’s position for at least 4 years now and have come across some additional problems after taking a step back and making a decision. My choice was that I’d be […]

Two Resumes

Scott writes in: The NBC Universal Careers twitter tweeted this link about the automated systems that scan resumes for keywords. I’ve applied to a lot of jobs through these horrible portals such as Brassring and I’ve never gotten a call back. This infographic is interesting, but whenever I see these types of tips I always […]