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.

References

Temple asks: Do you feel I should always include references, or just if they specifically ask? Short answer: Always. Long answer: there’s no sense in saying “references available upon request.” They know that already. What kind of applicant won’t provide references? You’re basically just making them take an extra step to get information they want and, not unimportantly, […]

It’s About Time (Or: Yes, I’m Back)

Several people have commented or tweeted that I haven’t written anything in a while. The reason is, basically, this blog was started nearly five years ago, with over 650 posts. That’s quite a bit of material about a job a monkey could do. Eventually, you just run out of things to write. But don’t worry, […]

Memo To Anyone Sending in Your Resume

If you’re sending in your resume, please keep the following in mind: Your resume does not need to be six pages long. Steven Spielberg’s is not that long. I used to work for an agency that represented Oscar and Emmy winners, and no one’s resume was more than a page. If you just graduated from […]