It might be nice to placate your client but in some cases, realizing you know best and following your instincts may be your best defense.

When you think about the past year what are you most grateful for?

As we approach Thanksgiving, Pam shares her thoughts about work, family and perspective.

When do you know it’s the right time to move out of your comfort zone and risk what you have now for the potential of something much better in the future?

It’s always good to know what propels you into battle before the appropriate boundaries are drawn. Here are a few “Big C’s “ that you might consider when you look fight for the good jobs.

Cinesite opens for entries its highly successful annual internship program, Inspire.

Pam talks about the tremendous outpouring of resources and community support in the wake of Digital Domain’s Port St. Lucie shutdown.

When it comes to figuring out what makes sense for you in how you handle your career, there are a few basic principles that might help. It does not matter whether you are starting out or have been at this job thing for a while now. What matters is how you arrive at your destination and what are the values you bring along with you to work everyday.

When we shirk off our responsibilities or any thought to how we arrived at our current predicament, we live in a state of denial, a false protection against the fear we have of taking charge of our lives.

How desperate are you really? Would you sell your soul for the right opportunity? Would you get a divorce, cheat on your significant other, steal, or lie for money, fame or a corner office? What lengths would you go to in order to secure your future career aspirations?

It’s great to possess self-confidence and to be self-assured when you are handling the interview process so well, but how do you really know you are acing the interview or living up to a higher standard?

Wherever you live, and whatever point you are at in your career, you must start building your career now, today.

Animation Legend Ralph Bakshi is searching for one "old-school, traditional, full animation-style” animator for the forthcoming “Bakshi Blues.”

Like any seasoned professional worth their weight in contacts, knowing who can help you when you need a job is vital to your long-term success no matter where you are in your career. Creating your client list is like new business development; you need to know where the opportunities are when you go to sell your best commodity, yourself.

ProductionHUB announces a new partnership with the CGSociety.

Ottawa International Animation Festival

Sept 19th-23rd Ottawa, Canada

From September 19th to 23rd, the nation's capital will once again become the center of the animation universe.  The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) is the largest event of its kind in North America, a major film event attracting attendees from around the world. Film buffs, art lovers and cartoon fans won't want to miss this year's great line up of screenings taking place at ByTowne Cinema, National Gallery of Canada, Empire Theatres Rideau Centre and Arts Court Theatre.

This year, the Ottawa International Animation Festival received a total of 2377 entries from 81 different countries. Of those, 94 short films and 4 feature films were chosen for competition. In addition, 49 showcase films were chosen to represent the efforts of the Canadian, International, and Student communities.

Professional Development events take place Saturday, September 22nd. If you are working in animation or think you may want to, join industry professionals, animation schools, software companies, and recruiters for a day of presentations and the annual Animarket Tradeshow.

Cartoon Forum

Sept. 11th-14th Toulouse, France

Then the Cartoon Forum is the place where you will spot the best brands and discover the latest trends in European animation. The Cartoon Forum is neither a fair nor a festival, but rather a European co-production forum for TV and new platform animation programmes. For three days each year, European producers have the opportunity to pitch their animation project in front of decision-makers, buyers and investors in order to speed up financing and find cross-border partners. The highly professional yet very friendly atmosphere makes it easier to consolidate commercial links, meet new contacts, and deal with all aspects of partnerships - whether commercial or artistic - at leisure. On average, one project presented at Cartoon Forum out of three secures financing and enters into production.

Nothing says you are old news because you have not landed the perfect job unless of course you are beginning to believe those tall tales yourself. Here’s how to avoid becoming and urban legend and make recruiters and hiring managers stand up and take notice.

Pam talks about the need to set deadlines for completing your own projects or they just won't get done.

Here are a few job lies you hear when you think you just can’t take one more ounce of rejection.