Creative Career Coach: Don’t Fool Around
Use your time wisely – don’t delay trying something you’ve wanted to do because the opportunity may soon be gone.
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Creative Career Coach: Rejection Without Dejection
Everyone faces rejection, which is part of the career journey; it’s what you do after getting turned down that makes the difference.
Creative Career Coach: Take This Job and Love It
Whatever job you have, act with enthusiasm, commitment, and passion – that includes volunteering with industry organizations like ASIFA, Women in Animation, and ACM SIGGRAPH.
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Creative Career Coach: It’s a New Year – Get Your Career in Gear
Commit to your career in 2024 – make it a priority to continue taking the time to learn, improve, and develop your skills.
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Creative Career Coach: Decision Time
The end of the year is a great time to make decisions - decide to make a great life and career for yourself in 2024 and beyond.
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Creative Career Coach: Change
Fall is a time for change – which can be difficult, but sometimes necessary to improve your career and your life.
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Creative Career Coach: Back to School - Keep Learning
Learning doesn’t end when you leave school – it continues on the job every day.
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Creative Career Coach: Hot Tips for Attending Conferences and Festivals
SIGGRAPH is coming to Los Angeles August 6-10 – have a plan to make the most of your time at the event, or any other such industry gathering.
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Creative Career Coach: Go for It and Other Advice from Dad
Sometimes, fathers can be a source of sage career advice – some noted animators share a bit of the wisdom passed down from their dads.
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Career Coach: May Day 2023
May Day! Is your career in distress? Are you making hay? Or is it time to bail?
Work on the Weekends
Work/life balance is important, but putting in the time, especially to bone up your skills or move forward on a personal project, is critical for a successful career.
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Career Coach: Honing your Skills
Make a plan; staying sharp is your responsibility.
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Career Coach: Frogs for Breakfast
Tardiness has its costs – here are four helpful tips that are worth your time to embrace.
Career Coach: Wish Lists
Job postings should list required skills and not include scores of ‘nice to have’ or ‘is a plus’ that are often unrealistic and can scare off otherwise viable candidates who fear they don’t qualify.
Career Coach: A Magic Word – ‘Thanks’
It’s a good time of year to be thankful, so don’t forget to send thank-you notes to potential employers you interview with.
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Career Coach: Take a Chance - Make a Change
Change can be scary but taking a chance to better your career and embrace new opportunities. can be well worth the risk.
Career Coach: Start Now
The beginning of the school year means it’s time for fresh starts, and a time for both students and teachers to learn new things.
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Career Coach: The Secret to Getting Hired - Contact Info
You’d be surprised at how difficult some artists make it for recruiters by neglecting to provide the simplest – and most important – information.
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Career Coach: Impact
Don’t wait to let people know they’ve inspired or affected your life in positive ways.
Career Coach: Share your Gifts
When we grow up, we lose contact with what we did as kids; but there is a job and market for every natural talent, and you are bound to excel when your job coincides with your true interests.
