What My Weird Stint On A Reality Show Can Teach You About Landing Your Dream Job

Watch me, the black guy in the red shirt, compete for a job on MTV’s reality show, “Hired”: Spoiler alert – I won! And when you watch the show you’ll see the pivotal role my Personal Brand Blog played in impressing MTV’s career coach and the interviewer. (Vanity alert – thanks to my wonderful new [...]

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Why Networking is Useless in the Modern Entertainment Industry

Five years ago, two costume designers graduated from the same college. They were very much alike, these two young creative people. Both had been better than average students, both were personable and both—as young college graduates are—were filled with ambitious dreams for the future. Over time they gained similar experience working across the entertainment industry [...]

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Want Better Freelance Clients? Here’s The Guy Who Can Help You

Last week I surveyed Career Green Light readers who freelance in the music, television, or film industry and the results that came back shocked me. Even though many of you rely on freelancing to boost your income, almost none of you use the web to find clients. This mean most of you are spending enormous [...]

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How a Passion Project Can Transform Your Career in Entertainment

When a set designer needs to rent an antique bicycle on a Saturday morning, she turns to The Acme to find it. The Acme is a vendor resource for the creative professionals in the art department. It was created by Libby Woolems, an Art Director based in LA. For Libby, The Acme started as a [...]

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How To Network Like The A-List

Why do some people in the entertainment industry get the best jobs and the biggest breaks, while others have to fight for every inch of opportunity? How come some people get their creative pitches green lit quickly, while others get stuck negotiating with gatekeepers? What is the critical difference between professionals in our business who [...]

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4 Critical Strength Tests For Your Professional Network

One day, while working on the web, my Internet connection failed. For most people this would mean not being able to do much. I’m a web producer for a TV show. This meant I couldn’t do anything. I hopped on the phone with my Tech Support Guy and he walked me through a series of [...]

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