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Monday Motivation | Lead With Work Experience

Kick off your week with Monday Motivation! Tip of the week If more than 1-2 years have passed since you graduated from a degree program, do not put that first on your resume. Lead with your work experience. This week’s highlighted jobs: Website ManagerThe Juilliard SchoolNew York, NY Operations DirectorBrendan Ravenhill StudioLos Angeles, CA Gallery…

Monday Motivation | Personalize Your Cover Letter

Kick off your week with Monday Motivation! Tip of the week Address your cover letter to a specific person. Search online to find the name of your potential supervisor (try LinkedIn, the company’s staff directory, or a general internet search). If you aren’t able to track down a specific name, address it to the head…

Monday Motivation | Edit Generic File Names

Kick off your week with Monday Motivation! Tip of the week Unless otherwise specified, change the filenames for application materials to your name (not: “Gallery Assistant Cover Letter,” “General Resume”) before sending. This week’s highlighted jobs: Senior Director of DevelopmentThe Atlanta OperaAtlanta, GA Junior Graphic DesignerBRICBrooklyn, NY Artist Visa Case CoordinatorDyer Harris LLPNew York, NY…

Monday Motivation | Thinking Ahead

Kick off your week with Monday Motivation! Tip of the week Check in with potential references before you start a job search. They may have connections for you or at least, they will not be caught off guard when you suddenly reach out to them for a potential employer. This week’s highlighted jobs: General Manager…

Monday Motivation | Stay in Touch

Kick off your week with Monday Motivation! Tip of the week If you had a nice interview, yet didn’t get the job: stay in touch by adding the employer as a contact on Linkedin, attending events at their organization, etc. The arts and culture world is small. You may not have gotten one job, but…