The Career Witches Rear Their Ugly Heads When sisters Winnie, Sarah, and Mary are brought back through a black candle ceremony, they only have Halloween night to haunt the children of Salem and recapture immortality. Yes, it’s a kid’s movie, but who isn’t haunted by...

Back To School; Give Your Career a Facelift  In Back to School, Thornton Melon played by Rodney Dangerfield, goes back to college to help his discouraged son.  He gives his dorm room a facelift, throws parties, and even joins the diving team.  This was...

Sniffing around for jobs in entertainment? Dog Park is a comedy that addresses what so many single people wonder- can you meet someone to date at the dog park? But while Andy, Lorna, Jeri, and others are looking at each other, they could learn a lot by watching how...

HITCH - Do You Want Jobs in Entertainment? There’s only one way to get to Alex “Hitch” Hitchens, a professional “date doctor for men”— by referral. If Alex meets with a potential client it’s because the guy has been referred to him and that’s the ONLY way he’ll meet...

THE BLIND SIDE  Who Pats You on the Back For Persevering? If you’ve seen The Blindside, you know you couldn’t ask for a stronger support team than the Tuohy Family. Based on the true story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized young man, who beat the odds...

THE BACK-UP PLAN Is working in reverse secretly hurting your career? The Back-up Plan showcases (Jennifer Lopez) Zoe’s life “in reverse.” After years of dating, she desperately wants a baby and can no longer wait for Mr. Right. On the day she gets artificially...

Silver Linings Playbook Can Your Attitude Get You Hired?   Pat (Bradley Cooper) said, “This is what I learned at the hospital. You have to do everything you can, you have to work your hardest, and if you do, you have a shot at a silver lining.” Obviously...

THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS  Why the person next to you can change your life In The Pursuit of Happyness, Will Smith, plays Chris Gardner, a father who desperately wants to create a better life for himself and his young son. When Chris sees a successful man get out...

Bowfinger The Career Benefits of Doing Set Visits     By Jessica Sitomer Robert K Bowfinger (Steve Martin), was determined to shoot his film using A-List star Kit Ramsey (Eddie Murphy), yet Kit had no interest in being a part of it.  Being an...

THE SOCIAL NETWORK Are You Making Friends Or Enemies? By Jessica Sitomer  In the movie The Social Network, Mark Zuckerberg got the tagline, “You don’t get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies.” The movie depicted him in a light that may or may not...

SWINGERS 5 Keys to Giving Good Follow-Up    By Jessica Sitomer Do you remember the scene from Swingers when Mike, played by Jon Favreau, asked his buddies how long should he wait to call the girl he just met? Their advice went from a day, to two days,...

VALENTINE’S DAY When You Ask To Be Hired, Do You Want Them To Consider It Or To Know? By Jessica Sitomer   From the movie Valentine’s Day- Reed Bennett: Did you even consider marrying me? Morley Clarkson: Of course I did—but when you ask a girl to marry you, do...

THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA Are You Making These 5 Interview Mistakes?  By Jessica Sitomer Poor, naïve, Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway) walks in for an interview with the world’s biggest fashion magazine editor and makes mistakes. Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) is calm,...

ROMANCING THE STONE Why Your Career is Like a Treasure HuntBy Jessica Sitomer Joan Wilder (Kathleen Turner), a clumsy romance writer, is thrust into an adventure when her sister is kidnapped in Columbia and her ransom is a treasure map that Joan must deliver. This...