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Hey recent grad! You got your degree, built up a portfolio, and your resume is lookin’ fine! Don’t forget about perhaps the most important piece for getting jobs after college – the job interview. Polish your skills and get...

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Congrats to Josh Garvin, AJ Young, Hendrick Onderdonk, Assya Dimova, & Wanda Sondiyazi on funding their Kickstarter project Stygian. Stygian is a short western shot on location in White Sands, NM. There is no dialogue, & will be shot...

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Alumni David Paul Larson’s cover for Viva Magazine

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http://www.pdnonline.com/photoserve/David-Paul-Larson-La-9459.shtml See more of David’s work at www.davidpaullarson.com

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Behind The Desk: What Employers Want

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It’s been a while, but I’m back. Maddie here, bringing you some Monday words. This week’s topic is employers; the ones coming from bigger companies or the ones who are professional individuals looking for smaller hires like a designer...

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Fashion & Theater Students field trip to the Lyric Opera House!

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Grand, majestic, larger than life. There’s no other way to describe the scale of physical size and strength of the Lyric and what goes into producing world class opera. We owe an even bigger thanks to Jesse Gram, the...

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Monday’s with Maddie Returns

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Well well well, here we are. Some of us for the first time, some of us for the last, and some of us at that little in-between. Just getting past Syllabus Week and already remembering that one chapter we...

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HOW TO: Use Facebook for Professional Networking

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References Available Upon Request

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If you’re applying for jobs or internships, you will likely be asked to provide references. Many people include the line “References Available Upon Request”, but are you ready to provide those references? References vs Letters of Recommendation Some companies...

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The Scoop on Industry Events so Far

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Now that a few of the 2013 Industry Events are behind us, we’d like to take a minute to show off some photos and offer pointers. Moving Pictures last night brought together Chicago film industry professionals with graduating students....

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Industry Events & What You Should Know

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Last Friday, we held an Industry Events Prep Session where we talked about some of the most important preparation pieces we felt you should know about. In turn, students that attended had some great questions. Both our thoughts and...

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Career Center

Columbia College Chicago Archive

Alumni David Paul Larson’s cover for Viva Magazine

Behind The Desk: What Employers Want

Fashion & Theater Students field trip to the Lyric Opera House!

Monday’s with Maddie Returns

HOW TO: Use Facebook for Professional Networking

References Available Upon Request

The Scoop on Industry Events so Far

Industry Events & What You Should Know