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Portfolios
Portfolio website versus LinkedIn: an honest comparison
This is not a contest with a winner. One surface is your network and your discoverability; the other is the work itself, on your terms. Serious candidates keep both, and use each for what it is good at.
18 Jul 2026 / 7 min read
Portfolios
How a 3D artist shows work that holds up under scrutiny
A single hero render hides as much as it reveals. A studio wants to see the model turn, the wireframe underneath, and the decisions that got you from block-out to final. Show your work, literally.
18 Jul 2026 / 8 min read
Careers
Tell me about yourself: a structure that actually works
The opening question is not small talk. It is a chance to frame the entire interview, and a simple three-part structure lets you do it without rambling.
18 Jul 2026 / 7 min read
Careers
The STAR method: a structure for behavioral answers
Behavioral questions ask for a story, and stories ramble unless you give them a frame. STAR is that frame: four parts that keep the answer clear and land the result.
18 Jul 2026 / 7 min read
Careers
Behavioral interview questions, decoded
Behind every tell me about a time question is a specific trait the interviewer is scoring. Learn what they are checking and you can prepare a handful of stories that cover most of the set.
18 Jul 2026 / 8 min read
Careers
Questions to ask in an interview that actually land
When the interviewer asks what questions you have, saying none is a wasted opportunity. The right questions signal seriousness and help you judge whether the job is worth taking.
18 Jul 2026 / 7 min read
Careers
How to evaluate a job offer without fixating on salary
The base number is the easiest part of an offer to read and the least likely to decide whether you are happy in a year. Here is a framework for weighing everything else.
18 Jul 2026 / 8 min read
Careers
Second interview tips: a different test from the first
The first round decided you were plausible. The second round decides whether they want you specifically, and it is answered by different people asking harder questions.
18 Jul 2026 / 7 min read
Careers
How to quit your job without burning the bridge
How you leave a job is remembered longer than most of what you did there. Resigning well is a small amount of care that pays back for years.
18 Jul 2026 / 7 min read
Careers
Phone screen tips: passing the recruiter call
The recruiter screen is not really an interview. It is a filter with a short list of checks, and knowing what those checks are is most of passing it.
18 Jul 2026 / 7 min read
Careers
The thank you email after an interview, done without the cliches
A good note will not rescue a bad interview, but its absence can quietly cost you a close one. Here is how to send one that reads as written for a person, not pasted into fifty inboxes.
18 Jul 2026 / 7 min read
Careers
How to find a mentor, and keep one worth having
The best mentorships are never announced. They grow out of one good conversation and a question that was easy to answer, and they last because you made the relationship rewarding to be in.
18 Jul 2026 / 8 min read