Are you an aspiring artist? If you are, we have some important words of wisdom for you: don’t quit your day job just yet. Breaking into the world of art is not an easy task. There are countless creative people out there who love creating art, but very few of them are able to turn […]
How To Become A Special Effects Artist
Special effects make entertainment come alive. What would your favorite films, TV shows, or video games be like without special effects? Special effects, illusions, and tricks play a major role in how events and stories are presented and perceived. If you enjoy 3-D environments, out of this world characters, and wildly explosive action scenes, then maybe you […]
How To Build Your Professional Portfolio
A professional portfolio is a way to showcase your creative work. It allows people to see what you are capable of by highlighting projects that you have created. It’s an essential part of the job search if you’re trying to land a portfolio career. Portfolio careers include any job that needs to highlight skills, talents, and potential. […]
Top Paying Jobs for Introverts
We can’t all be in-your-face, aggressive, talkative people. If you’re a bit of an introvert, but still want a top-paying job, check out the following fields as ranked by JIST Works; they not only allow you to embrace your introverted side, but they also come attached to high salaries: Astronomer Lawyer Physicists Political Scientists Aerospace […]
Working with Sharks
It’s one of my favorites times of year – Shark Week! Every year, the Discovery Channel spends a week focusing on these predators of the sea, including shows about shark attacks, shark research, and more. If you love Shark Week as much as I do, you might be wondering how you can do some of […]
Online Photography Forums to Launch Your Photography Career
Have you always been a shutterbug, but never thought you had what it takes to launch a career as a photographer? We sat down with freelance photographer, Anne Dillon, recently to learn more about her thriving business and to find out what it takes to be a success in this competitive field. Anne had a […]
Want to Travel the World? Become a Wedding Photographer
People interested in traveling the world may not think of wedding photography as a career field right off the bat, but the truth is that destination weddings are extremely popular option for brides and grooms – and they’ll often pay to take their favorite photographer along for the ride. Wedding season is in full swing […]
Truly Cool Jobs: River Rafting
You know what I love about working for the JobMonkey? It truly is the home of cool jobs. I know, that’s kind of our unofficial tagline, but every few weeks the geniuses behind the JobMonkey scenes add a new job category over there on the website’s homepage and every time, I think: Wow, that really […]