Getting a job. For some people it's the most exciting thing in the world. The thrill of the chase! Picking your favourite studio, agency, magazine, firm, whatever of your choice and banging down their door until they give you a desk and some pens. For others, its a scary, dangerous and intimidating journey. The interviews, the phone calls, the waiting, the pain! Well, we hear you friends. So we've asked someone who actually does the hiring for a little bit of inside info on what to say. ... Read More! »

What do you want from your career? Is it success? Recognition? Just to be 'good' at what you do? It's an important question to ask. This week, Stan suggests that if you pick anything, pick being 'great' and pick it soon. Or else you'll be older one day, and the only question you'll ask is why you didn't meet your own expectations. As a youngster Aaron Fiora was a prodigious football talent, picked up in the first round of the AFL draft by Richmond. His then coach Danny Frawley told him ... Read More! »

We've had a bunch of friends who just want to 'go overseas and work'. It seems to be the holy grail of any creative graduate. You know, the thing that will mean once and for all, 'you've made it'. But there are naysayers amongst us! People like parents and disgruntled seniors who never got to 'live the dream'. Damn them to hell. But fear not young wayfarers! We found someone who said a solid 'f**k you' to all the naysaying wanabees and flew the coop to New York! Tom Jackson now works as a ... Read More! »

It's that time of year again kiddies. School time. Which is all fun and drinking for some but don't be fooled.  Stan has a sobering thought to remind you what you're in for. Great news kids. The AWARD School has just announced the names of the 180 successful applicants for 2009. If you’re one of them, congratulations. It’s never easy to get into AWARD School. On a more sober note, consider this: There will soon be another 180 talented young creative people out there looking ... Read More! »

Animators! They're a crazy bunch. Sittin' by their computers all day manipulating dimensions and shit. What a life. Bah! If you can get it that is. Well that's exactly what our friend Cam Gough did. He left his secure job at a studio to pursue his dream of working for himself. At only 25. What a legend. So this week, we ask Cam why the hell you would take the plunge, and ask for some tips for when (or if) we do. Junior: Everyone wants to quit their job and work for themselves, no ... Read More! »

When we started Junior, we asked our mentor Stan to write a weekly column. It was to be called 'the Monday Morning WHIP', and was intended to be a royal kick in the arse every week for juniors everywhere. We asked him because it's what he does well. We know he does it well because he does it to us. Constantly. We never question him, but some do. So this week, Stan responds to his critics. Seems there’s a few kids out there who think I don’t know what I’m talking about. Reckon I’m ... Read More! »