48 NOVEMBER 2017 Arc A d A News By Angela Copeland Social media isn’t part of a job search. To find a job, you only need a resume, business cards, and a nice suit. Right? This was true – if you were looking for a job in 2001. In today’s wired world, there are so many more options available to you. Why not try them? After all, submitting your resume blindly just isn’t working. If you want to try something new, social media is a great place to start. Hands down, the best social media site for the job seeker is LinkedIn. It’s an extension of your resume and a rolodex of your contacts all rolled into one. I often hear the question, “Do I really need a LinkedIn page?” The short answer is yes. LinkedIn is free and it allows you to decide how much you share and with whom you want to connect. In fact, there are estimated to be half a billion users on LinkedIn from more than 200 countries. Use LinkedIn to expand on your resume, connect to old colleagues, and grow your network. The LinkedIn search tool is a great way to find (and to connect with) your future boss. It can also be a great way to learn who else works at your target company. But, don’t stop there. I have been impressed at the number of business executives who use Twitter. It’s not uncommon to tweet to someone in the C-suite, and to actually receive a real response. It can be an unexpected way to grow a new relationship. Another site you may want to consider if you’re in a creative field is YouTube. An advertising agency CEO once shared with me that some of her most impressive applicants submitted a short video about themselves via YouTube. It helped them to get the agency’s attention in a sea of other applications. The one social media I would think twice about using is Facebook. Facebook has long been considered a private space to connect with friends and family. In fact, if you send a stranger a direct message, Facebook will typically filter it out of their inbox by default. That means that the person may never see your message. So, before using Facebook, try other social media sites. Using social media in your job search can give you a leg up on your competition. It can also help you to shape your online presence. After all, when a company searches for your name on Google, your social media pages are certain to be the first thing that pops up. Think of Google search results like the new cover letter. Your social media pages tell a personal narrative about you and your beliefs. Don’t worry too much about bothering the person you’re contacting via LinkedIn or Twitter. Social media is just another form of communication, similar to email or phone. Be professional and polite and you’ll find an entirely new way to grow your network. It’s far more effective than blindly submitting an application on a website. — Angela Copeland is a Career Coach and Founder of Copeland Coaching and can be reached at CopelandCoaching.com or on Twitter at @CopelandCoach. Using social media in your job search By Eric Luce Coco , the newest film from Pixar, will be released later this month. The beloved animation studio has been behind some of the biggest hits of the last 20 years. Eric Luce, Arcadia High School’s Film and TV Program director, gives us his pick of Pixar’s top ten. 10. A Bug’s Life (1998) – Pixar’s second film proves it can find humor in any tucked-away world. It has a lot in common with the 1986 comedy Three Amigos, but it’s some of Pixar’s best world-building as we dive into this imperialistic society of insects. 9. WALL-E (2008) - The environmental and health message are laid on pretty thick, but WALL-E still remains an impactful experience. It’s a love story told between two minimalistic talkers, making the first hour akin to a Charlie Chaplin romance that displays Pixar’s prowess as a visual storyteller. 8. Toy Story 3 (2010) - The gang of toys face potential permanent retirement and while the humor is there, this threequel tugs at all the heartstrings of those 1995 kids who grew up with the original. This sometimes shamefully goofy sequel has an effect not likely to be duplicated anytime soon. 7. Toy Story 2 (2000) - Pixar finds brave new territory in the world of secretly social toys. Facing antique collectors, garage sale anxiety and abandonment fears, the cast of colorful characters flourish in the new avenues created by this sequel as it melds mildly adult themes with child- friendly pacing. 6. The Incredibles (2004) - The movie has a lot of fun displaying family dysfunctionality with a superhero twist. The action can hold its weight against even the gaudiest of live action superhero blockbusters. 5. Ratatouille (2007) - It may be a plot too cutesy for some, but Pixar proves to find clever and surprisingly poignant layers; including a pitch perfect commentary on artistic criticism. The animation is picturesque and the script is full of some of Pixar’s best pairing of wit and heart. 4. Monster’s Inc. (2001) - Bringing its brand of humor to the world of blue collar work, Pixar strikes gold with this exceedingly clever concept of monsters scaring kids as a 9-to-5 job. The chemistry between John Goodman’s Sully and Billy Crystal’s Mike elevates this to new levels for Pixar. 3. UP (2009) - Pixar’s signature brand of humor is found sprinkled throughout, but Up remains a movie for adults taking their kids to a movie, not the other way around. Up is a bold and noble endeavor that acts as the crossover from Pixar making great movies for kids to making important films for all audiences. 2. Finding Nemo (2003) - Sure the characters are fish, but the struggles of Nemo and his overprotective father, Marlin, are as real as can be. Nemo escalates Pixar another notch in creating intimate and enjoyable characters amidst a wonderland of CG visuals. Over the years it’s become the gold standard for animated films. 1. Inside Out (2015) - It carries some of the most transcendent and mature messages delivered in the guise of an animated adventure. Other animation companies can try their hands at movies with furry creatures and superheroes, but Inside Out forges a path other animation studios simply don’t have the storytelling capacity to follow. — Eric Luce was born in Boston and raised in Arizona. He has worked as a screenwriter, casting director, producer and actor in the independent film industry. He is the proud instructor of the Arcadia High School Film and TV program. Arcadia High film teacher picks Pixar’s top 10 movies Ratatouille, Pixar 2007

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