Traffic. It's annoying, unpredictable, a constant topic of conversation, and everyone's favorite excuse for being late in this town. Just because it's acceptable for your boss and everyone else in the office doesn't mean it lets you off the hook. Since traffic is a serious factor of LA life, consider carefully how it might be affecting your career.

You're reading this article so we know you know how to use the internet. Since you spammed all your friends with last week's hilarious meme, we know you know how to use ye olde email. However, blasting lolcats to your buddies is not quite the same as communicating with your colleagues. Sending out appropriate work and networking emails is an important piece of your career growth. Please remember: memories can fade, but emails last forever.

After searching for months, you finally landed an assistant job. While you were excited to start a week ago, the first day is tomorrow, and now you feel clueless and apprehensive. You know you are going to make mistakes, and now your worries keep you up at night. Cut it out! The key with any job is to make the right kind of mistakes—mistakes that will allow you to learn and grow rather than look like an idiot. To that end, there are some simple Do's and Don'ts that will help you both on your first day and in the long run.

Whether after a long period of unemployment or searching for a better position, the job search process can be shockingly emotional. We're not trained psychologists, so we won't speculate about the deep roots of your fear of cover letters or resistance to creating a new resume, but our experience has shown that we do weird stuff during the process; weird meaning totally counterproductive to success. Obviously, you need to deal with yourself at some point, but, we've got some (hopefully) helpful suggestions for utilizing your resources to land you that fabulous gig.

In the entertainment industry (and in many others), the long hours and often ridiculous circumstances tend to breed very strong relationships and friendships. It's great to connect with and become close to your superiors. However, it's very easy for the lines to blur in the chain of command. There is a difference between strong connections and friends: it is possible to ruin good connections by trying to force relationships. As a friendship develops, you have to be sure to handle the situation appropriately.

Twitter has been defined as this great equalizer where classes and location disappear and anyone can connect and communicate. It got me thinking: what other social services are out there that can help you create personal connections with people you wouldn't normally interact with?

Pretty much every day on the news we hear about how the tough job market isn’t getting any better. More and more employers and recruiters are turning to the internet to screen potential candidates. Below are some the key ways to standout online and help you get a foot in the door where the real you will get a chance to wow them.

It's finally happened. You sent out a million resumes, and the wait was excruciating. Now your phone is making the sweet sound of the Final Countdown ring tone that you assigned to all your potential employers. The news is good! You have an interview tomorrow. Of course, if we know anything about the current job market, it's that competition is high. How can you set yourself apart when you're competing against dozens if not hundreds of people?

We’ve heard it way too much: times are tough, unemployment is high and its looking like we’re headed for a double dip in the recession. Tell me something I didn’t know, like how the heck I can make some extra money! For those of you walking around with a smart phone there maybe an easy way.

Job hunting is stressful. Whether you are unemployed or just looking for a better job, the uncertainty, the waiting, and the rejection can plunge even the best of us into a bottomless pit of despair. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average period of unemployment is 39 weeks. I know it’s hard - I finished school in January 2010, and didn’t get a single job offer until November. It was rough, but I learned how to keep my sanity.