Welcome to the Daily Roundup. Each day at the ThinkTalk Blog we will post some links that we find informative, interesting, or just plain funny. The goal is to let you know what else is going on out there, and ultimately help you with the development of your career.

ThinkTalk, if you haven't heard, has a program titled Director's Cut. I routinely serve as host of said show, and consider myself lucky that I have had the chance to interview director's I grew up watching and loving. Of course, we just had Oscar winner Danny Boyle, but I have also had the pleasure to talk with personal fav's Darren Aronofsky, Richard Linklater and Charlie Kaufman. Film is of great interest to me and I still find it unbelievable that I get to pick the brain of the man who directed Hustle and Flow.

Now, I personally feel that Director's Cut is an excellent resource for film students. If you want to be an actor, producer, mogul, etc. the show is a great starting point to see what is going through the mind of the person making the film. But, that being said, there are a variety of aspects that go into making a film. It takes the cooperation of an untold number of people just to give the film the go ahead, let alone get it on screen.

This reason is why a recent Vanity Fair article on the Godfather was such an interesting read. This piece details, in breathtaking minutia, what went in to the development of one of the greatest films of all time (this, by the way, is not debatable). A short excerpt:

In New York, Ruddy met the fire-breathing, profanity-spewing Austrian tycoon Charles Bluhdorn, the acquisition-mad empire builder who had bought Paramount in 1966. “His exact line to me is ‘What do you want to do with this movie?,’” Ruddy says. Ruddy had carefully marked up the book with notes, but since he had heard rumors that Bluhdorn and Gulf & Western had had dealings with the Mob, he decided to go with his gut, street fighter to street fighter. “Charlie, I want to make an ice-blue, terrifying movie about the people you love,” he said. Bluhdorn’s eyebrows shot skyward and his grin grew wide. “He bangs the fucking table and runs out of the office.”

That is all I am going to give you from the piece. If you are interested in pursuing a career in film, or just have a passing interest in the genre, I highly recommend you read this wonderful, insightful and revealing article.

Leave the gun, take The Links . . .

Cheezhead Features: Some of the better (and newer) job-search sites out there. Two sites the piqued my interest, which we haven't mentioned here yet are standoutjobs.com and glassdoor.com. Check these out and more on the Cheezhead post.

Career Alley Lists: Some off-the-beaten-path locations to find job listings on the web. The JobLab sounds interesting. Aside from the normal resources - listings, articles and services - they also feature a recommended reading list and connect to a bookstore. I think that one of the best things you can do for a career is read as much info as possible to better prepare yourself.

Alison's Job Searching Blog Has: Advice on how NOT to go about the job search. This post specifically deals with email applications. She was prompted by this actual request: "i would like to put an ap in are u able to fax me a ap i didnt do up a resume yet i am working on it u think we could work somthing out thank you!" Oh my.

Blue Sky Resumes Blog Offers: Advice on increasing your job search success. I was surprised to find out that Louise Fletcher - the post's author - considers 2 interviews out of 100 applications "not that bad a ratio." But she goes on to say that when you are applying to broad advertised positions this is the type of response you may receive. Louise advocates a number of solutions, including searching a little harder to find "suitable" jobs for what you are pursuing.

Lindsey Olsen Answers: A question on finding a job-search recruiter (via @Keppie_Careers). Lindsey tips first point out that "finding the “best” recruiter is really a matter of opinion and who you are comfortable dealing with."

"Film Projector" photo courtesy of pedrosimoes7 via Flickr Creative Commons.