The Truth About Movies Jobs - How to Job-Hunt and Career-Change for Movies Jobs - The Facts You Should Know

Brad Andrews

Description

For the first time, a book exists that compiles all the information candidates need to apply for their first Movies Jobs, or to apply for a better job, loaded with hundreds of strategies for applying your strengths.

Discover that..

Keen competition is expected for the more glamorous, high-paying jobs-writers, actors, producers, and directors-but better job prospects are expected for multimedia artists and animators, film and video editors, and others skilled in digital filming and computer-generated imaging.

• Although many films are shot on location, employment is centered in several major cities, particularly New York and Los Angeles.

• Many workers have formal training, but experience, talent, creativity, and professionalism are the factors that are most important in getting many jobs in this industry.

The book comes filled with useful cheat sheets. It helps you get your career organized in a tidy, presentable fashion. It also will inspire you to produce some attention-grabbing cover letters that convey your skills persuasively and attractively in your application packets.

After studying it, too, you'll be prepared for interviews, or you will be after you conducted the practice sessions where someone sits and asks you potential questions. It makes you think on your feet!

This book makes a world of difference in helping you stay away from vague and long-winded answers and you will be finally able to connect with prospective employers, including the one that will actually hire you.

Highly recommended to any harried Movies Jobs jobseeker, you'll plan on using it again in your efforts to move up in the world for an even better position down the road.

What you'll find especially helpful are the worksheets. It is so much easier to write about a work experience using these outlines. It ensures that the narrative will follow a logical structure and reminds you not to leave out the most important points. With this book, you'll be able to revise your application into a much stronger document, be much better prepared and a step ahead for the next opportunity.

This book offers excellent, insightful advice for everyone from entry-level to senior professionals. None of the other such career guides compare with this one. It stands out because it: 1) explains how the people doing the hiring think, so that you can win them over on paper and then in your interview; 2) has an engaging, reader-friendly style; 3) explains every step of the job-hunting process - from little-known ways for finding openings to getting ahead on the job.

This book covers everything. Whether you are trying to get your first Movies Job or move up in the system, get this book.

Sujets

• Careers
• Employabilité, métiers et formations
• Economics
• Business
• Carrière
• Carrière & Mobilité

Informations

• Publié par: Emereo Publishing
• Date de parution: 24 octobre 2012
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781743043998
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

Getting and Finding Motion Picture and Video Industries Jobs – The Ultimate Guide for Job Seekers and Recruiters

MOTION PICTURE AND VIDEO INDUSTRIES

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TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ................................................................... 9 MOTION PICTURE AND VIDEO INDUSTRIES–THE LOWDOWN ....................................................................... 13 Motion Picture and Video Industries ................................ 13 Significant Points ........................................................... 14 Nature of the Industry................................................... 15 Working Conditions....................................................... 21 Employment .................................................................. 23 Occupations in the Industry .......................................... 27 Training and Advancement ........................................... 47 Outlook.......................................................................... 55 Earnings ......................................................................... 60 Sources of Additional Information ................................ 65 FINDING AND APPLYING FOR MOTION PICTURE AND VIDEO INDUSTRIES JOBS AND EVALUATING OFFERS........ 67 Where to Learn About Job Openings ............................ 68 Job Search Methods ...................................................... 69 Applying for a Job .......................................................... 79 Job Interview Tips.......................................................... 87 Evaluating a Job Offer ................................................... 91 WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TABLE…HIRING THE BEST................................................ 103

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THE INTERVIEW AND SELECTION PROCESS .................... 105 Step 1........................................................................... 107 Step 2........................................................................... 110 Step 3........................................................................... 121 Step 4........................................................................... 124 SAMPLE CUSTOMER SERVICE FOCUSED INTERVIEW QUESTIONS ..................................................................... 135 Responsible ................................................................. 135 Likeable........................................................................ 139 Believable .................................................................... 143 Outgoing...................................................................... 146 Unflappable ................................................................. 150 INTERVIEWING ................................................................ 153 Planning....................................................................... 153 Confirming/Scheduling Interview ............................... 156 Conducting the Interview............................................ 157 Closing ......................................................................... 159 Follow Up..................................................................... 160 TIPS ON INTERVIEWING .................................................. 161 Questions/ Assessment Tools ..................................... 161 Interview Questions To Get You Started..................... 163 Supervisor and Manager Competencies ..................... 165 Interviewing People With Disabilities ......................... 168

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Accommodating Persons With Disabilities For An Interview ..................................................................... 171 Interǀieǁ Do’s and Don’ts........................................... 174 CHECKING REFERENCES .................................................. 179 Which References Should I Check? ............................. 181 Tips for Checking References ...................................... 183 The Reference Check Questions To Ask ...................... 186 Prohibited Questions and Practices ............................ 190 RECORDING A PROFILE OF IMPRESSIONS....................... 193 Supervisory and Managerial Competencies: .............. 195 Building Coalitions/Communication: .......................... 197 RECRUITING ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES MANAGER ..... 199 Before Submitting the Vacancy................................... 200 When the Vacancy Announcement is Open ............... 204 Once the Certificate is Received ................................. 206 After The Selection is Made ........................................ 209 ASSESSING YOUR RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION PRACTICES ....................................................................... 211 Policies and Procedures .............................................. 211 Recruitment Strategies................................................ 214

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INTRODUCTION

For the first time, a book exists that compiles

all the information candidates need to apply for

their first Motion Picture and Video Industries

job, or to apply for a better job.

What you'll find especially helpful are the

worksheets. It is so much easier to write about

a work experience using these outlines. It

ensures that the narrative will follow a logical

structure and reminds you not to leave out the

most important points. With this book, you'll

be able to revise your application into a much

stronger document, be much better prepared

and a step ahead for the next opportunity.

The book comes filled with useful cheat sheets.

It helps you get your career organized in a

tidy, presentable fashion. It also will inspire

you to produce some attention-grabbing cover

letters that convey your skills persuasively and

attractively in your application packets.

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After studying it, too, you'll be prepared for

interviews, or you will be after you conducted

the practice sessions where someone sits and

asks you potential questions. It makes you

think on your feet!

This book makes a world of difference in

helping you stay away from vague and long-

winded answers and you will be finally able to

connect with prospective employers, including

the one that will actually hire you.

This book successfully challenges conventional

job search wisdom and doesn't load you with

useful but obvious suggestions ("don't forget

to wear a nice suit to your interview," for

example). Instead, it deliberately challenges

conventional job search wisdom, and in so

doing, offers radical but inspired suggestions

for success.

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