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Getting a Job in the Business
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What to Do…• Write a resume
and cover letter• Conduct Research• Start Networking• Make Cold Calls• Prepare for and
ace the Interview
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Write a resume and cover letter
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See Cover Letter and Resume Sample
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Conduct Research• Check with the film department• Go through Metro Orlando Film Book• Start with companies that specialize in what you are
interested in• Find out what they do and what they are working on• Consider internships - it’s an extended interview for
future employment
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UCF Film Internships
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Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission• 301 East Pine Street• Suite 900• Orlando, FL 32801• 407.422.7159• 407.841.9069 (fax)• [email protected]
• http://www.filmorlando.com/
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Tell EVERYONE you’re looking for a job
Talk to faculty and staff
Tell your parents friends
Go to places where future employers may be - job fairs, film festivals, conventions…
Start Networking
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Make Cold Calls• Write a little script for yourself• Be clear, be calm, get to the point • Inquire about openings or intern positions• Get name of the person who hires• Ask if you can set up an appointment• Leave your information• Follow up with an email and resume
addressed to the hiring person• Call back to make sure they got it• KEEP DOING ALL THIS UNTIL YOU GET A JOB
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In Person• Be calm• Be clear• Have business cards• Ask for a business card• Ask if you can send a resume• Tell them you will do any type of job• Give an emphasis to a skill
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The Interview• Dress neatly but look ready to work hard• Be 15 minutes early• Make sure you have directions - do a practice run
the day before if necessary• ALWAYS bring a resume
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In The Room
Shake hands when you arrive and leave
Listen more than you speak
Research the company, ask informed questions
Say you’ll do anything but have an interest in...
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• Ask about hours and job duties• Ask what the pay would be and how
often would you be getting paid (once a week, once a month, etc.)
• Ask to whom you will be reporting
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• Look for clues that interview is over…• Shake hands and thank them for their time,
you look forward to hearing from them soon…• Ask when they will be making a decision and
will they call you either way…
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• Send thank you note or email after interview
• Follow up with phone call if you don’t hear back
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Something to Remember… • If an interview goes badly, it is not
necessarily your fault…
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• Not always your fault...
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You Got the Gig!• Be early• Stay late• Ask questions• Volunteer for anything• Participate in social
activities too• Don’t just hang with
other interns - mingle
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Where might I meet potential job leads in person?
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Never forget... it’s about
•FOLLOW UP!•FOLLOW UP!•FOLLOW UP!
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LOOKING FOR A JOB IS A FULL TIME JOB!
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The Freelance Life• You WILL be poor for a while• You will be poor on and off• Keep your overhead low• Determine if you are suited for this life• Pros - exciting, something new all the time, meet lots of
people, pays well, lots of experience interviewing, you learn that you will always land on your feet, builds self confidence
• Cons - can’t plan anything, money flow is erratic, stressful, hard on the ego, can erode self-confidence
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Hiring and Firing
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What If I have been fired?
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DO• Hear what the points
are - why they are firing you
• Listen• Ask for clarity• Keep it brief• Thank them for the
opportunity• Embrace the chance
for personal growth
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DON’T • Yell• Blame everyone else• Refuse to
acknowledge your role
• Cry - do that later at home
• Make a scene• Demand to know
who else feels this way
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This Could Be You!