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Ten Top Tips on How to Sell Yourself to a TV Employer
Ten Top Tips on How to Sell Yourself to a TV Employer Attending the Boldface Productions’ networking event recently confirmed that many people looking to break into the media want advice on how to sell themselves to potential TV employers. There is advice elsewhere on this site and in my ebook ‘An Expert’s Guide to [...]
TOP TEN REASONS WHY YOU WON’T GET A REPLY TO YOUR TV JOB APPLICATION
TOP TEN REASONS WHY YOU WON’T GET A REPLY TO YOUR TV JOB APPLICATION “It really saps my morale and sometimes I can get quite upset about it. Am I of no value to anyone out there? I could send dozens of emails in a week and the silence is deafening”. So says one very [...]
If you can make a sandwich you can make TV!
What do television employers look for in a new recruit? Well much the same as sandwich chain Pret a Manger look for in theirs! Pret has been in the news charged with employing foreigners at the expense of local home-grown British applicants. Let’s not get into that debate but let’s identify what makes a new [...]
NEED MORE HELP?
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES! So you need a bit more help to get into or onto TV? Don’t waste money on CV sites that don’t understand the media job market. Get personalised help from TV professionals who REALLY know what they’re talking about. BUT FIRST – have you read my ebook, ‘An Expert’s Guide to Getting into TV‘? [...]
What do TV Employers Look for in a TV CV? Part 1
The great ‘How To Write Your TV CV Debate’ continues! I know what I respond to when skimming through CVs for TV jobs but it seems there is conflicting advice out there, so we sent ace-reporter and crowd-sourcing supremo, Chris Dodd out to do some real research. The full results will get to you via [...]
Looking for TV work in Northern Ireland (or any other part of the UK)?
Sometimes it must feel like all the best TV jobs are in London and it is true to say that it is a thriving hub of media production but it just takes a bit of research to dig out media employers in other parts of the UK (and indeed the world!). We’ve had a couple of [...]
How to Improve your Job Application Skills
Jobs are hard to get these days – for everyone, not just those of you looking for jobs in TV. You need to ensure the way you apply is as good as it can be. If your new-year resolution is to improve your application skills then here’s some useful advice, courtesy of the experts at [...]
Win a FREE CV Rewrite!
THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED – BUT I’M SURE WE’LL DO ANOTHER ONE SOON. It’s competition time! Win a free CV rewrite, reformat or even a CV from scratch if you don’t already have one. As a senior manager in television with over 20 years experience I have sifted through thousands of CVs, [...]
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First time here? Not sure where to start looking on this TV blog or simply drowning in the plethora of articles and categories? There is a menu at the top of the page and a list of categories in the sidebar so check those out for some clues. If you are looking for advice on [...]
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