JOB PLACEMENT & CAREER COUNSELING
PAYDAY WORKSHOP: GETTING WORK IN THE INDUSTRY A pivotal 32-hour class designed to equip students with proven tactics and strategies for winning paycheck jobs in the post production industry. The extensive curriculum is the result of Video Symphony President Mike Flanagan’s in depth experience and research into the complex world of industry employment practices and traditions, and is based on his book Hollywood Jobs. “Payday Workshop is about learning the Hollywood industry,” Flanagan says. “Who hires? How and why do they hire? It’s hard to get paid for your services if you don’t know the audience for your services. Then we help our students communicate their skills verbally and in writing. We focus on the resume and the interview so that our students professionally deliver in both arenas.” This course presents THE Job Search System™, with tools and tactics that will increase the chances of obtaining paid work. Students learn detailed information about market niches, where to look for jobs in the Hollywood industry, and how to find and connect with “insiders.”
PAYDAY WORKSHOP TOPICS INCLUDE: Where the Jobs Are: The Marketplace Thousands of possible employers, from major studios to small unknown production companies and boutiques.
What You Need to Know About You Analyze your skills. “Why will an employer hire me instead of someone with more experience?”
Your Resume & Other Marketing Tools How to sell YOU in words, pictures and sound.
Networking Building your personal networks online and offline.
Pitching and Interviewing How to pitch yourself effectively and do a compelling interview.
Putting it All Together – The Hollywood Entertainment Job Search System The “4-C’s of the Story Audience Method” - a highly systematic process to get paid jobs..
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