Many of you in college are getting close to graduation. And that means you'll have to head out into the cold cruel world where you don't get a spring break and mom doesn't do your laundry.
As Bruce Willis would say, "Welcome to the party, pal."
I'm always tickled that young people put their grade point averages on their resume. While it is nice to have a transcript filled with A's & B's, in the world of television news this piece of paper will never be seen. You could be the valedictorian of your class, but if you don't have a decent tape you won't find a job. News Directors will always hire someone who has an internship and some street experience at a college station than someone who has been a student of "television news theory" and doesn't know one end of a camera from the other.
If you have a few months left before doing the cap & gown thing and still don't have anything on tape, now's the time to get cracking. If your college facility can't produce a decent tape, contact the Chief Photographers at the local stations and ask to hire a photog to help you put a resume tape together. (Trust me, it will look a lot better when you use a real photog.)
Don't wait till you hear "Pomp & Circumstance" to start your job hunt. The time is now.
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