If you're like me you're probably sitting around in a sugar coma watching the NFL all weekend.
But if you're looking for a job, you should be getting your stuff in the mail right now, or at least getting it ready for the post office.
Once the holidays are over next week, News Directors will have to deal with changes. Some people will make New Year's resolutions to get out of the business. Some may just quit or move to another station.
And there's that nice little bonus (thanks to television Armageddon, coming February 17th) of an extended job hunting season, since they've moved the February book to March. Two months instead of one. Talk about an after-Christmas bargain.
Note the poll on the right of this page? I expected a few people in the "yes" column but not such a high percentage. So bury the fear and get those tapes ready. Then actually put them in the mail.
Hockey great Wayne Gretsky once said, "You miss one hundred percent of the shots you don't take."
So take your shots in 2009.
2 comments:
If I'm graduating in May, should I send my tape out now?
Yes. Job searches should begin about six months from the end of your contract, or when you graduate. Honestly, it takes that long for people to make decisions, and you want to make an early impression. Also, if the ND responds in a positive way, you have that much time to work on your skills and improve your tape.
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