Need By Wednesday Assignment Activity Week 4 Discussion: Job Hunting
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JobsCareerSearches.pptxEntertainment Business Models
Job Hunting
Objectives
Explore sources of jobs in the entertainment industry
Investigate how jobs are posted for conglomerates and other businesses
Examine impact of changing technology on career planning
Small group: research jobs in your area of interest
Creating a Career
Steve Jobs part 1: CBS 60 Minutes Retrospective -- Bio by Walter Isaacson (15:46) his early life inventing Apple
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jqSK8Qv4ZY&feature=related
Steve Jobs part 2: CBS 60 Min Retrospective - Bio by Walter Isaacson (13 min)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXcfDN6L9d8&feature=relmfu
What did you learn from Steve Job’s career path?
Evaluate your skills
Computer programs you operate well
Programs you will be learning
Gear and equipment you operate
Projects you have worked on at Full Sail
Prior experience - work that relates to the industry
Military experience & skill sets
management, logistics, scheduling, planning, budgets
(Doing projects, events is managing logistics)
Creating an online presence:
What social media sites have you joined
Professional vs. personal
What image do present on those sites?
Photos, links, posts, language
Blog – do you have a blog that shows off your expertise in an industry-related field or topic?
Videos – what videos have you made & posted
Website – that shows off your skills, expertise
What Must You Decide?
What do you want out of your first one or two jobs?
Knowledge of a specific industry
Is it right for you
Contacts for futures
Potential mentoring
How do you see your career path unfolding in the first five years?
Each job should provide experience along a path to future jobs
Brief activity: 5 min.
Write out the three things you want out of your first job or two – be specific
Type of experience, contacts, etc
Where do you see yourself in five years?
What type of jobs/experience do you need to have in order to get there?
Information sources for jobs?
Word of mouth
Many jobs are never posted
Contacts – business and friends
Full Sail Career Development
Listings in industry trades
Listings on industry business websites
Less effective: general jobs websites
General job websites - entertainment
Careers In Music.com
http://www.careersinmusic.com/music-business-jobs.aspx
Gaming – Gamasutra: http://www.gamasutra.com/jobs/
Production Hub
http://www.productionhub.com/index2.aspx
Entertainment Careers
Entertainment Jobs
http://www.4entertainmentjobs.com
City production directories
New York 411 www.newyork411.com/
LA 411 www.la411.com/
Career Sites- Major Industry Co. (note ‘early career’ options)
NBC Universal
http://www.nbcunicareers.com/earlycareerprograms/
Walt Disney Co; (ABC, ESPN, etc.)
http://disneycareers.com/en/default/
Pixar (see ‘available internships)
CBS Corp. (see ‘internships’)
http://www.cbscorporation.com/corp_careers.php
http://www.cbscorporation.com/corp_careers.php?id=268
Activision-Blizzard
http://www.activisionblizzard.com/corp/careers.html
Turner Broadcasting
http://www.turner.com/ ; http://www.turner.com/careers/job-search
Use Full Sail databases:
EBSCO Host
Business Source Complete
Communications and Mass Media Complete
Go to the FSO Library page by clicking on Organizations at the top of your Connect dashboard (Organizations > Library).
Click on the Research Databases link towards the right of the page.
You will see a list of available databases offered by the library.
Click any link.
The link will direct you to a proxy server page where you will be asked to enter your Full Sail username and password.
After entering your Full Sail username/password you can enter the database site.
CHECK the data bases you wish to access in your research, then hit 'continue' to go to the search engine page.
Searching: Make a list of keywords
Keywords
Film, studios, internship, marketing, designer, junior programmer etc.
Production film jobs (plus city)
Job title or description
Industry
Optional Activity: Jobs
What fields or companies are you interested in?
Let’s do some searching for:
Positions within divisions of conglomerates
Positions on websites of specific companies
Positions on general entertainment sites
Format of materials requested for submissions
‘Keywords’ in the job description
Optional Activity: Jobs
Choose a major company
NBC Universal
Walt Disney Company (various units)
ESPN
CBS Corporation
An NBA or NFL sports team
LA production community
Explore
What type of jobs are available?
Is there an entry-level category, intern program?
How is job website set up – regional, national?
How does the ‘search’ feature work
Instructions for application or posting demo reels
Is there an online application, space to upload resume, references, your online profile?
