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Just a mild personal upset. David
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marc
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Registered: March 2003
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Huggs........
Life is great for me... Most of the time... But then I meet people online... Very few are real friends... Many say they are but know nothing of what it means... Some say they are, but are so shallow...
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cheers
aqua
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving
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... making tea at a not-terribly-exciting production company in Soho ...
... in the 10 hours since the position was posted.
What hope have I?
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I used to get anything up to a couple of hundred applications for part-time "starter jobs" in theatre. Most of them were from people with bags of enthusiasm, no idea of the very demanding nature of the job, no background or skills or training of any use, and no experience of knowing when it was appropriate to use their own initiative. The very few excellent candidates stood out.
I suspect that film is not that dissimilar ... I think it would be wrong for you to see yourself as in competition with the 82-plus, but rather as being in competition with a very much smaller number of highly-qualified and appropriate people. And you do have both experience and formal training (and a first-class degree), as well as a totally engaging enthusiasm for film!
I'd venture to suggest that you are at least as good as anyone else applying.
Nick
"The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. ... Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night devoid of stars." Martin Luther King
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timmy
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Has no life at all |
Location: UK, in Devon
Registered: February 2003
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Compete on your merits, which are huge. At least 70 of the applicants are tyre kickers.
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
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That was what I thought. But another application I was very hopeful over -- and one that would have been the ideal position to start out in for someone with my interests -- has just come to nothing at all. They did not invite me to interview, nor bother to tell me that they weren't interested. This was an industry-sponsored training scheme, there were 16 places available and I was of no interest for any of them.
When an application is nothing but a few ticked boxes and half a dozen lines of personal statement, what chance has the employer of making the right decision?
This is assuming that the right decision is to employ me, of course.
David
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timmy
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Has no life at all |
Location: UK, in Devon
Registered: February 2003
Messages: 13796
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Nothing prevents you from calling to ask for advice if rejected. Also, whena job is advertised, always call to learn more while applying, tailor the application to what you learn and ask them to look out for your application
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
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Zambezi
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Toe is in the water |
Location: Various (!)
Registered: January 2004
Messages: 40
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If it's any consolation, I am in a period of unemployment as well and am suffering from many of the same issues. There's nothing quite as disheartening as spending a long time preparing an application for a job that is perfect for you and which you know you'll be good at and then for them not to even bother contacting you afterwards.
I've actually been to several interviews where they have asked me to write reports for submission on the day, deliver presentations and so on - maybe ten or fifteen hours work - and then they haven't even had the courtesy to get in touch to say "sorry."
The key to dealing with it is to not invest anything emotionally in a particular job. You see it advertised, you apply, and if you hear nothing you make a clean break and move on to the next post like the professional you are. It's easier said than done, but it's the only way. Don't imagine yourself in that job, don't pick out your new accommodation or new company car, and certainly don't mentally spend your first pay cheque: it only leads to heartbreak.
If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving isn't for you.
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The one I never heard from was a training position with an industry body; the sort of thing that everyone assumed I would have a decent shot at. There were several of these positions and I'd just got a first at university (plus I have a not insignificant amount of relevant work experience).
I have a suspicion that there are two things that would have improved my chances of getting an interview:
i. knowing someone in the organisation (who would have looked out for my application),
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ii. being a member of an ethnic minority or female (apparently they are on a minority recruiting drive at the moment).
Perhaps I should have put 'Irish' rather than 'British' on my application as my ethnic origin. I don't sound Irish, but my mother's parents were, so I suppose I might qualify as Anglo-Irish.
Ah, well. Thank you, Zambezi.
David
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Zambezi
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Toe is in the water |
Location: Various (!)
Registered: January 2004
Messages: 40
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I often indicate that I am a mixed-raced bisexual Buddhist.
It doesn't make the slightest bit of difference.
If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving isn't for you.
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