No. 10: Understand the competition. The RTDNA convention was filled with the unknown, more specifically the journalism students at the University of Missouri.
There will always be young people scrambling for your job. They’re all good looking. Skilled. Funny. Smart. Or whatever.
While you’re probably not the worst, you’re probably not even the best.
But, you can be your best.
At this point in my career, I’m comfortable with saying I’m pretty good at what I do. But there’s always room for growth.
No. 9: And get noticed. This business was made for extroverts. And though I consider myself as an intro-extro-vert, most news directors find appeal in the latter.
I worked, worked, worked at getting noticed—even in the subtlest ways.
Sitting at the front of the class doesn’t hurt and anyone who involves themselves in the sessions is bound to stand out.
I also stuck my résumé several inches above others on this résumé board (a truly symbolic representation of the TV industry job-hunt these days.) Hey, come on, do you have any better suggestions on how to stand out among this clutter?