Get Creative To Find Music Production Jobs
o you've got that degree your job description. If you
in Music Production - but can't network to get a job,
after months of scouring you'll have a hard time
the want ads, you're beginning to convincing a hiring manager that
wonder if you shouldn't have you can do the job.
backed it up with a minor in
Education. Don't despair yet - 3. Sometimes the best way to get
you're a creative person or you your foot in the door is to
wouldn't have chosen this intern for a music production
business to begin with. The company. According to a recent
secret to finding and getting survey conducted by
music production jobs is to use CareerExposure, 94% of employers
some of that creativity in your have offered a full time job to
job search. interns when their internship was
finished.
There are three things to keep in
mind when doing a creative job Keeping those three things in
search for music production jobs: mind, you can put together a
creative music productions job
1. As many as 90% of the jobs in search that will land you the
any media occupation never get position that you want using the
advertised through regular following blueprint.
channels. The music production
companies get enough over the 1. Do your homework. You should
transom resumes that they can know the music production jobs
pick and choose without that you're going after inside
advertising. out. Read up on the web, visit
the library and bookstores and
2. In many music production jobs, find out all that you can.
networking will be a key part of
2. Start applying your networking there a better time to call you?"
skills. Make a list of people you
know who may be able to help you. 3. All right, you're not quite
Don't forget to include people that bold? There are several
like your ex-teachers, business different methods of approach you
acquaintances and people you know can use to contact people who
through other people. Did you do hold the keys to music production
sound levels for a band? Have you jobs.
interned for a publisher? Have
you got a chance to attend a - Mail is the most traditional
media symposium? Those are all method. Once you've researched
important contacts for you when enough to know what companies you
you're trying to network your way want to work for, and who makes
into music production jobs. hiring decisions there, you can
mail a resume along with an
Boldness is an important skill to excellent cover letter. Chances
cultivate here. Ask for letters are though, that you'll have to
of introduction, or for follow up on your initial mail.
permission to use someone's name Remember point #1 above - music
when you contact another. It's production companies get loads of
amazing how quickly you'll get over the transom resumes.
results with a simple statement
like, "Hi, Mr. Producer, my name - Email is a second option, and
is Interested Party. My is a reasonable way to follow up
professor, Ms. In-The-Know as well. If you've sent your
suggested that I call you when I resume by mail, wait a few days
told her that I'm interested in and then follow up with an email
an internship with your company. to the hiring manager stating
Do you have a few moments to talk that you're following up on your
with me about that now, or is mailed resume and are very
interested in discussing possible manager's day - be pleasant, be
career options within his or her brief and be direct.
company. If you haven't, send a
cover letter and resume via The secret to finding and getting
email, and follow up in a few music production jobs is being
days with a second email. bold enough to get yourself out
there and sell your skills and
- Telephone calls may be scary, abilities. With only 10% of the
but they are one of the quickest available jobs ever being offered
ways to get through to the person openly in the classifieds, it's
you want to speak with. Keep in the only way that you'll ever
mind that your phone call is an know what music production jobs
interruption to the hiring are available.
About the Author:
Rita Henry is a contributing editor for Jobs In Music, the leading job and resource site for the Music Industry. Interested in receiving only the hottest Music job listings weekly for free? To learn more visit Jobs In Music.
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