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.
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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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