tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77624334507311884162024-02-06T18:37:30.668-08:00Radio and TV TimesKay Beachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06854850092540760506noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7762433450731188416.post-61058350613441989782011-10-19T14:47:00.000-07:002011-10-19T14:47:52.474-07:00Your Next Job Interview May Not Be In-Person!Excerpted from Media Jobs Daily:<br />
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With those kinds of numbers, it’s no surprise that video interviews are gaining popularity.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 12px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">That said, there are different types of video interview. There’s the simplest, where two people set up a Skype or Google Hangout connection and chat. There’s the kind provided by services like<a href="http://greenjobinterview.com/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">GreenJobInterview</a>, which takes care of all the technical stuff—even sending you a webcam.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 12px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">And then there are asynchronous interviews, where the applicant delivers video responses to pre-recorded questions.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 12px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Hiring managers prefer this format because it allows an entire team to watch videos or to play back the same answers from different candidates, one after another.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 12px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Wall Street Journal <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904537404576554943587087926.html" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">recently tackled asynchronous interviews</a>. One recruiter they got to quote said that only 1 percent of applicants find the one-way video format awkward. But many committed bozo mistakes like letting their cats walk across the keyboard. (In some one-way interview formats, you’re allowed to re-record your answers. But even if you weren’t, lock the door and put the cat outside!) (Other parenthetical note: Some interviewers admitted to being caught checking email or answering phones while on a two-way video interview. This is just as bad, if not worse. Come on, people!)</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 12px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">One other tip, from an unsuccessful applicant for a job at a PR firm: don’t read the answer from notes on your screen or in your hand. You’ve got all the time in the world, so practice!</div><div><br />
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<div style="color: #444444; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">In a 2010 national poll conducted by the Center for Professional Excellence at York College of Pennsylvania, "appearance" ranked second only to "communication skills" when respondents named qualities most often associated with professionalism. "How an individual dresses for work can be a powerful extension of his personal brand," says Matthew Randall, executive director of the CPE. "Clothes, accessories and even the footwear an employee chooses to wear help to reinforce or diminish his skills and qualities in the eyes of his employer, co-workers and clients."</div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Universal dress rules can't be set in stone, because what is considered appropriate varies by workplace, field and what is happening on a given day. But if such a tablet were to be created, there's a good chance it would include the following:</div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>1. Modesty is a virtue.</b></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Get noticed for your great work, not your tight pants, overdone makeup, short skirt or cleavage-revealing shirt.</div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">"Nothing undermines how you are perceived in business as leaving nothing to the imagination," says Chris Hauri, founder of Mirror Image, a Chicago-based image and identity consultancy.</div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>2. Keep holy the casual Friday.</b></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Yes, the workweek is almost done -- the key word being <i>almost</i>. "Casual Fridays are a recipe for fashion disasters," says Lizandra Vega, author of "The Image of Success: Make a Great Impression and Land the Job You Want." Don't jump the gun by wearing your weekend plans, whether that be catching some rays in a halter top and short shorts or cleaning out the garage in your college sweatshirt and cut-offs.</div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>3. Thou shalt wear the right shoes.</b></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Your feet should look prepared for work. Vega suggests skipping flip-flops and other open-toe shoes, while Hauri notes, "High high heels may be fashionable, but not for actually working. Image conveyed: I can't pitch in and do any work because I really can't walk in these things. Want to be a team player? Wear flats."</div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>4. Honor thy leaders.</b></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Not sure what is appropriate for casual Friday or a client meeting? Look around. "The wisest employees often observe and take cues from the most respected individuals within their organization on what is appropriate workplace attire," Randall says.</div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>5. Thou shalt not steal thy boss's tie.</b></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Keep in mind that taking cues from those above does not mean replicating their wardrobe piece for piece. Instead of coming off as a lemming, find comparable styles, colors and accessories that work for you.</div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>6. Control thy festiveness.</b></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Wearing seasonal colors is one thing, looking like Santa's elf is another. Randall recalls a story about a co-worker who exuberantly over-accessorized her outfits to fit the holidays. "Her overzealousness caused her co-workers to snicker, and she became unofficially known as 'the walking calendar.' Moral of the story: Your workplace wardrobe should enhance your professional skills and qualities, not detract from them."</div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>7. Remember the good book.</b></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Whether you are questioning what constitutes an acceptable variation of a uniform or wondering about the company's stance on jeans, chances are the employee handbook has the answer. Still trying to decide if you should cover up a tattoo? Seek the advice of a trusted mentor, human resources representative or immediate supervisor.</div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>8. Thou shalt notice what year it is.</b></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Congratulations on taking such good care of your clothing that items from 1983 are still "fine" today. Now put these relics in the Goodwill box where they should have landed years ago. While one need not be a fashionista, looking outdated can give the impression that you lack fresh ideas.</div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>9. Err on the side of caution.</b></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Worried that your casual Friday outfit might be too relaxed or that a bright orange shirt might not be received well by a new client? Avoid the guesswork and the corresponding nervousness by making safer choices when in doubt.</div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>10. Dress for the job thou want.</b></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">A final tidbit: "My advice for everyone, no matter what age or gender, is to dress for the job you want, not the one you're in," Hauri says. "Unless you're happy with where you are, which is just fine."</div><div><br />
</div>Kay Beachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06854850092540760506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7762433450731188416.post-42289629192099422702011-08-19T20:21:00.000-07:002011-08-19T20:21:22.628-07:00Vin Scully's Advice for Young Sports BroadcastersExcerpted from LARadio.com:<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;"><div style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">You find hanging out a bar, without getting paid, a total waste of time. </div><div style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">You’ve stood in hundreds of new car dealership parking lots and yet you’ve never owned a new car. </div><div style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;"></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">You remember what album covers looked like.</div><div style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">You can’t remember the last time you paid for concert tickets.</div><div style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Your high school friends know you by a different name than everyone else. </div><div style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">You have that recurring dream—song ending, can’t get back to studio.</div><div style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;"></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">You’re listening to the radio and you hear dead air you start saying to yourself “push the button!” </div><div style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">You can limit your bathroom runs to two minutes. </div><div style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Saying “nice cans” to a female co-worker is not considered harassment. Neither is requesting that she “keep it tight.” </div><div style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">When driving, you talk up the intro to songs on the radio. </div><div style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;"></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Over 80% of your wardrobe contains a station/client/ or event logo. </div><div style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">“Pot it up” is not a reference to drug use. </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px;">You call them “spots” instead of “commercials” </span></div></span>Kay Beachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06854850092540760506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7762433450731188416.post-36783879093560158512011-06-25T06:40:00.000-07:002011-06-25T06:40:57.831-07:00Only Humans Need ApplyWhat kinds of problems could they have possibly been having at this television station that would prompt them to write a "Help Wanted" ad that included this description:<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3c3c3c; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;">Language Skills: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3c3c3c; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;"> Ability to read, write and comprehend complex instructions, business correspondence, and memos.</span><br />
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While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to see, talk or hear. Employee must also be able to read text from monitor. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk. Employee may stoop and/or bend. Employee must often use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision requirements of this job are equivalent to appropriate vision required for a valid driver’s license.<br />
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The noise level is the work environment is typically moderate.<br />
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Reading? Standing? Going outside? What kind of craziness is this? Read the rest of the ad here: <a href="http://www.wsaz.com/wsazjobs/headlines/WSAZ_NewsChannel_3_News_Director_123553859.html">http://www.wsaz.com/wsazjobs/headlines/WSAZ_NewsChannel_3_News_Director_123553859.html</a>Kay Beachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06854850092540760506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7762433450731188416.post-42546797649437647452011-05-05T05:58:00.000-07:002011-05-05T05:58:39.642-07:00It's Your Radio Station!From Taylor On Radio-Info:<br />
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</div>Kay Beachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06854850092540760506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7762433450731188416.post-46359991889408892162011-05-03T12:58:00.000-07:002011-05-05T05:56:32.030-07:00Good Advice!Excerpted from LARadio.com, from the AllAccess.com Radio Summit:<br />
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On Power 106's Big Boy's start in radio: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><strong><span style="color: black; font-weight: normal;">In his late teens during his time as security for Pharcyde, he was working as part of the Street Team at KPWR and one morning during the </span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Baka Boyz</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span><span style="color: black; font-weight: normal;">show, they made visits to a series of barbecue restaurants and one of the stops was at </span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Rick Cummings</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">’</span></span><span style="color: black; font-weight: normal;"> home, who was the programming boss at Power 106. “Everyone was in a good mood and the boss called me the next day and asked if I would be interested in doing a radio show one night. That one night became 17 years. He told me that he couldn’t teach me to be a personality, but he could teach me radio. One of the things he told me was to always say Power <i>106</i> and one time I said <i>107</i>. The one thing he told me to say I screw up.”</span></strong></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><strong><span style="color: black; font-weight: normal;"> </span></strong></span></span><br />
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<div style="margin-top: 12px;">Every once in a while, I get a chance to visit a facility that can be categorized as “pretty cool”. A couple of weeks ago, I had such an opportunity and thought I would do a quick blog post on it (meant to get this out sooner).</div><div style="margin-top: 12px;">I had a chance to visit Blake Handler (an MVP in Los Angeles) on Monday, April 11<sup>th</sup> at his work. Blake happens to work for CBS Radio and he was able to give me a quick tour of their facility. I’ve always wondered how things worked in the radio business and this was definitely an eye opening experience.</div><div style="margin-top: 12px;">In the “old” days, music was stored on cartridges that were inserted into the DJ’s console and so the DJ actually had to do some work during the show. Today, everything is pretty much computerized so the songs are all stored on a server and then streamed out. The DJ has a computer screen that shows the list of songs that will be played as well as where commercials will be aired. Other than acknowledging the next song to be played, there really isn’t a whole lot for the DJ to do. To be fair, this does depend on the format of the program. If it is a talk show, then the DJ is definitely responsible for hosting guests that are there in person or on the phone and guiding the conversations that take place. For non-talk shows or news programs, it didn’t seem like the DJ had that much to do.</div><div style="margin-top: 12px;">Also, for news programs, I found that most of that is somewhat scripted and approved before the newsperson reads it over the air. I say “somewhat scripted” because it is usually the news person who writes the initial piece and the editor may make minor changes before it is approved. Ultimately, it is still unique information, but I always thought it was totally ad-lib and off the cuff. Now, I know it is highly regulated.</div><div style="margin-top: 12px;">Another interesting thing is that the FCC has strict rules on how many times in a given period a single artist can be aired. Example – it Is not allowed to air all 60 continuous minutes of songs from Phil Collins. There are rules for how often a song can be played as well as how often different songs from a single artist can be played.</div><div style="margin-top: 12px;">Since a lot of radio stations are also being broadcast over the Internet, the coordination of commercials seems like a science. As an example, if the franchise owner of a McDonalds paid for a commercial in the Los Angeles area, but not in the Irvine area, then the station has ensure the commercial is only aired for the area in which it was meant. This also means that a different commercial would air over the Internet since that could be heard in Phoenix and therefore the commercial would mean nothing to me here in Phoenix. This is definitely a lot more complicated than I thought it would be.</div><div style="margin-top: 12px;">I really enjoyed the tour and am glad Blake was able to take time out of his day to give me the personal tour.</div><div><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: normal;"><br style="line-height: 17px;" /><b style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 17px;">It's The Little Things That Can Make A Big Difference.<br style="line-height: 17px;" /></b>In past editions, I have covered many strategies concerning the interview. This week, I'm going to write about the small things, the things that people often forget. <br style="line-height: 17px;" /><br style="line-height: 17px;" />One of the few things you have complete control over is what you wear. Make it good.<br style="line-height: 17px;" /><br style="line-height: 17px;" />Make sure you know how to pronounce the name of the person you're meeting and the receptionist. Thank the receptionist, by name, on the way out.<br style="line-height: 17px;" /><br style="line-height: 17px;" />Mind set: What can I do for you and your company...<br style="line-height: 17px;" /><br style="line-height: 17px;" />Understand what you can specifically bring to the company, and sell it.<br style="line-height: 17px;" /><br style="line-height: 17px;" />Understand what makes you unique, and make sure you communicate it clearly to the interviewer.<br style="line-height: 17px;" /><br style="line-height: 17px;" />Know the mission statements of both your past and prospective employer. If not asked, you can reword and work their philosophy into yours.<br style="line-height: 17px;" /><br style="line-height: 17px;" />If asked, accept water. It gives you something to do with your hands, and if you need time to think, take a sip.<br style="line-height: 17px;" /><br style="line-height: 17px;" />Ask for the interviewer's business card. After leaving the office, check to make sure all contact info is on the card, if not, ask the receptionist for the address so you can send a thank you letter.<br style="line-height: 17px;" /><br style="line-height: 17px;" />Don't try to fake it, ask for clarification if you don't understand something.<br style="line-height: 17px;" /><br style="line-height: 17px;" />Ask about why the last person left, but if the interviewer side steps the question, leave it alone.<br style="line-height: 17px;" /><br style="line-height: 17px;" />Be patient in answering your questions, it's better to be smart than fast.<br style="line-height: 17px;" /><br style="line-height: 17px;" />Are you nervous? No, I'm excited.<br style="line-height: 17px;" /><br style="line-height: 17px;" />Blog, blog, blog. This is your portfolio.<br style="line-height: 17px;" /><br style="line-height: 17px;" />Exercise beforehand or whatever makes you calm.<br style="line-height: 17px;" /><br style="line-height: 17px;" />Though difficult to decipher, understand the hiring manager may not be looking for the most qualified, but the best fit. Sometimes they are not the same thing. Use this knowledge to your advantage.<br style="line-height: 17px;" /><br style="line-height: 17px;" />Without the use of pom poms, make sure the interviewer knows you're enthused about this opportunity.<br style="line-height: 17px;" /><br style="line-height: 17px;" />If you are unemployed and the interviewer asks why, tell them in an honest and brief manner. Do not over explain.<br style="line-height: 17px;" /><br style="line-height: 17px;" />Talk with passion, or lose the job.<br style="line-height: 17px;" /><br style="line-height: 17px;" />Don't forget to smile. Nervous people often don't smile, a smile may make you stand out.<br style="line-height: 17px;" /><br style="line-height: 17px;" />Finish the interview with three good reasons why you should be hired, and thank the interviewer for their time.</span></span>Kay Beachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06854850092540760506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7762433450731188416.post-84625877366198772162011-04-18T09:22:00.000-07:002011-04-18T09:22:18.996-07:00Where in the World is ARB Graduate Mike Powell?Motivated videographer/editor Mike Powell has been busy the past few years since leaving the Academy. Freelancing on both local and national productions, Mike's latest has been working on the "Transformers 3" movie and editing a trailer! You can watch it here: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150103819075772&comments" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/#!/video/video.php?v=10150103819075772&comments</a></span><br />
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Keep up the good work Mike!Kay Beachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06854850092540760506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7762433450731188416.post-81172505675834866842011-04-17T08:44:00.000-07:002011-04-17T08:44:42.601-07:00An Inspirational BroadcasterExcerpted from Radio-Info.com (bold emphasis is mine, ed.)<br />
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<div style="color: #3e474d; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">It’s remarkable enough in today’s transient radio industry that WSOC Charlotte, N.C., APD/MD Rick McCracken just celebrated his 25th anniversary with the station last month. Even more noteworthy is what he’s been able to achieve in the business, despite being <b>legally blind</b>.</div><div style="color: #3e474d; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></div><div style="color: #3e474d; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">His story is an inspirational one, and <b>demonstrates the importance of remaining flexible and adaptable in the radio business,</b> even for those with perfect vision.</div><div style="color: #3e474d; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></div><div style="color: #3e474d; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">“Look what’s happened in the last few years,” McCracken says. “We’re all going digital. We’re all having to learn to blog and do all the social networking simultaneously with being air personalities and programmers. <b>We’re having to learn completely different communication skills. If you don’t embrace that, you get left behind by it.</b>”</div><div style="color: #3e474d; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></div><div style="color: #3e474d; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Around the office, he’s found a way to do everything he needs to do. And other than some magnification software on his computer, he hasn’t asked his employers for any special equipment. He buys his own magnifying glasses, and uses the same Braille writer he’s had since he was 14 years old.</div><div style="color: #3e474d; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></div><div style="color: #3e474d; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">In addition to his programming duties, McCracken also regularly fills in airshifts during other station personalities’ vacations and sick days, and is responsible for a few weekend shifts as well. For on-air reading, he says, “I need, obviously, really large print, or I need to Braille things out.”</div><div style="color: #3e474d; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></div><div style="color: #3e474d; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">In many ways, the always-improving computer technologies have made things easier for McCracken, who says, “A computer is like a library card to me. I’ve been able to read things that I’ve never been able to read before.”</div><div style="color: #3e474d; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></div><div style="color: #3e474d; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">At the same time, however, the shift in recent years to everything in the studio being computerized has actually <i style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">added</i> challenges for McCracken. “Computer screens and keyboards have replaced just about everything that I learned how to manipulate starting out in this business,” he says. “Luckily you can still feel a console, but cart machines are gone, turntables are gone. All that stuff has been replaced with just a keyboard and computer screen. So, in some ways, it makes it a little more difficult. It certainly messes with your instincts. When you’re a jock and you’re segueing records, there’s so much that you feel. You don’t have that anymore with today’s technology.”</div><div style="color: #3e474d; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">“I have noticed one thing about conservative talkers. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Glenn Beck and our local man, Lars Larson, have been in the radio business since they were young men. Neither is educated in anything other than broadcasting. Their lack of formal education often shows, but their entertainment skills and their ability to respond spontaneously to almost any situation make up for it. Like Oprah, the successful right-wing talkers seem to have been born for entertainment. I don't listen to radio in my car to educate myself; I listen to ease the drudgery of driving. Perhaps I don't care what's being said as long as it's on a subject I know something about, and presented in an interesting manner. I wonder if Air America didn't fail because it depended too much on policy wonks and true believers. If I'm right about this, my addiction doesn't really have all that much to do with politics. I like politics, of course, but mostly I like hearing people talk.” <o:p></o:p></span></div><!--EndFragment-->Kay Beachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06854850092540760506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7762433450731188416.post-55454193411791639582011-04-05T05:59:00.000-07:002011-04-05T05:59:43.910-07:00Where in the World is ARB Graduate Stacey Kumagai?Stacey Kumagai has turned her time from a student at The Academy of Radio & Television Broadcasting into a career as one of the busiest Creative Consultants/Media Marketers working in the business today!<br />
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A 1986 grad, who was encouraged to attend the Academy by the actor Louis Gossett, Jr. and then soon-to-be "Lovesongs on the KOST" host Karen Sharp, Stacey has worked in both radio and T.V. but has found her true calling in guiding other people's careers in the media.<br />
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An author, activist and savvy creative businesswoman, Stacey has had an enviable career... with way too many achievements to mention here. We hope you'll read up on all of Stacey's adventures on her website www.braingasm.com.<br />
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Congratulations on all your successes Stacey!Kay Beachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06854850092540760506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7762433450731188416.post-60730851881389615832011-03-22T08:19:00.000-07:002011-03-22T08:19:57.180-07:00A Not-So-Stern Schedule...Excerpted from Taylor On Radio:<br />
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Why is that?</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 12px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Maybe because hiring managers keep thinking there’s something else out there.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 12px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Managers invited an average of five to six candidates per position for second-round interviews, which is twice as many as in 2007, according to a survey of 1,500 recruiters at large companies by research organization the Corporate Executive Board.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 12px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“Nowadays, if managers speak to a really great candidate, instead of hiring him, they take it as an indication that there must be 10 even better people out there,” Todd Safferstone, director of CLC Recruiting, a unit of the Corporate Executive Board, told the WSJ.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 12px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The logic is: if the unemployment rate’s so high, maybe the “perfect candidate” is out there somewhere, and hiring managers are now preferring to try to find the perfect candidate than settle on the perfectly great one right in front of them.</div>Kay Beachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06854850092540760506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7762433450731188416.post-54377820847982667192011-03-04T15:14:00.000-08:002011-03-04T15:14:56.784-08:00Your Commercial Could Smell Like This!<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; ">Think the Old Spice commercials are created exclusively from special effects done in post? You'll be surprised how much is done in real-time, and in one take! Watch this behind-the-scenes look at the latest...</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><iframe width="480" height="295" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/32TZSXG2y7E?fs=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>Kay Beachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06854850092540760506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7762433450731188416.post-46799224902861836862011-03-01T08:19:00.001-08:002011-03-01T08:21:25.413-08:00Information Please!From Cynopsis Advantage:<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2a2a2a;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">An Information Interview is where a job seeker asks for career and industry advice from a known person within a particular field. The interview is used for several reasons: to learn about the industry, learn about a company, learn about a job, seek advice on how to better prepare yourself for the short and long term for the job and to network.<br style="line-height: 17px;" /><br style="line-height: 17px;" />Informational interviews can be difficult to arrange because the job seeker is the one who asks for the interview. Some think that most executives have no interest in spending their time with someone they don't know, answering a slew of questions. But if asked with proper etiquette and respect, you'd be surprised at how many are actually willing to help, either by phone or by meeting for coffee or a drink.<br style="line-height: 17px;" /><br style="line-height: 17px;" />Before contacting anyone about an informational interview, you have to do some homework. Research the individual, the company, and the industry. <br style="line-height: 17px;" /><br style="line-height: 17px;" />Always remember the executive is doing you a favor so try to arrange a time and place that is convenient for them and set an amount of time such as 20-30 minutes. <br style="line-height: 17px;" /><br style="line-height: 17px;" />Dress as if you were on an interview, prepare your questions but don't get anxious if you are running out of time. <br style="line-height: 17px;" /><br style="line-height: 17px;" />If you are meeting for coffee or a drink, always pay the tab and offer to end the meeting at the agreed time, if they want to continue, great, but by you mentioning the time, you give the executive a graceful way to exit, something that everyone is always grateful for.<br style="line-height: 17px;" /><br style="line-height: 17px;" />After the meeting is over, ask if you can keep in touch in case you need further advice and give them your business card with all contact info on it.<br style="line-height: 17px;" /><br style="line-height: 17px;" />Make sure you write them a thank you note, and since speed is not a factor, a handwritten note might be more appreciated.<br style="line-height: 17px;" /><br style="line-height: 17px;" />It's okay to take notes, but never, ever ask for a job or job leads. You will put the executive in an awkward position plus they will feel ambushed.<br style="line-height: 17px;" /><br style="line-height: 17px;" />Start the interview with thanking them for their time.<br style="line-height: 17px;" /><br style="line-height: 17px;" />Be a good listener and ask good questions.<br style="line-height: 17px;" /><br style="line-height: 17px;" />If you ask someone for an informational interview and they say no, don't ask again.<br style="line-height: 17px;" /><br style="line-height: 17px;" />The informational interview can be a tremendous tool in gained knowledge and networking, as long as you keep your personal need for a job out of the conversation. If you do ambush them, the executive will most likely shut it down and you will lose, what could have been, an exceptionally useful experience.</span></span>Kay Beachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06854850092540760506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7762433450731188416.post-10501895034178957702011-02-25T06:20:00.000-08:002011-02-25T06:20:38.173-08:00Rules are meant to be... changed!Once again flaunting the no sandals rule at The Academy, ARB Co-Owner/Founder/Chief cook and bottle washer Lindy Thurrell regaled radio students this week with engaging stories of "FCC Rules and Regulations."<br />
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Thanks for the up-to-the-minute info, and for sharing your experiences with us, Lindy!Kay Beachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06854850092540760506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7762433450731188416.post-3051492680521957742011-02-14T08:17:00.000-08:002011-02-18T04:14:16.877-08:00Frightening Moments on Live TV<div>The smile fools you...</div><div><br />
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Update: Tests concluded that she suffered a migraine, the symptoms were very much like a stroke.</div>Kay Beachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06854850092540760506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7762433450731188416.post-18692997430169333042011-02-14T07:45:00.000-08:002011-02-14T08:19:31.136-08:00Asleep at the Switch?From Mediaite:<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><strong>Eminem</strong> and <strong>Rihanna</strong> performed their song “Love the Way you Lie” at the Grammys and, well. Let’s just say someone at CBS is going to have #%&@ing difficult conversation with his boss tomorrow for not censoring all of the @#$%ing song. The censors let slip an instance of an “F-bomb” during the performance.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">FYI: CBS could be fined up to $325,000 for Marshall Mather's ummm, creative use of freedom of speech.</span>Kay Beachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06854850092540760506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7762433450731188416.post-86499237734916812102011-02-14T07:36:00.000-08:002011-02-14T08:41:56.673-08:00Hand Cramp Alert!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">ARB Instructor Manny Pacheco was recently the guest lecturer for radio students on the topic of music directing. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Manny will be busy this next month with a slew of book signings promoting his work, "Forgotten Hollywood Forgotten History." Here is the rundown:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">For a complete rundown, check out his blog at</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://www.forgottenhollywood.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.forgottenhollywood.com</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Forgotten Hollywood is also available on Amazon and Southern California Borders Stores.</span>Kay Beachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06854850092540760506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7762433450731188416.post-13485808080529690722011-02-06T09:21:00.000-08:002011-02-06T09:21:57.970-08:00The Non-Interview<div><br /></div><div>The late comedian shows us how NOT to conduct an interview on a classic SNL clip:</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><iframe width="480" height="295" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/jNBIyGxV7Ek?fs=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>Kay Beachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06854850092540760506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7762433450731188416.post-27384005056061302832011-01-28T06:45:00.000-08:002011-01-28T06:45:36.383-08:00Who's That Girl?<div><br /></div><div>Academy of Radio and Television Broadcasting PI and Vocal Coach Michelle Merker was the guest lecturer for radio students on the topic of "News Journalism" this week, and she stressed the importance of being professional at all times.</div><div><br /></div><div>So we asked her about this....</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><iframe width="425" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/CAN094qaga4?fs=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><div><br /></div><div>No judgement, it was the 80's.</div><div><br /></div><div>"The Search for Animal Chin" starring Tony Hawk (whatever happened to him?) and Michelle Merker, available on amazon.com and through your favorite skate shop. Because when you think of extreme sports, you think of Michelle!</div><div><br /></div><div>Michelle's actual bio can be seen below in a previous blog.</div>Kay Beachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06854850092540760506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7762433450731188416.post-45303974094071016682011-01-25T10:02:00.000-08:002011-01-25T10:02:05.141-08:00Advice for the hunt!Excerpted from an article by John Cox, editor of Classified advantage for Cynopsis Media:<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br style="line-height: 17px;" />Anyone who says practice makes perfect is a bad job seeker. Write all the bad resumes you want, it isn't going to help. <br style="line-height: 17px;" /><br style="line-height: 17px;" />Perfect practice makes perfect. If you can't write the perfect resume, show it to your friends. You have friends that are better writers than you, you have friends who are better business people than you and you have friends that are just plain old smarter than you. Show each and everyone of them your resume and cover letter. Show them each new copy you write, incorporate their suggestions, write it again, and show it to them again. This process can take a while, be patient but understand, your finished product will be much better than what you started out with, and you'll learn to be a better writer.<br style="line-height: 17px;" /><br style="line-height: 17px;" />Find the meanest friend you know as ask them to mock interview you for a job. Why the meanest, ask a sports coach. Most good coaches want game day to be the easiest day of the week. Every practice should be harder than any game. Its what brings the joy and the enthusiasm to the game, or the interview. Plus you'll be ready for anything. Isn't that what a good coach does? Prepare you for everything? If you have a nice person do the mock interview, what have they really prepared you for, and won't your nerves be just as bad? Have a son of a b**** mock interview you, not only will you be better prepared, but your poise and confidence will be evident.<br style="line-height: 17px;" /><br style="line-height: 17px;" />And what if the interview starts out badly? What would the coach tell you? Keep doing what you're doing. Companies interview for a reason, the same reason why athletes play games. Because paper can never tell the whole story. So stick to your game plan, keep plugging away, never give up, you may have to throw a Hail Mary, you might not get the job, but if went down swinging, and even if that means nothing to the interviewer, it should mean something to you.<br style="line-height: 17px;" /><br style="line-height: 17px;" />All coaches run drills to improve your skills, but great coaches keep this at a minimum, great coaches fill their practices with game situations, at game speed. Great coaches never need to run sprints at the end of practice, because their athletes have sprinted in every drill, during every practice. Why would you walk through a drill, when you have to run during the game? Same with looking for a job, you cannot lack the intensity needed, just because you're not in an interview. You want an interview? Write, call, talk, email, network and work with all the intensity you can muster. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><br />
</span><br style="line-height: 17px;" />Nobody wins every game, nobody gets every job they interview for, but the secret to both, is to never quit, not for one second. Every second you're in the running, you have a chance, so you give it your all, especially when it seems pointless. And make an impression on those who can make important decisions about your life.<br style="line-height: 17px;" /><br style="line-height: 17px;" />The greatest thing a coach ever told me, and the best piece of advice I have for job seekers is this, "What did you do today to become better at what you do, that your opponents did not? When you can answer that question in a positive manner, day after day, good things will come your way."</span>Kay Beachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06854850092540760506noreply@blogger.com0