Forms:
- Application forms are more prioritised than CVs because they are tailored to what the employer wants and they get the responses that they need
- Skills and achievements in full but not a chronological history of everything you've done - sell yourself
- Consistent formatting so they know where to glance to read the stuff they want - don't change up your order and make yours super quirky.
- Tailor to what you're applying for
- Read instructions carefully
- Format that works across PC and MAC like pdf
- Give passwords
- Relate back to the job
- Ask for feedback on your application
New Bridge Project:
- Art fundings
- Community
- Access to their facilities and studios if you sign up
- Comfort zone vs stretch zone
- Find what you're capable of improving from the stretch zone and try work on it
- Staying in the comfort zone will mean you miss opportunities or even turn them down (me)
- Fixed mind set is bad and I need to get out of it - try reflecting more on what good you've done and how others don't have life easier than you do - they work hard for success and so do you.
- (Maze activity) I seem to care the most about looking impressive by going for the harder option. Yes i could have started with the easy one and had a success in the bag, but it won't look very good if you can figure the easy option out at a glance.
- Hard options aren't always as hard as they look, and i seem to be able to identify that. In that quick amount of time we had to answer the mazes, I didn't second guess that. But in real life I will have enough time to - I need to do activities before my brain can second guess my potential.
- I'm connected to many people: teachers, friends, family and they all know people - contact them if you're more comfortable and find opportunities.
- Go to events at least once every month if you can.
- Present yourself well
- Eye contact
- Smile
- Good posture
- Plan points to say
- Plan route around the event/be on time
- Dress well
- Open questions - not a yes or no answer, keep them talking
- If you're struggling to leave the conversation/ you feel awkward
- take a drink to recompose, always have one handy
- finish their sentence to try and take over talking and then close with 'Yes that's great. I will keep that in mind. Thank you for your advice, it was really helpful. I hope we can meet again soon.'
- Contact as many people as you can!
- Research the best person for you to contact for the opportunity you want
- Guess password. First inital, last name @ company.co.uk
Careers in Animation:
- Get a job even for a day a week to sho9w you have transferable skills
- Won't get a job in animation straight out of uni
- High demand and critical roles aren't given to students
- occasionally bg designers and writers or concept planners might get a job from uni
- start as a runner and watch or TRY to get a shadow job
- Level 7?? Apprenticeship shadow jobs
- Screen skills
- Student jobs
- Apprenticeships are tailored so you can learn as you go.
- Attitude - don't use 'I guess I like this/ I suppose I'm good at that'
- Talent - show them everything you can do without being taught.
- Strong LinkedIn
- gets lots of freelance without advertisement
- High value info and use key words
- Adobe
- 3D
- Rigging
- Concept
- Character and background design
- Don't use character profile picture, use face
- Passion and enthusiasm
WHAT NOW?:
- Make a LinkedIn
- Make an avatar profile picture of me for Instagram - bio should describe me , not marvel haha
- Take a good photo (preferable once I've had a haircut) for LinkedIn
- Start contacting professionals
- Try to find a part time job/ apprenticeship or at least start commissions
- Keep learning new things, even if it's just me learning BSL again
- Look in to Level 7 :O
- Don't compare myself to others as hard, they have tough lives too - maybe get off technology/ at least my phone more so I compare less
- Post stuff frequently but apart, started doing in the last 2 weeks between 2 accounts and it's going well!!
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