Careers

Task One:

Good communication skills - Works well as a team; can listen to other people's ideas and incorporate them as appropriate

Good with IT software - Photoshop and Premier Pro picked up quite easily from college.

Good leadership skills - Listen to others ideas, make sure everyone is busy.

Task Two:

Part-time:

A part time job is very useful for students who have college and school as well as they can earn money whilst still in education. The hours will be less than full time jobs.

Full-time:

A job that takes up most hours of the week and leaves no time for education.

GCSE:

General Certificate of Secondary Education: exams that are taken at the end of high school.

AS/A Level:

Qualifications that are gained at sixth form/college, this is the step of education after high school and before Uni or a job/apprenticeship.

Level 1, Level 2, Level 3:

Level 1 is correspondent to one GCSE grade at D-G grade. Level 2 is equivalent to one GCSE grade at A*-C. Level 3 is equivalent to one to five A Levels at A*-C

Pass, Merit and Distinction (BTEC National):

The grades of the BTEC National courses.

• DDD - AAA
• DDM - AAC
• DMM - ACC
• MMM - CCC
• MMP - CCE
• MPP - CEE
• PPP - EEE

Vocational:

Courses that are vocational are directly related to occupation or employment.

Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree:

These are the levels of degrees given at University. Bachelor is the first level and is given after 3 or so years of study. Master's degrees are the second level and are given after varying amounts depending on university.

Task Three:

Film Editor:

As a film or video editor, you'll be responsible for assembling recorded raw material into a finished product that's suitable for broadcasting. The material may include camera footage, dialogue, sound effects, graphics and special effects.

Runner:

Runners act as general assistants, working under the direction of the producer and other production staff, to undertake whatever basic tasks are required to ensure the smooth running of the production process.

Task four:

National Press:

Certain national newspapers like the Guardian are required to have a section for job advertisements as a method of recruitment.

Trade Press: 

Trade press means that there are specialised magazines out there with job advertisements pertaining to a certain trade.

The Internet:

Jobs can be advertised on websites for certain companies which feature email forms and other ways to apply directly online, or jobs can be advertised on social media sites like Facebook or Twitter.

Word of mouth: 

Word of mouth is referring someone to a job or the like by just telling them.

Internal Promotion:

This is all about working your way up the ladder within a company or place of work, for instance starting as a runner and ending up a director.

Personal Contacts and Networking:

It's important to build up a contact list of skilled individuals that you know that could help out with projects, or get you work with certain projects.

Task Five:

Task Six:

Showreel: 

A showreel is a short videotape containing examples of an actor's or director's work for showing to potential employers.

Personal Website: 

It can be a blog or a more traditional website which is full of work, contact info etc of the person.

Portfolio:

A portfolio (or e-portfolio) is a collection of one's work in its entirety, either paper based or digitally if its an e-portfolio. It's useful for taking to interviews and showing employers.

Task Seven:

Interviewing:

Do's:

• Dress smartly 
• Speak clearly and confidently. 
• First impressions really do count - studies show that employers make a decision about whether to hire you within the first seven minutes on average
• Find out where the venue is beforehand, how to get there and how long it takes
• Get your outfit ready the night before
• Find out what kind of interview it will be so you can prepare

Don'ts:

• Don't be late
• Don't swear or use slang words
• Don't slouch in your seat or do anything that makes you look uninterested
• Don't smoke
• Don't argue with the interviewer, no matter what.
• Don't let your nerves show too much

Presentation:

Do's:

• Check what is expected of you when invited to speak
• Prepare in plenty of time
• Establish a clear structure
• Prepare good, summarised notes
• Plan and rehearse the start with care
• Put pace and enthusiasm into your delivery
• Ensure you are clearly audible to everyone

Don'ts:

• Prepare too much material: check your timing
• Try to do without speaker's notes
• Read the script verbatim
• Start with an apology
• Risk weak or dodgy jokes
• Rock, sway or use repetitive gestures

Self-presentation:

Do's:

• Be confident
• Dress nice and smart but also appropriate for the job
• Consider your answers carefully
• Be nice to people

Don'ts:

• Don't use words that you do not fully understand
• Don't cut people off or not listen to them
• Don't hesitate too much

Task Eight: 

Training on the job / continued professional development:

This is simply learning how to do new things within the environment of a job, so one is learning new skills whilst also having stable income.

Sector skills councils:

SSCs help people find jobs within a trade or sector, and help them know which skills they need for what jobs and how to get there.

Career services:

These help students find temporary work such as internships, work experience and summer jobs that are related to their courses.

Self-training:

This is where someone teaches themselves a skill that they use later on in life, either out of necessity or interest.

Task Nine: