4thWall

Well, this is my last week at MTV. I’ve learned so much in ten short weeks that I don’t even know if I covered it all in my posts so far. Rather than talk about all of the small little things I’ve learned like Movie Magic Budgeting Software or expense reports, I’d rather talk about my networking experience so far.

So I’ve had the opporunity to PA on a couple of shoots for MTV. At those shoots I met a lot of nice people and I have stayed in touch with them throughout the duration of my internship. With both of my internships ending on Friday, I’ve kicked up my networking game a notch.

I became friends with a few of the PA’s from the shoots and have already realized that those are valuable friendships. I’ve gotten called numerous times by them during my internships about shoots they are working on that need PA’s. See 63, the work is out there we just have to find it!

I also became close with one of the production managers on one of the shoots and I have been talking to him specifically over the past few weeks. He doesn’t have anything available for me right now but he said these exact words,

“Please stay in touch because timing is everything.”

Timing is everything. Every since he said that it is all that I can think about. Timing. The second he said that numerous questions popped in my head. If timing is everything, why did I go to college for five years? If timing is everything, what’s the point of even having a resume?

 The more and more I think about it, the more and more I realize that timing really is everything. Timing, networking, and getting lucky. That is what it comes down to. I’ve applied to over 30 jobs online and haven’t heard back from any of them. Networking is what leads to jobs, not online applications. Newhouse definitely prepared me for how tough getting into this business is going to be but I have to get honest, not hearing back from 30 employers can get a little disheartening. However, with a little bit of timing, a whole lot of networking, and a tad bit of luck, I truly hope we all find what we’ve been looking for.  I’d love to hear your opinions on this or even use it as a chance to vent if you are as frustrated as I am. God Speed 63.