I remembered an interesting conversation I had with some of the people at work about resumes and cover letters, and so forth- it’s who you know, not what you know.
Case in point one of my coworkers had heard through the grapevine that Nickelodeon was hiring, but when she checked the website? Nothing there, even though she knew for a fact positions were open.
Also? A second co-workers said she had heard that Dreamworks won’t even put up PA listings online because they don’t want their website flooded with all thsoe eagers college grads begging to go get coffee. So even IF the jobs are there, they aren’t always going to be listed.
Finally, my supervisor told me how he got his first job: he was a PA on a reality show, the producer liked him, and got him a job as a Post-production PA on his next gig, no questions asked. He told me that if he got another job and they asked him who he knew and trusted, if he named me? Hired no question.
So it’s who you know, not what you know! So go forth and network! Or else!