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National Press

National press, are newspapers that are produced for the whole country to read, and will specifically have their own section for jobs.              

An example of national press would be 'The Guardian' newspaper, as they are produced for the whole country and will have a section within the newspaper which advertises jobs, some of which will be for the TV and Film industry. For instance ITV may place an advert into 'The Guardian' for a new camera operator, to which many people would be able to see the advert and apply.

As a job seeker, the national press is very beneficial as jobs would be very well advertised for anyone too see them , as well as knowing that the job would be legitimate. The negative impacts of seeing the job in the national newspapers, is the fact that everyone can see it and many people will apply for it. So there will be some stiff competition for the job.

As the employer, ITV, they are able to have an abundance of applicants for the specific job. The downside to having so many applicants is that it becomes a long process to analyse everyone and many may not even be what ITV are looking for.

Trade Press

Trade press is a magazine, with a subscription fee, that is targeted specifically for the industry and various fields within the media, (eg TV and Film.)

An example of Trade press would be 'Media week' a magazine that is designed for the media industry as whole, but does have certain sections dedicated to TV, Film and potential jobs. The subscription fee does vary though, from £33 for 3 months, to £279 for 2 years subscription.

As a member of the public that aspires to work in Tv and Film or an employee for an institution, 'Media Week' can offer jobs that are specific to the field you already work in, or wish to work in. It

also lowers competition as people that aren't involved in the industry wouldn't know about the magazine. A negative though is the fact that you may not know even know about the magazine, so whilst you want to work in the industry you may not have the knowledge of it. 

As an employer, using trade press is a particularly good way to advertise a position, whilst knowing that all applicants will  most likely have some good experience with in the industry already. O f course the negative to using 'Media Week' is that there will only be a small, concentrated amount of applicants and many of them may not even be what the employer is looking for. 

Internet

These would typically be 3rd party websites that will advertise potential job positions that need to be filled by institutions. 

Mandy.com would be an example of a 3rd party as they advertise 100's of jobs in TV and Film, from advertising a 'runners' position to editors and various other jobs with in a production crew. They will advertise the full, job description including pay, length and locations. The website effectively is a search engine for jobs in the TV and Film industry.

From an already employed person or a job seekers perspective, 'Mandy.com' is very easy to use and is very specific to, the website is able to suit your exact requirements. The negative to the website though is the fact that there will be much competition, as many people will be looking for the same job.

From an institution point of view, 'Many.com' is able to reach out to a very broad range of people, so the employer will get a good response from the advertisement. On the other hand though, with so many applicants, much like national press, many will not be suited for the job,

Word of mouth 

Word of mouth mainly involves hearing about a potential job opening from a friend, who would put your application forward to their Superior. 

Word of mouth can come in almost any example, where the job seeker has a friend already working in the industry. This method would stem from, someone gaining a job in any part of the crew, through any of the production stages.

An good thing for the employee, job seeker is that this method either allows them to get a job, in TV and Film which would be their desired industry, or it is a chance for someone to get a better job, whether that's in pay or a step higher or just given the opportunity to work for a better institution. Of course a negative is black-balling, this term refers to the person having a bad reputation, which means
that nay job they apply for they might not get because perhaps someone has heard about them and said not to employ them.

An obvious positive for an employer, is the fact that word of mouth is easy, and doesn't cost them anything. Of course the referral that the institution has employed may not be good at their job and now you have some one that you cant get rid of.

Networking

Networking much like word of mouth is hearing about the job from a person as opposed to the internet, magazine/newspaper. The difference stems from the fact that everyone will be in an event or convention that already have an attachment to the industry, and from there may here about a potential job. 

Networking is used in much of the TV and Film industry. An example would be the trades fairs events that happen every year, throughout the event, many people will be talking, taking each others numbers and then using them in the future to perhaps get a job.

This method much like word of mouth is good for the 'employee' as by gaining more contacts, more opportunities are available and it creates more chances to further their careers. Of course first of all you need the contacts for networking to actually work, and the relationship has to be constant over long periods of time.

From an institution point of view, networking means that the employee should come with a good reputation and be very committed & skilled at the job. Of course if the same people are being employed, then there becomes a creativity issue, where as employing new people, will be fresh and provide different outlooks on the project.

Personnel Contacts

This would happen through networking, where people will talk and gain new contacts, who may be know of a job that would suit you and can put your application forwards. 

Usually to gain contacts, they come from actually working with others. Most of the time, when doing unpaid work, eg an entry level job as a runner. They can gain contacts with others from the crew, that they can later contact to see if there is any more work available.

As the runner, gaining personal contacts is vital, to be able to progress in the TV and Film industry. The struggle comes from making that first step of getting, the first job and making the contact.

Having a contact that the employer can call, means that it is an easy way to secure someone that is trustworthy and committed to the job. Equally recommendations that have been suggested may actually be bad at the job, and now have an employee that isn't up to the required standards. 

Internal Promotion 

this would simply be a promotion within the company, Typically the company has to advertise the job, but it may be that they already want someone internally to be promoted. 

An example of internal promotion would be an assistant accountant, being promoted the an accountant, by the production company. As this job is on a full time contract, it is one of very few that can be internally promoted within the TV and Film industry.

Aside from gaining extra benefits like better pay, the main positive of internal promotion for the employee is sense of security, and feeling that they are doing a good job and the institution
recgonises that. The more challenging aspect of an internal promotion are people that were at the same level as you in the hierarchy, may build up resentment as they feel that you shouldn't have got that promotion.

As an employer, the positives for internal promotion are that they know the employee well, and know that the employee is very hard working and dedicated to the job. Of course is does mean that further training may be needed, as the employee may not have the required skills for the next level up.

Trade Fairs 

Theses would closely link to networking, as trade fairs are also conventions and events, where loads of people within the industry, and involved in TV and Film can go to the event with a special ticket and can meet new contacts and may find a new job. 

Many trade fairs happen all around the world, the most recent was trade fairs event in Slovakia January 2016. This is where people involved with the Tv and Film industry come to a convention, and speak to many different people, and companies.

The trade events are good for employees or job seekers, as they help to make contacts and start networking. They can potentially help people to find better jobs and better their careers, equally they can help unemployed people that have already had experience in the industry to actually get a job. But the downside to these conventions are the fact that so many people go, that you may be lost in the crowd and not get to meet/ see any of the companies that are on offer.

From an employers view point, the trade events can allow for the opportunity to find employees not only experience and skilled at their job, but also to find people that are tried and trusted with in the industry. Equally not everyone at the event may be exceptional at their job and the institution may not find what they was looking for.