EOC Week 7: LinkedIn

LinkedIn is another social network that is designed to market any individual to make connections with people and even getting a job. Unlike facebook, myspace, etc, LinkedIn is more professional and focuses on your strengths in a job field. To me, I see it as a online resume and people can easily link up with you and easily get in contact you through instant messaging. As college students, this social media outlet can be a helpful tool, especially when you are about to graduate. Some of the benefits are "1.) Getting Job Email Alerts, 2.) Connecting With People, 3.) Conducting Company Research, 4.) Getting Recommendations, 5.) Letting Companies Find You, 6.) Connecting With Other Students, and 7.) Landing International Jobs." 

EOC Week 6: Seduction of the Online Web Surfer

One of the techniques to draw employers in to my website is to have a sizzle reel that is 15 seconds long. The video would be on the front page of my website along with all my contact information already at the top. With the sizzle real in the front page, employers would automatically be taken into a glimpse of my best work and in hope to want to look through my gallery to further more have a better insight of my latest works. Also in my gallery, you will find my demo reel, which is a 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 minutes long of my work. Forbes suggest that we should focus on content creation. "Good content markets itself. When you put the effort into building and promoting great pieces of content, the natural result is more traffic to your website via shares and referrals." It is said to always have fresh content every time anyone visits your page. One way to do this is to have a twitter account placed out somewhere on the side of your front page. The content would have updates on your latest works and projects and even suggestions on new camera gear, articles, etc. This allows people to build a certain relationship with you and trust that every time one visits your page that you will have updated information on the latest trends. Another plus about this technique is that people are allowed to ask questions via social media. "When you see people asking questions online, provide whatever helpful information you can. Doing so will earn you both website traffic and customers for life." - Forbes Magazine. 

EOC Week 5: How will you organize your job search time and follow up to get results?

In order to begin a job search, you would first have to have idea where you would like to go. Finding your ideal job is not easy, but you would not just want to work somewhere that would completely waste your time and having no interests in it. Look for your interest, what type of work environment fits you, and even the type of people you like working with. There are even self assessment tests online to help you find out your strengths and weaknesses. This would give you an idea moving forward and minimize job searches. Keeping yourself organized is very crucial when applying for jobs, especially  in keeping track of all the resumes you have sent out. Follow up on every application you have sent out to employers. I would patiently wait about a few days to follow up on an application. During that wait, I would make sure that my demo reel and resume is still up to date and even continuing to update for future applications. You only have a few seconds to catch the attention of employers to your website, so having it appealing really plays an important factor.

Week 2: Artists Statement

Cinematographer with professional experience in multimedia, specializing in digital filmmaking and videoproduction. Definite abilities in leadership, organizational decision-making, planning, and team building.