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103 Ways to Get Into TV (By 102 Who Did, Plus Me): A Practical Post-College Survival Guide for Coming to Los Angeles and Succeeding in the Television Business
A collection of practical and tactical advice for college grads and anyone else with eyes on a TV career, as offered from executives and writers and directors and dozens of other insiders who made their ways onto and then up the Hollywood ladder.
300 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 2012
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August 10, 2013
"How do I make it in Hollywood?" Everybody wants to know, as if there were a one-size-fits-all magic answer that fits everyone for every goal.
The fact is, there is, and Jim has compiled 102 emails from people weighing in on what that secret is. As a group, they are a rising tide that offers a take-what-you-want buffet of philosophical approaches to finding a new job. Although "103 Ways..." has tons of stories of how people landed jobs as writers, production assistants, executives, and everything in between, it's actually a more practical supplement to "What Color is my Parachute?" By that, I mean that anybody trying to find a job will benefit from it, regardless of the industry.
At some point, it feels like people are saying the same things over and over, which I take not as the book being repetitive but rather as a good way for eagle-eyed readers to discern what the true best practices are for job-seekers. Whether you want to work in Hollywood, or if you just want to switch industries and do a career-pivot, buy this book. It will inspire you and it also, inadvertently, doubles as a resource list of websites to read, newsletters to subscribe to, and pointers on informational interviews. Also, Jim self-publishes this book as a labor of love -- so buy it to thank him for giving back.
The fact is, there is, and Jim has compiled 102 emails from people weighing in on what that secret is. As a group, they are a rising tide that offers a take-what-you-want buffet of philosophical approaches to finding a new job. Although "103 Ways..." has tons of stories of how people landed jobs as writers, production assistants, executives, and everything in between, it's actually a more practical supplement to "What Color is my Parachute?" By that, I mean that anybody trying to find a job will benefit from it, regardless of the industry.
At some point, it feels like people are saying the same things over and over, which I take not as the book being repetitive but rather as a good way for eagle-eyed readers to discern what the true best practices are for job-seekers. Whether you want to work in Hollywood, or if you just want to switch industries and do a career-pivot, buy this book. It will inspire you and it also, inadvertently, doubles as a resource list of websites to read, newsletters to subscribe to, and pointers on informational interviews. Also, Jim self-publishes this book as a labor of love -- so buy it to thank him for giving back.
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