interview for internship at posthouse...

Sithxace

Sithxace

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im going on an interview tomorrow for a internship interview for a post house. I was wondering i a polo and jeans work fine? Also any tips for the interview? This will be my first editor/internship interview.
 
Yeah, just make sure the jeans are clean.

For the interview don't BS or try and show off how smart you think you are. I mean, answer questions honestly but nothing turns people off more than a know-it-all intern.

If you haven't already read up on the place you are interviewing at. Showing an interest in what the companies does goes a long way.

Go prepared w/questions about the job, the company, etc.,.

Try to stay relaxed and be yourself. This industry is all built around how well people 'mesh' together so personality and 'vibe' is very important.

good luck.

-A
 
it was different that what i expected, i came sat in his office, he was real busy so he just said real fast any questions and when can i start. had me go to 2 interns at the time and spoke with them a bit, cane bak and just talked, eh said pretty much just show up when u want and ill fit u in the schedule... if u dont come at all idc, u come alot idc, its up to u if u want the experience, ill sign what ever whenever. he said i can go out on shoots or i can hang witht he editors.

it ended up being a full on production house, not just a post house.
 
Hope you can make the most if it - when I use interns, it is for specific tasks where I teach them how to work within a professional environment or workflow hopefully developing both their craft and social skills to meet the industry's needs and my needs at the time of the internship. As their skills get honed, their interest grows and can be used in paying situations when the job arises.

Michael
 
Sithxace said:
cane bak and just talked, eh said pretty much just show up when u want and ill fit u in the schedule... if u dont come at all idc, u come alot idc, its up to u if u want the experience
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If I may offer some unsolicited advice for you in your new internship gig (along with my congrats), please make sure you never, ever write or otherwise communicate with anyone within the company in the manner above, even to other like-minded young interns. This reads like dead-on slacker-ese to me, and if I were your boss, and privy to it, my estimation of your potential would drop like a rock.

I have a fair amount of occasions to associate with young people in the film industry (presumably) like yourself, both in person and in written correspondence, and to me at least, one of the distinctions I make almost immediately is in how the individual presents him/herself in those interactions, most particularly the written ones. The polite, articulate speaker/careful typist gets a huge leg up on their conversely-(dis)abled counterparts. In about five seconds...

Grammar, care in speech, and so on have become massively endangered by way too many Gen-Y-er's who evidently deem it unimportant, or even worse, uncool. Nothing could be further from the truth. The flipside is that the ever-diminishing number of younger folks who *do* get it where this is concerned are already ahead of 75% of the pack before they even come out of the gate.

If I sound like "dad" or a schoolteacher here I apologize, sincerely - I remember how that feels, and I didn't like it either. But you might find yourself wanting to thank me when you get promoted above intern-grade before most of the others because you listened. It's an easy thing to get right - always capitalize sentences, never use "u" for "you", or shortcuts like "idc". Demonstrate a focused, professional attitude to *all* your associates - not just your boss and your clients, but co-workers, secretaries...the guy who delivers the office supplies... All those people will talk to your boss...about *you*. Trust me - you want to be on the right side of that curve...

Of course you can still be the young cool dude you are - I'm not suggesting you turn yourself into a Dudley Do-Right, and nobody likes a phony. But a nice blend of cool-guy and buttoned-up-guy, and knowing when and how hard to play each of those cards will get you a long, long way.

My $.02
 
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hey thx for the reminder... theres two sides of me theres this sde of me a nd then theres the professional side of me, so sending emails to these interns for example... i would never speak like this.
 
So, you assume nobody at that place cruises video forums. Don't do that.
You've been given a golden opportunity. Embrace it. Run with it. Be thinking about the salary you'll be asking for in a matter of time as a result of paying your dues.
Please don't think that any of us started under much different circumstances. You get respect, sir.
But you'll earn it first.
 
Ted Spencer said:
If I may offer some unsolicited advice for you in your new internship gig (along with my congrats), please make sure you never, ever write or otherwise communicate with anyone within the company in the manner above, even to other like-minded young interns. This reads like dead-on slacker-ese to me, and if I were your boss, and privy to it, my estimation of your potential would drop like a rock.
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That's the second time today I've agreed with Ted. He's reading my mind :)

Consider all emails professional correspondence, like a letter. In this age of email, skype,
facebook and twitter, you sometimes never meet a client or colleague face-to-face. The
only way they know you, and judge you, is by your writing.

Peter
 
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