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From Intern to Employee - 7/27/2010 11:36:11 PM
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reebz
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I've been interning at a TV station this summer and was recently promoted from intern to part-time employee while one lady is on maternity leave.
There's the chance this could lead into another part-time position as another lady is set to give birth after this one returns.
And there's then the chance that that could lead into a full-time position as contracts are set to expire in the spring.
My question is this though - how can I transition mentally from intern to employee?
How can I be sure to show them I am a good candidate for the other position?
In essence - how can I make sure I continue to put my best foot forward?
This is the first job in my field that is closer to what I want to do for my career and I want to be very smart and professional about it all - any tips?
-reba.
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RE: From Intern to Employee - 7/28/2010 8:26:36 AM
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stellaluna
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At a TV station? Put a cot in the building. Live there.
Seriously, be dependable. Always be on time, be willing to step up, volunteer for things. If contracts are at play, I assume you're in the newsroom?
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RE: From Intern to Employee - 7/28/2010 1:29:47 PM
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gotta agree with stellaluna, especially if it's production. Just take it one day at a time and and do a good job, with a good attitude and be willing to work.
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RE: From Intern to Employee - 7/28/2010 6:46:33 PM
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I am contractor right now.. doing the same thing. That's all you can do. Never complain or badmouth, blah blah.. but I'm sure you've worked before.
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RE: From Intern to Employee - 7/29/2010 12:46:30 AM
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reebz
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Seriously, be dependable. Always be on time, be willing to step up, volunteer for things. If contracts are at play, I assume you're in the newsroom?
I am in the newsroom - thank goodness! I've worked in the industry doing everything else but am finally getting in the newsroom where I'm wanting to stay.
I'm doing internet content and then the next lady due is a producer...and then the contracts are reporter positions opening up. That's what I want to be so I'm really praying and trying to continue going out after my work shifts to do stories.
The news director at this station is really great and has said he is all about keeping relationships with interns up - half of his staff are former interns.
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Never complain or badmouth, blah blah.. but I'm sure you've worked before.
I'm finding that quite easy not to do since I'm absolutely loving being at the station - even when I was 'just' an intern.
The payroll lady told me just to keep doing what I'm doing as it could very well mean I could slip right in to a permanent position - not necessarily immediately following this but in the future.
-reba.
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RE: From Intern to Employee - 7/29/2010 8:46:20 AM
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debilyn
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The payroll lady told me just to keep doing what I'm doing
Sounds like some good advice from a colleague. If you have built relationships at the station, you can tap into those for more information, especially if they are former interns, too. Networking (pardon the pun) is never a bad idea when it comes to learning how things work at the company/station. I know that I was seriously considered for a couple of positions because people who worked there knew me and knew that I was committed to doing a good job whatever task I was given.
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RE: From Intern to Employee - 7/29/2010 9:03:09 AM
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ORIGINAL: reebz
The news director at this station is really great and has said he is all about keeping relationships with interns up - half of his staff are former interns.
Something to chew on regarding that: giving this much upward mobility to interns is great for the intern to get experience - you can't ask for better. But staying in that environment can (though may not) lead to some stunted professional growth in the long term. In my (albeit limited) experience, I've seen that developing the bulk of your staff from interns can lead to an incestuous inbreeding of ideas, where growth and improvement stagnate, because they've only worked in this one place and never seen the way other places do things. Not every place is like this, but it's something to be mindful of over the next few years.
-Dan.
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RE: From Intern to Employee - 7/29/2010 9:50:48 AM
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stellaluna
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Yep, happens all the time in TV, particularly with producers.
But I would say yes, definitely do stories (and stand ups) on your off time and ask for critique from someone you trust--not someone that would be threatened by an intern suddenly reporting. (And yes, that's not a particularly welcome situation in many newsrooms, no matter what the staffers say.)
Learn the newsroom software backwards and forwards also.
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RE: From Intern to Employee - 7/29/2010 12:56:12 PM
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reebz
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quote:
ORIGINAL: iluvatar
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ORIGINAL: reebz
The news director at this station is really great and has said he is all about keeping relationships with interns up - half of his staff are former interns.
Something to chew on regarding that: giving this much upward mobility to interns is great for the intern to get experience - you can't ask for better. But staying in that environment can (though may not) lead to some stunted professional growth in the long term. In my (albeit limited) experience, I've seen that developing the bulk of your staff from interns can lead to an incestuous inbreeding of ideas, where growth and improvement stagnate, because they've only worked in this one place and never seen the way other places do things. Not every place is like this, but it's something to be mindful of over the next few years.
-Dan.
There's a healthy balance in this market. It's not a huge market but it's not a small market either. There are several former interns but just as many non-interns and non-state natives.
Most people use this particular market as a jumping ground to a bigger one - I'd be happy to start, stay, or end my career here - that staying bit is quite the anomaly with TV, but something I'm open to.
-reba.
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RE: From Intern to Employee - 7/29/2010 11:12:33 PM
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reebz
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I'm hating it too! None of the final cut hot keys work for it haha!
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