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I almost had a whole week of MeTime in New York with the wonderful Ms. Rita. I spent my spring break investigating work/art job options in New York while hanging out with friends and family. It was a lovely, jammed packed few days full of good food, great art, laughter and amazing people. It's so important to remember how lucky we are to have people of substance in our lives and spend time valuing these relationships instead of letting them slip into the 'taken for granted'.
While soaking up time with people I love, I was working to build new friendships with arts management alumni who are working in New York. The process of finding a job can be so daunting and overwhelming - but ultimately comes down to knowing the right people.
Instead of the traditional internet research/job fair route, I'm approaching my career options holistically from a people-centric perspective. Good people lead me to other good people - and the cycle continues...
It's refreshing to feel like the simple connection between people who went to the same university can bring such a supportive and warm relationship. Even when the people I spoke to were in careers that are not at all along the same path as mine, they were interested in engaged in my ideas and plans for the future.
When you want to see gold in life - goodness surfaces...
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The advice and support that you give to yourself applies to me as well. A people-centric approach is the probably the way to do it in the arts world, and just being happy and confident is probably the best way to go about job searching in any world.
ReplyDeleteYes, yes, YES!!!
ReplyDeleteI watch so many of my friends overlook about the importance of tapping their network, and their friends networks, to help them in their job search. It is absolutely one of the most important methods and best way to move one's career forward. I've seen informational interviews lead to employment time and time again. (Not to mention, the practice of an interview, whether real or informational, is good practice.)
I was talking with a friend who is an executive recruiter about this very thing the other day. She had a mid-level marketing position that she had received 1,000 applications for...a 1,000! That's impossible to read and sort through, and this is happening with every position a company or organization posts. So if you know someone who can get your resume to the top, or better yet, set you up with a meeting that is HUGE. Most places are only going to pull about 10 people in for any given position. If you're one of them, you odds just went from 1/1,000 to 1/10. And, coming from my experience on the hiring side - any time a respected colleague or acquaintance can recommend someone personally that means a lot since someone can always appear amazing on paper or in person but turn out to be a disaster once they are in the role.
So, all of that said, if you decide to look at opportunities in Chicago, let me know. I have a fairly extensive network in the arts out here from studying at the Art Institute and I would be happy to make some introductions. :)