Task 5 - Be able to prepare personal career development material

Freelance Presenters

Adur FM

West Sussex

Apply by Jun 08, 2012

Adur FM is an internet radio station based in West Sussex with an RSL scheduled (subject to Ofcom approval).

We are looking for Freelance Presenters to be part of our on air team to present “live” or “voice track”, voice tracking can be done remotely from your home/studio.

If you are passionate about music (predominantly 80’s & 70’s) enjoy “local”, and during live shows are able to interact with your audience? Then we would love to hear from you!

These are currently un-paid positions but may be a stepping stone to a “paid” position within our exciting plans.

To apply:
To apply, please send a short mp3 demo and cv to jobs@adurfm.com

 

http://www.radiotalent.co.uk/radio-jobs/adur-fm/freelance-presenters

 

Above is a live job advertisment which is currently being advertised on the internet. The internet is a vast matter of information and so anyone wishing to find a job, looking on the internet is the best way to go about that as it is very independant and useful and gives the dates of when the advertisement was published and any contact details and other important details that the person applying for the job may need to know, such as the contracted hours and skills required.

 

Show Reel - This is a dvd which consists of showing all the work in which you have made. However, it is created so that snippets of your work are shown, mainly the best bits, and made into a reel of footage and evidence of the things you have created or done within your area of expertise. This allows the person or people who are employing you, to see for themselves the level at which you can work.

 

Portfolio - For those people who may have not produced things which can be shown on dvd, such as art work or fashion work and lots of written work, which can only be seen in books, a portfolio is another way of allowing the interviewer to see for themselves the work which you have done. It is a book or a folder in which the main aspects, and your best bits, of your work are collected and put together to show evidence of all that you have learnt and can do.

 

Website - If you are wanting to create a website and apply for a job in ways which allow you to do this, then you may make a website for your interview so that the interviewer can have proof and evidence that this is what you have done and are capable of. You can make websites quirky and fun to look around and so by showing all of these skills, it will impress the interviewer more.

 

KEY ELEMENTS OF PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOUR

 Research - In most interviews that you go to, the interviewer will no doubt ask you whether you have researched the company that you are applying for in order to find out some history of how the company began and how it has become more well known as time has gone on. This shows that you have taken interest into the job that you are applying for and were keen to find out more about them in order to answer the interviewers questions. It will also show responsibility and enthusiasm, two things which are cherished within a working environment.

 

Verbal Communication - It is important, when attending an interview, to come across as intelligent and well spoken with plenty of manners. You must come across as confident in the way that you are speaking, so speak loudly but do not shout. You must sound confident in the way that you answer your questions so as not to show any uncertainty in what you are saying and to make the interviewer believe you and have confidence also in what you are saying to them.

 

Non verbal communication - This is mainly about how you come across as a person depending on your body language and the way you dress. For an interview you should, mainly, dress as smartly as you can to make it seem like you have made an effort in what you are about to do and show that you are enthusiastic about appearing nice and setting a good first impression, which will be greatly honoured especially if the company in which you are applying for, has a front on approach to its customers and meets new people everyday. Your body language must seem confident, but not over confident so that people may be too scared or timid to approach you. A smile is always the way forward as it makes you seem approachable and friendly. You must not slouch, as this makes you come across as shy and having no confidence in yourself or what you are doing and saying. Make sure that your posture is correct and that your shoulders are held back, creating a straight back and a more professional and confident look.

This is also based on how you dress and the things in which people see when they meet you. For example, tatoos and piercings. It is sensible to turn up to work with your tatoo's covered and to make sure that you are wearing subtle jewellery so that it is not too obtrusive, unless the company in which you work for does not mind this, but be careful to ask first before you reveal your tatoo's and wear over the top jewellery.