[BC] TV Stuff

[RichardBJohnson at comcast.net]

You can tell them the truth. If you haven't had much experience with Digital
TV because you've been bogged down with hum-bars and ground-loops with the
NTSC stuff, then just say it. Tell the interviewer that you are looking forward
to maintaining some modern equipment for a change.

Here is something I learned a long time ago, and it is very important.
I've had to take many aural examinations and I've had several job interviews
in my 40+ year career.

Let the examiner talk. Let's face it, the examiner doesn't know you and is
probably like a fish out of water when he/she has to interview someone.

Therefore, they are likely to start talking about -anything, just to make
the uncomfortable scene just a bit more bearable. Everybody likes the sound
of their own voice. It's believable and is the response from a knowledgeable
person. Let them talk. Chances are they will sell you to themselves,
believing that you were an extremely intelligent speaker and listener.

I was first taught about this when I was preparing to take my Commercial
Pilot examination which is in three parts; the written exam, the aural
exam, and then the flight exam. The written examination was passed and the
day came for me to take the aural and flight part.

The examiner had once owned and managed an airport. For the next 30 minutes
I listened to him complain about losing the business and the property. I don't
think I had to answer a single technical question. Then came the flight part;
He said to plan a cross-country trip and file a flight-plan which I did, to
the airport he used to own. Reroute, he decided to "divert" back to our
airport of departure, which I promptly did with a gentle turn back in the
direction from which we came. I never did any of the "commercial maneuvers"
for which I had practiced at great length and expense because it was a
"complex" airplane, expensive to rent.

I was told that it was obvious that I was a well-trained, competent,
commercial pilot. I had aced the test.

Using the same technique, I have never gone on a job interview in which
I was not ultimately offered a job. Of course, I once went on an interview-
from-hell in which I turned down the job offer which came many months after
the interview. I had already gotten a decent job. That company was Amplifier
Research.

Cheers,
Richard B. Johnson
Work: http://www.Route495Software.com/
Book: http://www.AbominableFirebug.com/

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jason R." <jyrussell at academicplanet.com>
Cc: "Broadcasters' Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>

Ok, I gotta quit playing around for a minute.  The below should give a good 
general idea of what's up.

  I am expecting to get a call for an interview regarding a job at a TV 
station in the area.
I'm not completely clueless about tv, although I'm bumping along the bottom, 
so to speak.
take a second and review below what I know so far about TV::