Before I went to London, I spent roughly five years applying for arts administration jobs. Despite four arts admin internships, despite working my way through high school and college as an assistant with my mom's theatre company, despite two non-mom-related paid jobs in both the commercial and not-for-profit sectors (which I lost as the bottom dropped out of the economy), I considered it a good day when I got an automated response from a position to which I was applying. While wearing socks, I can count the number of interviews I booked. Now that I'm back in New York, with a freshly-minted Masters degree, I've sent out some inquiries in response to job postings. I'm still not getting responses.
At the moment, I'm scheduling auditions for a second cast of the show I produced in the summer of 2011. I sent out my audition offers on Thursday morning, requesting that people confirm their appointments. It's Saturday night (yes, I'm spending Saturday night blogging instead of going out and being young, single, and fabulous in New York City) and more than half of the people to whom we've offered audition slots have yet to confirm.
I guess I just don't understand. I do whatever I can to get a job interview. Why bother to submit yourself for a role and not respond when you get the audition?
At the moment, I'm scheduling auditions for a second cast of the show I produced in the summer of 2011. I sent out my audition offers on Thursday morning, requesting that people confirm their appointments. It's Saturday night (yes, I'm spending Saturday night blogging instead of going out and being young, single, and fabulous in New York City) and more than half of the people to whom we've offered audition slots have yet to confirm.
I guess I just don't understand. I do whatever I can to get a job interview. Why bother to submit yourself for a role and not respond when you get the audition?
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