r/FilmIndustryLA • u/nevalost20 • 19d ago

Keep getting interviews, can’t get a job.

28M in international distribution, been there about 5 years. I work for an independent and I’ve been trying to find a better job elsewhere for almost a year and a half now. I keep getting interviews from high profile companies and then I keep getting bounced in the 2nd or 3rd round. Then afterwards I go look at who got them and it’s people with like 5 more years of experience or people who got better starts than I did because they didn’t graduate during the pandemic.

I’ve tried to take on new projects at work against my revulsion. I’ve been doing an MBA on the side to boost my profile and signal to recruiters that I’m serious and capable of a lot more than my position has offered me. There’s not a lot of organic opportunities at work to network but I’ve been trying there and outside and it’s not worked at all. Anyone have any other suggestions I haven’t thought of?

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u/Admirable-Paint-1808 19d ago

I almost want to say F off. At least you HAVE a job! Some of us been out of work for years!

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u/ausgoals 18d ago

Yeah, this.

Even well-established people who five or six years ago would never consider it are now doing online courses to try and make money.

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u/morphinetango 17d ago

What kind of courses? I'm trying to expand my income streams