Hello everyone! I wanted to get your opinion on something. I read an article about how a girl got a job at Nike by sending them a sheet cake with her resume on it. I’m tired of getting passed up for promotions at my job at a news organization. My friend and I want to buy donuts and place a dozen at every newsroom with a stack of our resumes next to them. We were thinking of leaving a card saying “Have a resume with your donut!” Is this a bad idea?

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Some places that I’ve worked have security and safety policies against eating food sent by the audience. That might apply here.

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That’s okay! Your input still made me thoughtful on how I can improve upon my idea.

Unfortunately it's not a bad idea but people don't take others serious if they physically drop off resumes. It's all on line. If you printed a QR code that linked to your resume. You might be able to drop off cards or put them with their coffee?

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What’s the job goal you have, and what’s the market? You say newsroom, so I assume it’s a TV station…. If you have less than 5 years experience in an ACTUAL role and are looking for a job in a top market, it’s not going to happen. Places like that don’t take chances. You’d need to look in small town places, ie Midwest, ND, Montana, etc.

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I would love to move up to an Associate Producer position or Production Assistant. I have been with the company for 2 years and I was an AP at a small market station. I have trained all the new hires on our team since I was hired and trained with the PJs. I regularly go out into the field to assist them on shoots. The issue is that my current position is contractual, but they keep extending it because they need the help. I keep hearing all this praise from higher up producers, PJs, and managers. It just sucks to hear all the praise and to be told other departments are keeping their eye out for me, but still not get a promotion. The company has gone through quite a few changes recently but they just posted some new openings. I’m trying to get more creative with how I get my name/resume out there.

Please note that we have each shadowed people, connected with people in person and through LinkedIn, and have gone for any development opportunities and programs provided by the company. We just want a fair chance.

Not a bad idea. Something a little more shelf stable might be better. I could see this working better outside of news as they get sent a lot of hate mail and whatnot.

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