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ConstantAmazement t1_j6nsqix wrote
Reply to LPT Request: I am a recent gradute looking for work. It seems applying for jobs on sites like LinkedIn is a lost cause. by [deleted]
Identify your target companies. Find out what temp agency they use. Take any job offered. Once you are in, you will have access to internal hiring boards not accessible to the public, and to hiring managers. Source: That is how I went from a lowly temp data entry job to a perm senior position in two years.
hopefullylastone t1_j6nsot2 wrote
Reply to comment by FriendOfShaq in LPT Request: I am a recent gradute looking for work. It seems applying for jobs on sites like LinkedIn is a lost cause. by [deleted]
Did yall sleep when "they" said to research career prospects, too?
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11SomeGuy17 t1_j6ns7t6 wrote
I mean, if you know them, use your best judgment. My brother does stuff like this regularly where I'm out maybe coming home from work or something and just offers me a ride because we live pretty close. This seems like quite a normal thing for people who are close. Family and good friends generally like helping each other out and seeing each other. Same deal with friends and my Aunt who'll sometimes see me out walking in rain or something and offer me a ride just because they care.
Not everyone is out to get you. Ofcourse you should always use your best judgment, if its just some random person I'm not stepping a foot in that car but I generally heavily vet those close to me so anyone who I trust enough to consider a friend is someone I'd trust. Although not everyone vets their friends particularly well so I understand having some mistrust but really, if I thought someone was gonna do something to me they wouldn't be my friend in the first place.
hopefullylastone t1_j6ns7kn wrote
Reply to comment by floydly in LPT Request: I am a recent gradute looking for work. It seems applying for jobs on sites like LinkedIn is a lost cause. by [deleted]
10x more expensive, 10x more useless, too
RascalRibs t1_j6ns6ts wrote
I've picked up people who were walking in bad weather. No bad intentions.
Still probably good advice though.
stuloch t1_j6ns5b2 wrote
Hear that kids, don't even trust your parents.
Family holiday to Disneyland? Maybe it's a cover for a trip to Incestland
throwRAdating_dad t1_j6ns1qf wrote
Reply to comment by sleeplessjade in [LPT] Do not buy a gift card if it comes with same value as the money that was paid for it. by an0nym0us11
Same in California. Gift cards can’t expire here. Varies by state in the US.
FoghornLegday t1_j6nrzvb wrote
Reply to LPT: Don't break out small or corner windows if you lock your keys in your car. by Bailmage
Just call a locksmith
ChrisPChicken04 t1_j6nrxi8 wrote
This goes without saying. Didn’t need the tip
Antique-Carrot-2831 t1_j6nrno1 wrote
Reply to LPT request: How do I overcome the freedom and anxiety of having to begin a new day? by itgoesdownandup
I'm the same. Don't want tomorrow to come. Hide in bed. Depression.
keepthetips t1_j6nriqv wrote
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enlitenme t1_j6nrh7d wrote
Are we talking hollywood? Broadway? Off-broadway? Local films?
Some of my theatre friends went to acting school. I think 2 are doing professional theatre and had to move for that opportunity. 1 got a gig on a cruise ship. 1 is a stage manager for Mirvish.
The rest just do community theatre here and hold day jobs. Some do comedy nights or whatever to scratch the itch.
Some make local films (or Toronto, which is close) doing sets, writing, etc. That appears to be gig work.
I don't think you make a lot acting anything but hollywood famous.
TheOriginal_Dka13 t1_j6nr81r wrote
Reply to comment by FriendOfShaq in LPT Request: I am a recent gradute looking for work. It seems applying for jobs on sites like LinkedIn is a lost cause. by [deleted]
Well yes and no, and they don't do a good job at explaining it more accurately. You have to decide on a path that either has lots of jobs, or you know your way into one if it doesn't. You gotta look at job availability even before yoy choose that degree. Getting your "dream" degree when there are no or very few jobs for it is just a waste of 50k+.
Mindraker t1_j6nr5rq wrote
Reply to LPT: Don't break out small or corner windows if you lock your keys in your car. by Bailmage
not a LPT: make a copy of your key and keep the spare copy in your anus
BellyScratchFTW OP t1_j6nr0rh wrote
Reply to comment by cbessette in LPT: If you are considering learning a musical instrument or learning to sing, I highly recommend also learning the basics of a piano. Knowing your way around a keyboard will help you understand what you're doing on all other instruments and while singing. by BellyScratchFTW
Exactly this! This is especially useful for a bassist who is normally playing a note in the chord somewhere (usually root with “passing” chord tones).
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floydly t1_j6nqxil wrote
Reply to comment by ZidorK in LPT Request: I am a recent gradute looking for work. It seems applying for jobs on sites like LinkedIn is a lost cause. by [deleted]
they have a Masters of Arts, lil more commitment then a BA
Potterco24 t1_j6nqwla wrote
Reply to comment by Awordofinterest in LPT: Is it possible to learn how to drive in 28 days? by SuperDuperMarvel7
People do plenty of learning with instructors and with other licensed drivings teaching them live. And i never said you stop learning. Fine, I’ll give you that you didn’t say “minimum”, still focused on passing the test tho which is misguided
jrhawk42 t1_j6nqsz7 wrote
I'll start of by saying acting as a career is a highly competitive field. So if you want to act professionally then I'd say be prepared to move to an area w/ a lot of jobs and start auditioning. You probably won't make it because you not only need to be talented, but also connected, and very lucky. I'd stay away from schools and tutors unless you get a big break and realize you need more training to actually move forward w/ a career.
If you're looking to do it as a hobby there's plenty of stuff you can do. Join a local theater group, find an online community, write/produce/act in your own soap opera videos. Honestly I think w/ how the world is today you might have a better chance turning professional making tiktok soap opera videos as you would auditioning for roles in Hollywood.
DavidANaida t1_j6nqmk8 wrote
Reply to comment by TheElusiveHolograph in LPT: Don't break out small or corner windows if you lock your keys in your car. by Bailmage
Milwaukee actually. Do y'all think homeless people only exist on the west coast?
Nubadopolis t1_j6nqlv2 wrote
Reply to comment by BellyScratchFTW in LPT: If you are considering learning a musical instrument or learning to sing, I highly recommend also learning the basics of a piano. Knowing your way around a keyboard will help you understand what you're doing on all other instruments and while singing. by BellyScratchFTW
No I believe it still applies to percussion. Instruments involving keys are played in time like any other instrument. Hitting the right keys at the right time can be directly correlated to hitting the drums in time.
AlternativeAardvark6 t1_j6nqj8f wrote
Reply to comment by cblguy82 in LPT: If you have sick children, they should stay at home. This will help them get better faster and is a basic public health guideline. by ntrrrmilf
I keep mine at home if they have a fever. If it's just snot or a couch but they are fine otherwise are going. Little kids are snotting all over the place like 90% of the time, if I need to keep him home for that he wouldn't go to school at all.
cbessette t1_j6nqgcy wrote
Reply to LPT: If you are considering learning a musical instrument or learning to sing, I highly recommend also learning the basics of a piano. Knowing your way around a keyboard will help you understand what you're doing on all other instruments and while singing. by BellyScratchFTW
I played guitar and bass for about 20 years before I tried learning the keyboard instruments. Though I can't read music at all, just learning basic major and minor chords on the keyboard helped me understand a lot about how music works.
necrid101 t1_j6nsvfp wrote
Reply to LPT: Don't get in ANY car that randomly offers you a ride by Mindraker
Anything passes as "LPT" nowadays.