We've all heard the phrase "It's who you know" and maybe believe it to a certain degree. However, my brother's friend has been trying to get a job on a production set for quite some time. He has applied to countless places for any kind of work. Then one night he meets a guy at a party who works for a production company and has a job the next week working in production. The real kicker is that he had not been able to break into the industry for 30 years. I know this is the type of example that is spread around quickly when you can't get the job you are looking for in the field you want. However, it still seems highly likely that the only way to get in the industry is to know somebody.
I'm not one to complain about it not being fair, how do you begin to create a network of people if you are not currently into the field? Is there a strategy in for an online social network out there? Has anyone had success at these type of strategies?
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