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5 Ways Television Station GM Candidates Can Separate Themselves and Win the Job

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Landing a General Manager role in today’s broadcast landscape isn’t about having “been around long enough” or “running a tight ship.” That baseline is assumed. The real differentiator is whether you can convincingly blend operator discipline with growth-minded aggression — without sounding like you’re trying to be two different people in the same interview. Stations

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Recruiting Used to Be a Profession. Now It’s a Software Filter.

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Yes, I’m old enough to remember when resumes showed up in the mail. And get this — we posted job ads only in the local newspaper. Yikes. Actual newspapers and snail mail. Resumes delivered by the United States Postal Service, to an office, in an envelope, on expensive “executive” resume paper that could double as

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Stop Saying This in Interviews: “Mutual Parting of the Ways”

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There are certain phrases in recruiting that sound polished, reasonable, and professionally neutral, and still immediately change the temperature of a conversation. In media recruiting, “mutual parting of the ways” is one of them. To be clear, it is not automatically disqualifying. But it is close enough to a disqualifier in practice that experienced hiring

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Media Industry Recruiting: 10 Smart Tips, Tricks, and Career Hacks That Actually Matter

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The media industry is one of the smallest “big industries” in America. Television, radio, digital, streaming, sales, engineering, creative, executive leadership — everybody knows somebody who knows somebody. There’s no six degrees of separation here like the Kevin Bacon game. In media, it’s usually one or two phone calls before someone knows your background, work

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Why Recruiters Don’t Hand Over the Keys to the Castle on First Contact

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There’s a funny thing that happens in recruiting, especially in media. A recruiter reaches out to a candidate about a “confidential opportunity,” and within five minutes the candidate wants the company name, the hiring manager’s name, salary, team structure, job description, budget approval status, and sometimes the CEO’s blood type — all before agreeing to

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Your LinkedIn Inbox Is a Graveyard — And It Might Be Killing Your Career

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There’s a special kind of chaos happening on LinkedIn right now. It’s not the cringe hustle-posts, the “I’m humbled to announce…” essays written like hostage notes, or the AI-generated thought leadership from people who haven’t had an original thought since Vine died. The real disaster is simpler and much more common: people desperately want better

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Breaking Into the Spotlight: Interview Tips for the Media Industry (Including Local TV Management Roles)

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The media industry is fast-paced, competitive, and constantly evolving. Whether you’re aiming for an on-air role, a production job, or a leadership position at a local television station, interviews in this field go far beyond rehearsed answers. Employers are looking for creativity, adaptability, and a deep understanding of how media connects with audiences. Here’s how

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Life After “Extinction Alert” Article…What now?

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So, where do we go from here, legacy broadcast television? I recently published an article titled “Extinction Alert? – Recruiting Into Local Television Today. Is “The Great Resignation” Real?” If you missed it, please find it here …And also consider checking out the follow-up piece anonymously listing comments received from the article at the Carver

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Overwhelming Reaction From Article “Extinction Alert? – Recruiting into Local Television Today. Is “The Great Resignation” Real?”

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I am humbled by how many media industry professionals read, shared, discussed, and commented on Carver Talent’s recent Op-ed article discussing the state of local television recruiting today. And I think it is also important to share some of these comments. Sour grapes? Real emotion? Frustration? Yep. And 100% supportive of the intent of the

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Extinction Alert? – Recruiting Into Local Television Today. Is “The Great Resignation” Real?

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A television station Executive Producer candidate literally started to cry during a recent phone interview to discuss local news management opportunities. Yes, really. Perhaps for the first time during my decades-long career, I made a candidate cry. A diverse, very intelligent, and extremely good at what she does up-and-coming candidate at that. Perhaps some of

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