Job interview: Reflection

I am writing this back at a café near Boudha Stupa. It all happened yesterday.

I was given an assessment for a real job advertisement for Management Investigation and Recruitment Report course, with interested industry. The industry I choose was music industry. I had difficulty while looking for the job, but finally I found a vacancy in sonic fuel studios in LA west side for the post of a studio manager which was posted online in a job search website. Then according to my date of interview I had to give an interview.

The interview day:

I was confident about my preparation for the interview. The confidence in my face and with proper attire I headed to my interview. The interview began at 12.15 pm. The starting of my interview went good enough with some information about me. I explained everything about why I choose this industry and why it suits me the most. Then came the awkward part where I was asked about the job requirement and I was totally empty and couldn’t recall the requirements. I felt really embarrassed.But I was comfortable while answering the questions related to the music industry.Again I was bit confused when asked about how you will sustain yourliving working in a foreign country, with a minimal salary. Since, I had very less idea about the living standard of the country. I started being nervous and my voice paused in every answer. Eventually I gained my confidence when I was asked about my competencies. All the skills that I had regarding the music industry were presented properly. And I concluded my interview with all the musical performance that I had done till date.

Overall, my interview went ok. I had much more expectation from myself but it dint turn out as good as I had thought it would be. Though, it was a good experience being interviewed professionally. Moreover, in the end the interviewer gave me her feedback on the overall performance of my interview. From which I came to know that if I had done much more research about the company and the living standard of the location my interview would have been good enough. And even I learned a lot more about interviews, how it’s conducted and how should it go. Basically, the main points that I learned are:

·         Good research about the company is a must.

•  The entire document presented should be up to date and well managed.
• Controlling the interview environment by self and not being controlled by the interviewer is a plus factor for a better interview result.
• Being confidence and how we carry out throughout the interview process plays a vital role.

So, with this experience I believe in coming future it will be a great help for me. With all these important facts and ideas that I have gained from this interview I am looking forward for a next interview where I could apply all these factors and impress the interviewer.

Company Review: Sonic Fuel Studios

Sonic Fuel Studios is a state of the art, Eco-friendly tracking and mixing facility specializing in Film, Television, and Interactive Media music.

Sonic Fuel Music was formed in 1999 by award-winning Composers Christopher Lennertz and Timothy Michael Wynn. Building on successes scoring network television, documentaries, independent and studio features, Sonic Fuel has adapted their work to serve short form and video games. Their unique insights into both, the classical world and current music styles, has helped Sonic Fuel find a niche serving the musical needs of film, television, games and commercial enterprises from their comfortable studio facility in El Segundo, California.

Sonic Fuel Studios is a state-of-the-art, eco-friendly tracking and mixing facility specializing in Film, Television, and Interactive Media music. The 7,000-sq. ft. “industrial zen” space includes writing rooms for 9 composers, a 32’x25’ live room large enough to record 35 musicians, 2 primary isolation booths, an expansive producer friendly control room that boasts a Euphonix System 5 console, and a plethora of analog gear. Sonic Fuel Studios offers the highest level of technology and professionalism in a boutique environment that caters to client comfort and creativity. 

Job advertisement

Company’s Name:	Sonic Fuel Studios
Location:	El Segundo, California
Job Title:	Studio Manager/Administrative Assistant
Salary:	Salary will be commensurate with experience
Job Description:	Sonic Fuel Studios is a music production and recording facility currently seeking an experienced Studio Manager/Administrative Assistant to join our staff.
Job Requirement:
Requirements:	• Candidates should have very strong communication and people skills.  • Prior promotional experience with social media  • Positive, team-oriented attitude
Other Responsibility	• Maintain studio schedule, including sessions, maintenance, and internships  • Simple accounting and billing  • All studio communication and correspondence  • Maintain inventory of session, office, and cleaning supplies  • Maintain studio organization and cleanliness  • Welcome guests and clients with sincere hospitality  • Represent the best interests of the company at all times

http://www.productionhub.com/job/41923/studio-manager-admin-assistant

Gap Analaysis ( Linkedin)

After viewing the profiles of both the Personnel in LinkedIn,

•  Gregory Hinde (Title and Score Composer at Agaram Animation Studio. Greater Los Angels Area 
• Sabin Munikar Independent Music Professional Nepal

I found out several differences between their profile and mine. Following are some of the differences I found after doing a Gap Analysis of their profile and mine.

·   The first thing I noticed was they both had many connections unlike mine.

·   The people they were connected to was mostly experienced ones, holding a leading position in companies.

·   Unlike mine, they had lists of the companies they worked with before and also held good positions there.

·  I only have few skills whereas they both had several skills and expertise, they also were endorsed for many high level skills in general and also the skills related to music industry.

Task 7

Feeback Assessment:

	Most significant feedback comments	What they really mean
1. July Maden	Data limited only in context of Nepal. Missing information including piracy.	According to July's feedback I did not do much research about the music industry globally and also I was unable the bring the music piracy part in my presentation.
2. Priyanka Panday	Could have done more research about western influences to the music industry of Nepal. Voice was not clear.	I did not relate to western music industry and due to lack of practice, my voice and gestures were not satisfactory.
3. Bidan Shrestha	Analytical tools were not effective.	I could have added piracy as a weakness and threat to music industry.

Extend to which I agree with the feedback	Positive	Critical
	Things I did which attracted Positive feedback	Things I did which attracted Negative feedback
1. July Maden	Large understanding of Nepalese music industry. My passion and experience are the positive points which helps me to continue in this industry.	In my research done so far, I did not include the facts and data of music industry as a whole.
2. Priyanka Panday	Very much passionate about music. Was very clear about the music industry in Nepal.	Lack of eye contact and body language. Could have made the summary sheet more attractive.
3. Bidan Shrestha	Good start. My passion towards music, experience and talent make me a suitable candidate for music industry.	Lack of information about key concepts and major players of music industry.

Notes about any recurring trends in the feedback I am receiving.
	Things I can do to build on the positive feedback in my future work:	Things I can do to address critical feedback in my future work.
1. July Maden	Have more practice, gain more experience, build up confidence and research further.	I have to work more on my research about music industry globally.
2. Priyanka Panday	Have eye contact with the audiences and use gestures.	I have to improve my presentation skills.
3. Bidan Shrestha	Research more about the current situation of music industry.	I need to be updated about the industry and include the piracy trend as well.

The single most important thing for me to keep me doing in any future work on the basis of this feedback:

According to the feedback given by my friends, I need to keep researching more about the trend of music industry not only of Nepal but also of music around the world. I should enhance my talent by gaining more experience and practices.

The single most important thing for me to improve in my future work on the basis of this feedback.

I should work on my presentation skills to present more confidently and work on my body language and gestures.

task 6 : A4 summary sheet

MUSIC INDUSTRY:     (MUSIC IS NOT WHAT I DO, IT’S WHO I AM)

Music is something that lets us know about one self. This industry consists of creating and selling of music. It comes under entertainment industry.

Medieval Era	Modern History
·         Music started flourishing in Nepal.	·         First radio station, Radio Nepal in the year 1951 in Kathmandu.
·         First of all Newari music was developed and flourished.	·         Radio Nepal was the dominant radio station all over the country.
·         Dramas were accompanied by music	·         Tara Devi, Aruna Lama, Narayan Gopal, Dharma Raj Thapa were the rising stars.

Suitability

•   Passionate about this industry
• Experience of performing.
• Working in the music industry itself.

CONCLUSION: I believe if we put the effort and passion into this music industry, we can make it prosper and improve in our country like in other foreign country.

REFERENCES:     

 1. (n.d.). Retrieved April 3, 2013, from Music world of Nepal:  http://musicworldofnepal.blogspot.com/

2.       Chhetri, S. (2005, January). Retrieved March 28, 2013, from www.wavemag.com:        http://www.wavemag.com.np/issue/article375.html 

    "THERE IS NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS” – IRVING BERLIN’S 

Task 5 : Briefing about my industry

Entertainment Industry
Entertainment is something that holds the attention and interest of an audience, or gives pleasure and delight. Entertainment is all about keeping the audience's attention. Although the attention of the audience is held by different things, because every individual have different preferences in entertainment. So, basically entertainment industry is based on getting the attention of audiences and entertain them as per their preferences. Entertainment industry is informally known as show business. Since, entertainment industry is all about showing people and entertaining them.

History of Entertainment Industry

• Music started flourishing in Nepal.
• Radio Nepal was the dominant radio station all over the country.
• First radio station, Radio Nepal in the year 1952 in Kathmandu.

Types of entertainment industry 

• Exhibition Entertainment : Amusement parks, Museum, Fun fair.
• Live Entertainment : Circus, Dance, Magic, Music Theater.
• Mass Media Entertainment Industry : live entertainment, film, broadcasting, Music industry.
• Electronic Entertainment : Video game, SMS content.
• Music industry : Composers and song writer, Singers and musicians, Orchestras, Concert hall.