My son graduated from college with a degree in Communications and is looking for a job as a TV reporter . He is very smart (made the Dean's List multiple times) and he interned at CNN in Atlanta his Junior year and was able to make a Demo reel there (a reel of various reports he has done). Everyone told him that he had what it takes to to get in TV. He is very handsome, has nice hair, smile, and white teeth. Takes care of himself. He is well spoken. He's friendly and outgoing. He follows current events closely and can carry on intelligent conversations about the Presidential election and even foreign affairs, he minored in Political Science and was even considering a double major at one time.
He graduated in December, 8 months ago and has not gotten a job offer or even an interview and applies for jobs everyday. We live in Catawba, South Carolina and I was hoping he could get a job at one of the stations in Charlotte before moving off to New York City, Atlanta, Los Angeles or DC. Those are the big TV news hubs and where the good paying jobs are but we wanted him to get a job locally in Charlotte and save money before moving off. We go to the websites of the local stations here and apply for every Reporter position that is open. He checks twice a day for job updates.
He has a cousin that lives in Charleston that he is very close with, and she said that if he found a job there he could stay with her. He very much loves Charleston, SC and he started applying to every open Reporter job on the local news sites and never gets a response there either. Additionally, I have a sister that lives in Nashville, TN during the summer, spring and fall and she has a home in Bonita Springs, FL where she lives in the Winter. She said he is welcome to live in either for his first job if he can find one in Nashville or Fort Myers. So he is sending in apps to those stations as well. He sends emails to the news directors at the stations and still doesn't get a response, much less an interview or a chance to try out.
He is getting a little down in the dumps. He is thinking about abandoning broadcast and trying his hand at PR... But I know that is not what his passion is.
My husband and I are putting another son through college... So we are on a tight budget. We saved to put them through college so they would not have college loans. Although my son that graduated did take one out his Senior year to finish, because it cost us a little extra finding a place for him to stay in Atlanta for his internship... Rent was very expensive. We had to dip into our retirement. I mention this because if he had to move off far away, it would be difficult for us financially to help him get set up etc with an apartment, furniture, etc. So we really need him to get one here in the Charlotte area so he can stay home and save money or where my sister lives in Nashville or Fort Myers or his cousin in Charleston.
Any advice on what he needs to do in order to better his chances? He said he might reach out to the contacts he made at CNN and ask if they could help him get one in those cities.
Thanks everyone!
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