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Are you open to moving?

My niece jumped on a video program in high school and is going to college for film. In both cases, industry connections were a huge part of the program, and she has been able to find a good amount of part time work to help offset the costs of college. She even has IMDb.com profile and credits.

From what little I know about the industry, this seems like one of those careers where connections are critical. Of course the problem is you’ll find only a small number of schools and locations with those connections.

I know moving is not realistic for most people so I’ll second the other recommendations about seeing what your school can do for you.

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You could potentially look for intern/ entry level communications work abroad, since you seem to be at least bilingual

I’ve sent out a lot of resumes, but every job that I’ve gotten was because I knew somebody who had a relationship to that place. This really sucks as someone who is extremely introverted, but I definitely recommend reaching out and trying to build your network in an attempt to know somebody who knows somebody who does what you want to do.

Stay off LinkedIn. It's nothing but Facebook for people to act like they're CEOs. It's literally filled with people who are either working some basic job or not working at all or are some grifter. It's a worthless site. Use job sites and find companies that look like you would enjoy working for them. Then apply and bug them for an internship. Once you get your foot into the industry, start networking with colleagues to jump to the next opportunity and just keep doing that until you find a company and people you like to work with that pays enough that you'll stay a while. Also if you're going to school ask your professors and classmates if they know of any opportunities that you could do for your field. It's a lot of shitty ground work for a few years but once you establish yourself it'll get much easier to land new positions and better pay.

Most companies have a website that may list openings and an HR department you can contact to inquire about jobs if not. You need to figure out a way to network and make friends in the industry to have a good shot though, going to industry related conferences is one way to break in socially if you haven't already make contacts.

Doing independent work and building up your own clients can sometimes also help, but until you can get in (and even after you do), it's important to keep growing your professional network and make friends with whoever you can however you can. Social media can help if there are enthusiast communities or professional communities, but stuff like Linkedin can be a total shitshow so brace yourself there.

If your school has a career center, that's another place to start.

Your school is likely a resource assuming its anything like a US college. They hopefully have dedicated staff for helping students find employment and/or they may have staff doing the kind of work you want to do. Talking to those people should get you pointed in the right direction.

I’m getting sick of the people on this app being 50yr racist and self centered manager/ceo.. that I have to contact :)

Boy do I have some bad news about the workforce for you...

In all seriousness, I'm not sure about your field specifically but most companies will have a 'career' section on their website. You can usually browse jobs/apply through there.

There are also job opportunity aggregators like Indeed, Monster (is monster still a thing?), probably other alternatives in your country.

Your school/teachers might also be able to help you network and get in contact with companies, especially if you make a good impression.

Good luck!

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In France, some enterprises post job offers when looking for alternant.e.s, and you can use search filters to target those types of offer most of the times, for example on pôle emploi.

I know some people who found alternances during job dating events, or other professional events. I think some administration may be helpful, either pole emploi/mission locale or the school's administration, they may have some ideas.

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You could try doing some searches for companies in your area that do the sort of work your interested. Most of them will have some public facing site for attracting customers or just for corporate image. Then you can normally find an email or social media details to get in touch and explain what you can offer.

And if the way you have to contact them is LinkedIn you might have to just suck it up. Almost no one who uses LinkedIn likes it. Like most things about employment, people just figure out how to give the right image for the industry they want to work in, and put on that professional front whenever they have to deal with the constant stream of bullshit. So if that means writing an upbeat "I think I could offer a lot of skills and passion to contribute to your organisation inspiring mission" type message to a 50yo self-centered ceo then, well, that's how you get jobs sometimes.