Your Next Audition

The expanding horizon of opportunities Planet College presents offers classes, courses, lectures, people and events which stimulate your own development.

One such opportunity might be available through your school's Theater, Speech or Speech and Drama Department. Majors in these departments regularly practice preparing and presenting themselves for public performances. The preparation which goes into any such presentation could also be useful for your next interview so consider this.

As explained in the post of August 12 employers can now be very picky about waiting for the right candidate for any opening they have. In a sense an employer is 'auditioning' a candidate for this job. It thus make sense that job seekers who have had some experience presenting them selves, either on stage or giving a speech, have at least a slight advantage in an interview.

With this in mind it might be helpful to consider a course in your schools Speech, Drama or Theater Department. Lower division or introductory courses are commonly open to all enrolled students. If your schedule is full this term consider a course like this for next semester.

If you are unsure of the value of such a course try this. Schools often allow a student to audit courses. In this case it wouldn't be a full audit for the term. Simply find a likely course in the schedule and then track down the instructor. Ask her if you can 'audit' , that is sit in, for one or two sessions. If she agrees one or two sessions should be enough to give you a general sense of the course content, requirements and whether it could be helpful for you.

And remember the way the job market is you need all the help you can get. (Couldn't hurt your social life either.)