You Will Get Hired More – If You Don’t Screw It Up
“Skills get you hire the first time, Personality gets you hired second, third and fourth time!” – K.C. Wilkerson Quote from The Assistant Lighting Designer’s Toolkit
Do
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Show up on time
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Say Hi to the people you work with
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Respect Others
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Ask Questions
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Dress appropriate
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Be patient
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Return a tool if you borrow one
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Put items back in a work box or tech kit after you use it
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Mark your cables at both ends
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Find Your Joy – If that is Lighting – then go for it
Don’t
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Be Late
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Be in a hurry to leave
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Think You Know Everything
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Curse all the time
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Complain about the Job
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Lie to make yourself look good
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Play music on your phone (In your Pocket) during setup
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Wear headphones during setup or when loading a truck
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Take pictures or post pictures without asking
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Be afraid to say “I don’t know what that is”
Follow these dos and don’ts to help you make a good first impression and a good second or third one.
Working in lighting is mostly about working with other people.
These Lighting Dos and Don’ts will help you with your Likability.
People Like to hire People they Like.
Most of these tips seem simple but people remember what you do.
Story – Working a 5 day event – On the Third day I walked in 10 minutes late. The PM asked why I was late – He seemed really upset – I told him I gave someone a ride. He said “Oh, that person is always late” He thought it was odd because I am always early.
Second Story – We were setup inside for an event. I asked a stagehand to go get me a soca breakout. He walked away and did not come back. I finally had to go get the breakout. He was standing by the cable trucks. I asked him why he didn’t get me the breakout. He said he didn’t know what that was. That guy should have said that right away.
He had other issues. I no longer see him on shows.
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Ryan Conlon is a highly experienced Corporate Freelance Lighting Designer with two decades of dedicated work in the entertainment industry. With a passion for creating captivating lighting experiences, Ryan has contributed his expertise to numerous corporate meetings, stage productions, concerts, and events throughout his career.