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Interesting that they don't tell you what kind of announcers they're looking for. Do you have to speak a foreign language? Are they looking for someone with knowledge about a certain kind of music like country or rock? What about current events, news or political knowledge for a talk format?
Tough to know what to put on your resume and tape given how generic the "help wanted" sign is.
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Ads seem reasonable to me. Presume a quality candidate would have it in them to know and/or check the stations, figure out the formats, listen on-air or via streams, and otherwise do your homework. I don't see language as an issue here. There are probably people on this board who would qualify quite nicely. One thing I've learned over time - an interview is a two way street. Yes, answer their questions, but also show curiosity and try and find out what kind of employer is at hand and whether you're each truly a good fit for each other. The best questions IMO aren't structured as questions but initiate conversation.
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Saul wrote:
Presume a quality candidate would have it in them to know and/or check the stations, figure out the formats, listen on-air or via streams, and otherwise do your homework..
The stations, at least the Hamilton ones, aren't in the formats they will be, nor are the formats announced.
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I guess I had Windsor in mind (oldies), along with talk of 820 going country and 1150 oldies. There's also no indication thus far any of them will be in a language other than English. I don't know what 820 and 1150 sound like (consistently, that is) in Toronto's western burbs. But it did occur to me they might be a tad too far away for one of them to, say, replace CINA. And too close to be parallel.