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FAQ: Still working on getting a resume tape
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| There are plenty of people educating themselves to death on weather, but PRIMARY your job as a TV meteorologist should be to communicate clearly with the people watching who know far less about weather than you do. It's arrogant to think that one meteorologist can possibly compete with a full staff of meteorologists at the NWS and get a show on the air....maybe with years of experience, but otherwise their forecast should be regarded with respect...no matter how much education you have. That's true of anything....college teaches you how to learn but everyone will tell you that it's a totally different ball game in the real world. You will eventually develop skills that you will use in rapidly changing weather situations down the road, but in markets with relatively harmless weather you will not be overwhelmed. Most of what you study in the MSU program give you a deeper understanding of things, but you do not use most of it every day...in fact most of what I use everyday is stuff I didn't learn in school....school just taught me how understand the material I would later look at. Many more words of "alleged" wisdom in my arsenal but I must run. I will come ski with you! In fact I will be in Steamboat, Colorado for a weather summit Jan 9-15, I would love to have you join me for a day and if I can I'll get you some camera time to practice too. Go after a job. Doing school full-time can be your back up plan if you don't get one. Feel free to send me your cover letter and resume so we can work over them together too! Christine <Continue Reading> <Return to Broadcasting Topics> |
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