INPUT ARTICLE: Article: You may want to get ABA certified, either as an alternative to ASHA certification or as a supplement to it. Getting board certified can help give you a competitive edge when you're up for promotions or job interviews. Board certification can also help you build professional connections and improve your professional credibility. The ABA certification is developed by practicing audiologists and designed for practicing professionals. Once certified, you will need to get re-certified every three years. In order to do so, you will need to complete 60 hours of approved continuing education training. You can find a list of continuing education opportunities through the ABA website. While you won't need a master's degree for ABA certification, you will need to meet certain other professional qualifications. The ABA certification is generally reserved for candidates who have already been practicing as audiologists for some time, and who have accrued a significant amount of hands-on experience on the job. You must hold a doctoral degree from an an accredited college or university. However, unlike the ASHA certification, you are not required to hold a masters degree as well. You must currently hold a valid license to practice in your state. You'll need at least 2,000 hours of mentored professional experience, with documentation to prove the hours and experience you report. You must have some recent employment in your field. Your completed application and fees must be sent through the mail to American Board of Audiology Certification, 11480 Commerce Park Drive, Suite 220, Reston, VA 20191. Your application packet will need to include the following: transcripts of your educational history a copy of your (valid) state audiology license the Board Certified in Audiology Application (Form A) the Documentation of Mentored Experience (Form 1) your application fee of $100 for ABA members, or $145 for non-members (candidates applying within six months of graduation can pay a reduced fee of $35)

SUMMARY: Consider getting certified by the American Board of Audiology (ABA). See if you qualify for ABA certification. Complete and submit your application.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: This document will include any and all notable events in your life, so you will need plenty of paper if you are using physical paper. Chances are, your family will have the most intimate knowledge of your life and can help describe who you are. Your parents, in particular, will remember what you were like as an infant and a young child much better than you can. Take a good amount of time to informally interview them about who you are and were. They will also remind you of embarrassing events that you have tried to forget but are still important in shaping your identity. They will also be able to remind you of happy moments which you may have completely forgotten about. Try to interview each member of your family separately so they can feel more comfortable sharing their thoughts and experiences relating to your life. Send a message to friends you haven't seen in a while and ask if they would like to talk for a bit. Explain that you are doing a sort of autobiography and would like their help. Interview each one of them informally just like you did with your family. This can also serve as a great way to reconnect with friends you haven't seen in a while. Try to keep up contact with them even after the project is over! These will be moments that have clearly shaped who you are today. Examples include: Jobs. Jobs expose us to many different experiences and the hard work shapes our identity. Relationships. These can include anything from romantic relationships to friendships. Relationships teach us about ourselves and help us learn how to relate to others. These are important things to include in the video. Any moves to a new place. Moving to a new place is scary for anyone. It requires us to make new connections and sometimes give up the old. They help forge our identities. It is easier to visualise if all of your information is in a single area rather than spread out. Writing everything down will also help solidify what has been truly important in your life. At this stage, do not try to eliminate anything from the list. Just get everything down and then figure out what you want to include later in the process.

SUMMARY: Start a document either on physical pieces of paper or digitally on your computer to store all of your information. Contact your family. Contact current and past friends. Think about your life and try to recall moments which particularly stand out. Write all the information you have gathered down in the cohesive document.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: If you are applying to production job rather than doing freelance work, you'll need a well-organized resume. Put down all your education, including if you have had education past high school. If you have been to film school, list your coursework and any projects that you worked on. If you went to a liberal arts college and majored in something related to the industry like Film or Cinema Studies, list any concentration or area of interest within the major. Create a category in your resume for "Industry Experience". List all the jobs that relate to the film industry. You want these positions to jump out at the potential employer who is reading your resume, and the best way to do that is to put them in a separate category at the top. It's ok if you don't have any experience yet in the film industry. If you don't have any jobs that would fall into this category, don't force it. Just leave off this section. Put the rest of your job history in a section called Professional Experience or Job History. Make sure to put your most recent jobs. Try to emphasize the jobs in which you have been able to exercise the most responsibility and creativity. Depending on how old you are and how many jobs you have had, you don't need to list every single job. For instance, if you babysat in high school, you can probably leave that off your resume. Film production involves conducting the entire process of the film, from pre to post production. Any experience you've had in organizing a major project will help to show that you have the vision required to work in film production. This could include volunteer experience, community service, or any clubs or organizations you belong to or run. The people reading your resume look at hundreds every day. You want to be sure that yours stands out by showing your personality and what you have to offer. Don't be modest when writing your resume. For every job that you list, you want to state how your involvement was invaluable to the company you worked for. Instead of listing the tasks you performed, illustrate how these tasks helped the company or business reach a goal. For example, instead of saying "Managed several employees and directed them to do various projects", say: "Acted as a manager for several employees and increased general productivity of the company to save $1500 monthly." It's vital to get another person's feedback on your resume before you send it out. A second pair of eyes not only can pick up on spelling and grammatical errors, it can give you an outsider's opinion of how you present yourself in your resume. Business cards are a great thing to have when you are meeting people on the go. They can act as a stand-in for your resume when you meet people in the industry because they have all of your vital contact information. Make sure that your business card has your name, phone number, email address, and a brief statement or title, such as "Film student" or "Marketing Executive."

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List your education. List any industry experience. List the rest of your job history. Emphasize any projects or events you've had a major hand in. Include things that make you stand out. Don't be afraid to brag. Get at least one other person's advice on your resume. Make business cards.