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Things that get you hired faster

• Sports play-by-play

  A distinct skill with its own shortage. Junior hockey and university games are where you practise.

• News reading

  Stations want people who can cover a shift and read a bulletin cleanly.

• Audio editing

  Cutting your own segments makes you cheaper to employ, which is the point.

• Social video

  Every on-air role now includes short vertical video. Stations check your following.