1. Network--with anyone and everyone you know.

2. Get contacts from contacts: always ask for 5 more contacts from every contact you meet.

3. Make "informational meetings"--more often accepted by interviewees.

4. Try to enter the Industry through your area of expertise--if you’re a lawyer then hrough legal or business affairs department.

5. Have a compelling story--e.g., you are passionate about film, rather than feel that the Industry could be lucrative for you.

6. Be informed about the Industry, even if new to it.

7. Be willing to start low for little money--be humble and willing to invest so you can move up.

8. Avoid HR people at all costs, or at least try to get your resume in front of direct department heads who are ultimate decision-makers.

9. Be patient and persistent, and you’ll find a way in—and look for sudden opportunities in this land of "right place and right time."

10. Research the people you meet (in advance).

11. Be flexible about jobs offered, and take opportunities.

12. Always be prepared for your interview.

13. Always be positive, no matter how bad the job.

14. Always be passionate about what you do.

15. Read up on the fields that interest you and the people that populate them.

16. Have a care for the fine, undefined line between being persistent and being a pest.