Things That Keep Me Up At Night
Wed, Mar 3, 2021
by Drew McManus
Last week, the news about a certain west coast orchestra with plans on performing one of the most demanding Mahler symphonies as their post-pandemic season opener arrived in my inbox. Earlier this month I launched a mini-series examining the dangers of musician injuries if an orchestra attempts this type of programming without first allocating time
We’re 65% Of The Candidate Resume Launch Goal!
Tue, Mar 3, 2021
by Drew McManus
I am thrilled to see how quick resume submissions are coming in for the new candidate database at Arts Admin Jobs. I was expecting it to take two-three weeks but at this rate, we could reach the goal by the end of week one! Employers: Get On The Launch List In order to access this
The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same
Mon, Mar 3, 2021
by Drew McManus
There’s a superb video from violinists Brett Yang and Eddy Chen of TwoSet Violin where the duo takes the bold step of calling out a pair of dubious practices inside the world of string instrument dealers. Yang and Chen deserve a great deal of credit for speaking out on this topic and while issues run
A Year Wiser With Remote Working
Fri, Mar 3, 2021
by Drew McManus
Joe Patti beat me to the punch with his blog post yesterday that references an article by Rani Molla in the 3/23/21 edition of vox.com that reports on some research from various academic and corporate sources. What really jumps out at me are the way data is used to confirm or refute assumptions, such as
Candidate Resumes Are Officially A Thing At Arts Admin Jobs
Thu, Mar 3, 2021
by Drew McManus
Thanks to the very strong response from everyone about the idea of including job seeker resumes at Arts Admin Jobs, I decided to get that out sooner than later. There were some fabulous ideas in the feedback survey that ultimately made it into the final cut, such as the option of including a video and
