You will hear a podcast on behalf of a company called EventStars, which arranges staffing for music festivals.
First, you have some time to look at questions 11 to 16.
Now listen carefully and answer questions 11 to 16.
Hi, I'm Jody, manager of EventStars, specializing in arranging temporary jobs at music festivals.
Let me tell you a bit about myself.
Before I founded EventStars, I did various temporary jobs at festivals myself.
And you won't be surprised to hear that I absolutely loved it.
Provided I was able to earn enough to cover the cost of my ticket, I was happy.
And that wasn't too hard.
When I went to my very first festival, I remember feeling apprehensive about not knowing anyone.
But I needn't have worried, because I found myself surrounded by like-minded people.
We immediately made a connection, which amazed me at the time.
And I'm still mates today with lots of my festival companions from those early days, some of whom work alongside me in EventStars.
I started when I was 18, and while there were lots of other workers of a similar age to me, what I hadn't expected was that some of the other festival staff would be four times my age, but still as passionate as ever about the whole festival experience.
So anyway, I set up EventStars with the aim of finding temporary staff to work during festivals.
We always need people, regardless of whether you're an experienced festival worker or a first-timer.
There's always a desperate need for qualified medics, so do please apply if that's you.
Basically, for all our staff, the work you do gets you into the festival site.
Work for ticket, we call it.
But I should say, please don't just treat it as an easy way to get in for free to watch your favorite bands.
Because there will be work to do, and time off on festival days is limited.
Oh, and we're also on the lookout for people who are happy to be on the night shift working into the early hours.
If you're interested, you can apply via our website.
Now, as for advice for someone who's considering working at festivals, I'd say make sure you genuinely want to do the work before you apply.
And if you think it's not for you, then don't.
A lot of people apply with a friend, which is understandable.
But bear in mind that you might find yourselves working on different sites, especially at bigger festivals.
So you may end up hardly seeing each other.
And also, make sure you always do your research and find out in detail what the work entails and what's expected of you.
It doesn't follow that just because you had a fantastic time at a particular festival as a ticket holder, you'd therefore enjoy it just as much if you were working.
The good news is we still have openings at various festivals, which I'd like to tell you about.
Starting with Klezmerfest, we need people for our meet and greet team to welcome new arrivals to the festival and direct them to whichever of the camping zones they've got a ticket for and will be based in throughout the festival.
And then, at big time, we still have vacancies for the site clear up during the three days once the festival is over, with generous hourly rates of pay.
As well as discarded tickets and food containers, even things like tents get left behind, and it all needs to be disposed of.
There's been a lot of interest in the brand new Blestival this year.
As well as featuring comedy, celebrity chefs, and some great bands, one of Blestival's key aims is to raise funds for much-needed wildlife conservation projects in developing countries.
And for this, we need staff to take donations from the festival goers.
And the busiest times for this are when people are arriving at the start and leaving the site on the final day.
And finally, we have a few openings at Smash, the celebration of rock music.
The organizers have decided that there are now going to be at-the-gate ticket sales, and so we're looking for people for that, preferably with experience of handling contactless payments.
Do please view our website, and just follow the links if you'd like to apply.
We're offering excellent working conditions, and believe me, the work is great fun.
That is the end of part two.
You now have some time to check your answers.
