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Hey, How'd You Get Promoted Weeks After Your Hire?

Shooting for the role she really wanted, even after her dream media company hired her a notch below, our source gunned for and got her dream gig. She reveals how.

By Stephanie Burton – July 25, 2007

Welcome to our new series, "Hey, How'd You Do That?" walking you through how those in the media industry navigated key professional junctures, achieved career-making coups, tackled spur-of-the-moment scenarios and made the decisions that furthered their work. This time, the coup belongs to Meredith Peters, who's made speedy headway in her music industry career. By the time she graduated from Syracuse University with a communications degree, she had five music industry internships under her belt, countless business contacts and multiple mentors. She was thrilled when The Agency Group -- a full-service booking agency that ...

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