Crikey - Auntie Beeb was not like this when I started! The BBC Academy is a useful resource for anyone wanting to develop television related skills. Since leaving the corporation I've used their online courses to update my self-shooting technique. This video seems aimed more at international journalists but the advice, particularly about the SWOT analysis, is applicable to everyone hoping to work for BBC News. The advice about talking to people already doing the job is spot on. The full page is here.