best way to approach an agency
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- auejim
I am looking to move jobs and wondered what is the best way to get in contact with london agencies?
The recruitment agents never seem to come up with anything good and the agencies I want to work for I do not know anyone in them?
help!?
- Spookytim0
Generally if the best recruitment places don't come up with anything that means there's nothing going or you aren't suitable. Recruitment places aren't shy about putting a suitable candidate forward for a vacancy.
I would invest in a bit of promotional work designed to specifically attract the interest of your intended employer.
- Spookytim0
Oh God dude, I used to work where you work. I lasted two months and walked out in disgust. What a terrible company that used to be... its probably better these days. I was there stood in the reception area drinking a can of Cola and watching the news on the TV screens when the first plane hit the twin towers.
- "Dude", Ha, did I type that? I never say "Dude".Spookytim
- auejim0
i left there a while back, its changed alot now... well they have made half the company redundant and rebranded as 'the brand union'.
I have been told my works up to scratch but it seems alot of companies avoid recruitment people. So was wondering if I can cut the middle man out?
- Spookytim0
Then its' time to start sending out the CV with cover letter and enticement. Are you a graphic designer? Design a nice poster and get it screen printed. Send it out... Bob's your unctual.
What kind of company you looking to get into? Another big branding place or a smaller design company (Or w.h.y)...
- paraselene0
you need one of two things:
a better headhunter or a whiz bang original attention-getting portfolio vehicle thingy.
- Go with the whiz bang original attention-getting portfolio vehicle thingy. And make it look like the pope mobile.ian
- be carefull, too much whiz bang and you will look like a cunt.********
- ian0
Remember this? A novel way to get a foot in the door:
http://wklondon.typepad.com/welc…But agree with para, get a good portfolio and a decent website together and start sending them in to places.
Work up a list of where you want to work and try those places first (check their sites for ads, drop em an email, send a direct mail piece) then work back from there.
Aren't there websites that list jobs offered by agencies? And check out creative review, design week etc for ads.
- haha********
- The last line is great, "NB: this trick has been done now. Please don't try it again."ian
- haha
- weave0
I found the magazine 'design week' to have a good range of jobs most weeks.
Recruitment agents are useless in my opinion unless you want to be an artworker. I was continuously sent to interviews I was unsuitable for or that weren't what I wanted. One even offered me a job for less money, in a lower position because it was close to my home. Idiots the lot of them.
- ... and I think a lot of companies specify 'no recruitment agencies' in ads.ian
- paraselene0
it's tough though. depending on the agency, they may only trade via agents. if you want a better agent, you will also need the aforementioned whiz bang original blah blah. and listen to skt - too much whiz bang certainly will make you look like a cnut.
- auejim0
Yeah i have found that I keep getting sent to places which are not right for me. I look in all the places mentioned but what i was looking for is that direct solution.
I find that an email is easily ignored. The direct mail approach is what i think i need. I thought about this and felt like it was a graduate thing to do and didnt want to appear as desperate?