tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770497813535864740.post705118675535959574..comments2024-03-27T07:29:28.882+00:00Comments on AdGrads: The importance of a mentor..Sam Ismailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09674737956032392387noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770497813535864740.post-84224218154124467652012-02-29T12:18:01.687+00:002012-02-29T12:18:01.687+00:00Dear Will, thanks so much for all the advice, I...Dear Will, thanks so much for all the advice, I'll be checking out James' CV and your slideshare in-depth today, had a glance at them this morning and they look incredibly helpful! <br /><br />Funny you should mention the Saatchi Summer Scholarship I'm actually waiting to hear back as to whether I've made it through to the third round as we speak!Sean_1988https://www.blogger.com/profile/11623963106368981097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770497813535864740.post-90920729546776782202012-02-27T16:45:39.281+00:002012-02-27T16:45:39.281+00:00Hi Sean, Philip and Angela.
Sorry - I've been...Hi Sean, Philip and Angela.<br /><br />Sorry - I've been remiss, and not checked the blog for a little while (work has gotten in the way a touch).<br /><br />Sean - Philip and Angela are right. It took me a year to 'get in'. I'm not from the South East, and had to live in various hostels whilst doing bouts of work experience, start a blog and have numerous coffees with industry people before it bore fruit - I got to the last round of many agency grad schemes, but didn't ever 'get in' that way (Saatchi's Summer Scholarship wasn't really like that).<br /><br />You have many means available to showcase your thinking and aptitude - look at someone like James Atkinson's slideshare CV: http://www.slideshare.net/jra13/james-atkinson-advertising-cover-letter-and-cv<br /><br />He's just gotten a job, and I've seen a few like his - more than just a dry CV (but with the work to back it up). Do not worry at ALL about the degree you have - Philip is quite right; having an advertising degree is by no means necessary.<br /><br />My slideshare (http://www.slideshare.net/leftywill) still has some of my (admittedly basic) presentations from when I was trying to get in. I hope they provide a bit of inspiration.<br /><br />Good luck.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01456742697462240308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770497813535864740.post-31729149537263185502012-02-23T11:49:51.728+00:002012-02-23T11:49:51.728+00:00Phil I've got to say you have enthused me with...Phil I've got to say you have enthused me with a whole lot of confidence, not just just from your advice but from checking out your twitter feed and all your material on scribd. Can't wait to get started with everything you've suggested & I know you're right, its attitude and talent that matter, not what you studied at university. ThanksSean_1988https://www.blogger.com/profile/11623963106368981097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770497813535864740.post-90571702887919272882012-02-20T13:40:50.273+00:002012-02-20T13:40:50.273+00:00Hi Will
I feel so identified with you post...I am ...Hi Will<br />I feel so identified with you post...I am actually in the middle of searching for a way to start my career in advertising, and find t is so hard and competitive. But yes, I suppose it's just a matter of persistence and never giving up :s<br />unlike Sean, I do have degrees in advertising and communications, but still, it is very hard...and confusing in a way since I see people like Sean who do not have education in advertising get to be directors and managers...<br />so in reality it is YOU, as a person who can find your way in advertising...not your degrees.A.N.G.E.L.A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08427694901174918180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770497813535864740.post-53447641974529756582012-02-19T22:28:48.526+00:002012-02-19T22:28:48.526+00:00Sean- There's no such thing as the wrong kind ...Sean- There's no such thing as the wrong kind of background- diversity is the secret to new ideas- If the whole industry was made up solely of people with advertising degrees, then it'd be a much poorer place. <br /><br />Moreover, an idea of law, and I bet a knack for arguing like a demon, could make you a bloody brilliant account man. Don't give up- start filling in graduate application forms, keep reading blogs like this, maybe start your own or start tweeting about advertising- prove you're interested. And start writing to agencies whose work you like explaining your situation. Look for an internship, maybe talk to a recruitment firm. You'll get in eventually.<br />PP Brookhttps://twitter.com/#!/PhilipABrooknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770497813535864740.post-73576320694554902032012-02-16T20:20:39.969+00:002012-02-16T20:20:39.969+00:00Hi Will, I'm about to turn 24 and studying for...Hi Will, I'm about to turn 24 and studying for a law conversion, however I realised that combing through dry case law was not what I wanted to do for the rest of my working life and desperately want to get into the ad industry. From talking to friends of friends though it feels like I'm about three years late getting to the party and with the wrong kind of academic background, any advice towards drawing the eye of an agency? Thanks, SeanSean_1988https://www.blogger.com/profile/11623963106368981097noreply@blogger.com