Job Hunting
Signing up to the mad.co.uk job site, completing the online jobs profile and waiting for your email alerts to arrive at your desk top whenever they are placed online is probably the quickest and easiest way to find a new position in Marketing, Media, Advertising, Design and New Media.
Other methods include:
- Advertisements in magazines/newspapers.
- Recruitment agencies.
- Direct approach to companies
- Through voluntary work.
- Networking - family, friends, previous employers, school, college, university, radio, TV, Internet.
- Staff noticeboards.
- Other jobsites & websites
Job Ads - What to Look For
Always study job ads carefully, this will help you decide whether the position and company are best suited to you. The ad will also help you when constructing the cover letter and give you ideas for questions when being interviewed. Advertisements will usually contain the following information:
- Job title
- Company details
- Key characteristics of department, business area etc
- Location
- Job specifications - duties and responsibilities
- Personal specifications - education/qualifications, experience, personal
- qualities required
- Salary package
Don't be tempted to look at the job title or heading alone and dash off a letter/reply. Respond as requested, no matter how unusual or inconvenient (e.g., handwriting your CV, including a photograph, telephoning for an initial chat etc). If you are asked to telephone an agency, prepare yourself to be screened on the telephone - have your CV and any other relevant information to hand.
