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Are there any creative who want to share any tips on job-seeking?

I want to know how the UK market works, in some countries resumes must have a photo in.

I'll be grateful for any creative job portal you drop me.

Thanks in advance
Oswaldo Villegas
Oswaldo Villegas
Designer and Art Director

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  • Oswaldo Villegas
    Oswaldo Villegas
    Designer and Art Director
    Hey @Brian Grant thank you so much for your words, I appreciate it! . I gonna take every single tip that you dropped me.

    Hope to keep in touch with each other!!

    Cheers!
  • Oswaldo Villegas
    Oswaldo Villegas
    Designer and Art Director
    @Jonny Gibson Many thanks for the answer, very helpful. I don't know why but in having problems with notification that's why my answer has arrived now...

    I will keep in mind your tips :D
  • Brian Grant
    Brian Grant
    Creative director
    Hello Oswaldo,

    Looking for creative jobs differs slightly from other professions because the real objective is to show how you can benefit the prospective employers business and their clients.

    Do you have an online portfolio anywhere?

    That will be just as important as a CV and for a really forward thinking company even more important.

    You do not need to have a picture on your resume. It should be short, attention grabbing, demonstrate expertise in your field and link to examples of work in a portfolio.

    For very corporate companies, they will screen your CV before looking at your portfolio, this is because the human resources (HR) department will check whether you meet their criteria, this can sometimes be detrimental as HR often do not know what makes a good designer.

    What you should do in addition to this is to build your own brand as a professional and competent designer who can solve problems and help companies to make money.

    So your next step should be to ‘brand yourself’ and that will leave a memorable impression on a prospective employer.

    I’ll leave a few bullets here and if you need any more help then let me know.

    • Create an amazing first impression, companies may see hundreds of CVs and cover letters every day. When I graduated from Ravensbourne and wanted to get a job in companies, I researched the names of the creative directors and created an origami CV and envelope that I would post to them, then when they opened the envelope my CV folded out and they had another CD which had my portfolio inside. That really stood out I got a job very quickly.

    • Utilise social media - upload projects and get feedback on them, and constantly improve and you will begin to get a feel for what is popular.

    • Research the most popular designers in your field and learn how they present their work

    • Follow companies and designers that you like on social media, interact with their posts and when they post opportunities you will already be known to them. Sometimes getting a job has more to do with being ‘liked’ by the company than being the best… maybe it shouldn’t be that way but that I show many companies work.

    I hope that helps and if you have any more questions then let me know.

    Have a great day.

    Best wishes.

    Bri.
  • Jonny Gibson
    Jonny Gibson
    Graphic Designer
    Not so many 'unwritten mandatories' that I can think of.
    In my experience the resumé is often the last thing that gets checked... A strong online presence/portfolio and some kind of condensed PDF version is pretty much your first port of call.

    The icing on the cake is always delivering a '+1' piece – a little something extra, tailored to the role or company you want to approach. I've often had to flick through 100's of applications for a role, seeing that someone did something bespoke will always help you stand out.

    Hope that helps dude, happy to chat further if you need it.

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