Sign InRegister

How Prepared Are You?

Getting a job is a job in itself. It’s hard work, time consuming and usually involves a whole lot of ‘no’ before you get a ‘yes’ – are you prepared for that?

Have you got it clear in your head what it is you’re looking for?
Do you know exactly what you’re selling? In other words, do you know what you’re strengths are and are you packaging yourself effectively?
Are you surrounding yourself with people who will remind you how great you are each time you get rejected?
Are you using a variety of strategies?
Every time you hit a brick wall, are you taking an objective look at how you could have approached the situation differently?

1

Have you got it clear in your head what it is you’re looking for?

No? Find out where to look and do your research – get some Industry Knowledge. Hear from people already in the creative industries about their experience has been and what their advice would be - Industry Insight. Take a step back for a minute and give yourself some time to consider how you could see Your Future pan out.

Back to top

2

Do you know exactly what you’re selling? In other words, do you know what you’re strengths are and are you packaging yourself effectively?

No? Use the Skills Check to double-check that you know what your best features are and that they’re the first thing that are seen when you’re out ‘there’. If you’re going for opportunities, you could try to get some feedback on how you’ve done, or take a look at CV Creative to see if there’s something you haven’t thought of that might help your applications.

Back to top

3

Are you surrounding yourself with people who will remind you how great you are each time you get rejected?

No? Don’t underestimate the support that you can get from surrounding yourself with people who can counteract the bad with the good for you, see Why A Network Helps.

Back to top

4

Are you using a variety of strategies?

No? If you limit yourself to only one approach, you are reducing the number of vacancies you will find out about. Take a quick ‘Getting Into Your Industry’ survey to see just how varied you’re being in your hunt for work

Back to top

5

Every time you hit a brick wall, are you taking an objective look at how you could have approached the situation differently?

No? The Yeah But’s might offer up some realistic tips on dealing with any problems you might be experiencing. It could be you feel that there are no opportunities out there and every time there’s a mention of potential work it seems to fizzle out before anything ever comes of it. If this is happening to you, maybe you need to consider other Ways to Meet People.

Back to top

This website is brought to you in association with:
Creative careers

Creative careers

All contents © copyright Creative Careers