Sell yourself
You want work in a creative industry, but your CV doesn’t demonstrate any creativity! Standard A4 CVs are for getting a job stacking shelves in Tesco, not a junior designer position at a creative agency. We want our new blood to look exciting, bring something new to the party. We want wow factor that’ll push us in new directions not more of the same. Make sure that whatever it is that you send, firstly - blows you away. If it doesn’t then it won’t have the effect on us. Showing off is what designers do best, use that small window of opportunity to impress.
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