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A company that was established to help design graduates get a foot on the career ladder reveals the secret to securing your dream job.
Creative Protege, based in York St. John’s University, acts as a virtual agency, supplying work from top agencies to budding graduates, securing them three months work experience; what they believe is key to future employment.
As a sister company to Gloss Recruitment, there are no shortages of large design agencies willing to hand out work to graduates in the chance of unearthing the next generation of real talent, including Hallmark, The Salvation Army and MTV.
Ian Rigby, Managing Director of Gloss Recruitment, said: “Every person that registers with us is guaranteed three months work experience. Being able to state they have worked on campaigns for MTV, for example, certainly enhances their CV as well as their portfolio of work. This makes them far more appealing to an employer.”
Despite the Higher Education Statistics Agency publishing figures this month, that suggest design graduates are one set of individuals that face an uncertain employment future, Creative Protege is celebrating the success of one of its graduates, James Holtom, who jets of to his dream design job for William Hill on-line, in Gibraltar.
From an independent survey carried out by Creative Protege, 88% of those applying for jobs had been turned down due to lack of experience; with 100% interviewed agreeing that work experience could secure them a job, many commented actually achieving a placement was difficult, especially in this economic climate.
James Holtom, a registered user of Creative Protege, said: “It’s a catch 22 situation really, employers want to employ you, but they ask for specific experience, and if you haven’t got it, then how can you apply for the job? That’s why I opted for work experience, it may mean working for free, but I know it’s what secured me a job.”
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