Ok, so the elves working on the publishing dates might have released this one early, but call it an early Christmas present, or come back for it in the New Year.
Your Top (New Year) Tips – take what you need!
- Get your CV and cover letter checked by our team. Book your Quick Advice appointment here: https://careers.kent.ac.uk/
- Date for your (new year) diary – 19th – 23rd February is Creative Careers week. Watch out for additional events happening that week!
- Don’t forget, you have FREE access to a Student Membership at Creative UK, as you’re a student here at UoK.
- Come to our Commercial Awareness workshop! Find out what it is, and where you need to be showing it throughout the application process. This, and all our other great workshops can be found here: https://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/events
- Get on LinkedIn, and professional accounts on other media as required to market and promote yourself. Come along to our workshops on LinkedIn if you aren’t yet feeling confident on how to make the most of it.
- Start following key companies/ recruiters/ figures on LinkedIn.
- If you’re interested in music/ performing arts, how about the Royal Opera House?
- If you’re looking for experience/ roles, how about Creative Access? Or Arts Jobs Online? Or
- If you’re looking for emerging talent support, how about Creative Lives in Progress?
- Or for a local role, how about Kent County Council? Or Gulbenkian? Or Create South East?
- Or to build your knowledge of the industry, how about the British Film Institute? Or Penguin Random House UK?
- Start following key companies/ recruiters/ figures on LinkedIn.
- Perhaps you might want to think about investing in your future.
- How about a Student Art Pass?
- Don’t forget you can access the Gulbenkian Student Membership / benefits!
- Are you aware of Discovery tickets at the Marlowe?
- You might want to sign up to some emails to help build your commercial awareness…
- Sign up for UK briefings on News, CreaTech, Climate Action within the Industry, Growth Stories, Opportunities and Events via the top blue bar on the website https://www.thecreativeindustries.co.uk/
- Creative Boom provides articles, podcasts and advice, as well as recommended reading across the creative world.