Kickstart Your Career
Welcome to the ‘Kickstart Your Career’ section of our Next Gen Area.
Need advice on how to get your CV ready to start applying for jobs? Wondering what the etiquette for virtual interviews are? Then look no further. Hear you can find top tips and advice from recruitment experts specialising in the fields of film and events. Get ready to apply for the right jobs in the right way.
How to Find a Work Experience Placement
So, work experience, it’s a tough one. It can be an arduous process finding a placement that suits you, develops your skills, and is relevant to...
Harringey Students Shadow Corporate Filmmakers
At the beginning of this year we set up a scheme to facilitate shadowing opportunities between sixth form and college students and our member...
Burnout: Recognising the Signs and Setting Boundaries
Did you know that the average person will spend 90,000 hrs of their lifetime working? My name is Sophie and I am championing the awareness of...
Pukka Films kicks off EVCOM’s new shadowing scheme
In the very first meeting we held with our shadow board, they expressed the need for more opportunities to go into companies, see what the...
Getting into the events industry: Advice from an expert by Rob Kenward
By Robert Kenward, Fitability® Recruiter and Founder of TheHub.Jobs This is probably the best time ever to get into the events industry; a lot of...
CVs, cover letters and all that…
By Searchlight Media and entertainment recruitment company Searchlight share their top tips on creating CVs and cover letters that help you stand...
So you have a video interview?
By Searchlight Whilst things are slowly returning to some semblance of “normal”, it’s clear that many hiring managers and recruiters will...
Virtual Vs. In-Person Interviews
By Searchlight Virtual interviewing became essential in 2020 for most businesses when in-person interviews were suddenly stopped, due to several...
How to Advance Your Career Using LinkedIn
By Searchlight As a media-based recruitment business, it is our job to identify industry needs, build good relations with clients and candidates,...