Wednesday, 21 October 2015

Unit 33 Job Application Skills

Job Application Skills
Nguyen Huyen Trang Le
Task 1:

4 job applications:

1. Location Scout 
Allover Media - London 
£18,000 a year
This unique and dynamic creative team is seeking a confident, driven and enthusiastic location scout who will source permanently hireable outdoor sites for creative advertising campaigns. The successful candidate will display intelligent initiative and be able to work autonomously, approaching and securing the cooperation of third party land owners. A certain degree of sales knowledge would be desirable, as well as a basic knowledge of planning permission and advertising. The ability to think creatively when approaching a brief and fulfilling our clients' locational needs is essential. The role will include a reasonable amount of travel and site visitations, reporting findings to the line manager on a regular basis. The successful candidate will take a lead role in the scouting team, scheduling their own time and working independently of the office based team. Commission will be paid for successful locations sourced in addition to the basic salary. This is an exciting opportunity to join a rapidly expanding company at ground level and grow as a key member of the team.

Essential Skills: 
Experience in location scouting;
Excellent spoken and written communication skills;
Approachable and amenable manner;
Self discipline, motivation and drive

Desirable Skills: 
Sales experience;
Basic knowledge of planning application/permission processes;
Basic knowledge of advertising;
Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office and Adobe Suite

To apply, please reply to this advert with your CV, and a covering letter stating your interest and suitability for this role. The applications of candidates who fail to reply with the required information will be disregarded.

Salary: £18,000.00 /year

Required experience:

Location Scout/Scouting Assistant: 1 year

2. Picture Editor Intern 
Bang Showbiz - London
Internship
BANG Showbiz is looking for a Picture Editor Intern to join our dynamic editorial team.
BANG is a worldwide leader in supplying entertainment news, features, videos, pictures and interviews to leading print, online and broadcast media outlets around the globe.
Responsibilities:
  • Editing, captioning and uploading celebrity images from our photographers.
  • Maintaining our website and approving images for publication.
  • Making error corrections to keep site current and timely.
  • Managing the event diary and assigning projects to photographers and image partners.
  • Negotiating picture fees.
  • Syndicating appropriate material to foreign agents.
  • Capturing screen grabs from various recorded television content.
  • Maintaining good relationships with photographers and event PR.
  • Liaising with international agents and clients.
Requirements:
  • The ideal candidate will have a minimum of one years' experience of image editing, preferably with a reputable photo agency.
  • Good knowledge of UK and international celebrities.
  • Excellent eye for photography with experience using Adobe Photoshop and Bridge CS5.
  • Literate Mac user.
  • Good organisational and communication skills.
Long-term and exciting career prospects await as well as the chance to party with the world's top celebrities!
Required experience:
  • Image editing: 1 year
3. International Media Planner\Buyer
To provide a full media service to the agency encompassing international media planning and media buying across all mediums and developing and maintaining effective media relationships with key contacts.
Responsibilities:
·         Thorough working knowledge of media, marketplaces, changes and trends with ability to research, plan and support media rationale capabilities against briefs.
·         Presenting media research and recommendations both internally and externally as required.
·         Booking of Inventory/media plans.
·         Establishing and maintaining effective relationships with key media contacts.
·         Being the agency focal point for all national press and key trade titles in the overseas property market.
·         Providing advice on recruitment campaigns as required.
·         Establish and maintain a media library for graduate and school leaver titles and support others in the agency, offering advice and guidance as appropriate.
·         Providing assistance on new business pitches with regard to media capabilities as required.
·         Negotiate media costs to ensure best rates
·         Accurate inputting of time allocation for client accounts as appropriate.
·         Assisting the European Media Director on media projects as required.
Skills/Requirements
·         Ideally a minimum of 18 months media planner/buyer experience within an agency environment
·         Detailed knowledge of the UK national press market
·         Proven negotiation skills
·         Ability to write clear, concise media proposals with supporting rationales
·         Good verbal communication skills
·         Ability to work successfully within a team environment
·         Ability to multi-task
·         Highly competent in both word and excel and internet capability. Powerpoint preferable
4. Graduate Marketing Assistant
We are looking for candidates, who may hold some experience sales, however experience within the sales or marketing sector are not fundamental as we work with candidates to develop product knowledge and presentation skills.
Graduate Marketing Assistants must be:
-Enthusiastic
-Ambitious
-Creative
-Proactive
Company Incentives for Graduate Marketing Assistant:
* Continuous support and advice geared towards each Sales assistant
* Fun, professional, results-driven environment  
* Clients & career confidence spanning a variety of industries.
* Personal and business advancement opportunities
This is an ideal business opportunity to work alongside a well-established marketing company providing excellent product training within a fun and hard-working environment.
NO EXPERIENCE IS NECESSARY!!!!!!!!
All graduates are encouraged to apply; however, the following degrees/experiences are the best matches: communications, business administration, management, advertising, marketing, public relations, political science, psychology, military, sports management, and athletic experience. All compensation is paid weekly and is based entirely on the individuals completed sales at the end of the financial week. Compensation involves uncapped earnings and bonuses. This exciting role will best suit someone with a positive outlook and great customer service skills.
 
Task 2: The types of information normally needed when completing applications:
  • Educational background - provide information on institutions attended, courses taken and qualifications gained.
  • Work experience - describe or list the main duties of your current job, or any positions that you've held in the past.
  • Competency-based questions - show how you meet the person specification for the role, by promoting yourself as the best candidate for the job.
  • Personal statement - if a supporting statement is required, this should be well-structured - possibly using headings to set out how you meet the job criteria.
Task 3: The implications are for completing online applications:
 
Basically I have to done some research on the internet to find the job applications forms which suit for me. Then I read through all of them and pick one I like the most. I fill in the form all my information to complete it.
 
 
Task 4:
 
 Task 5: Review:
My CV still very meagre because this is the first time I done a CV and I don’t really have and work experience as a full time student. I’ll try to find a job which can help my future career and I will learn and practice how to write a CV.
 

Monday, 19 October 2015

NCFE Unit 25

Production Team Evaluation From



Report for Sofia:

During our Production:

Sofia always demonstrated a successful approach in resolving issues: [1]

Basically we don't have a lot problem and issues but when ever we have an issue, mostly is because each one have their own opinions and don't really listen from each other, Sofia always calm us down, listen to all the ideas and help make everything out.


Sofia's efforts had an impact in achieving the common goal: [1]

Sofia not only always tries her best to done her own part but also often help everyone in the group to solving the main problem. 

Sofia demonstrated empathy, by appreciating other team member's position: [1]

All the member in our group always respect each other, we try hard in out all part and just give some help and opinions if other have problem. Sofia done her part so well, I do notice that her redone it few time when ever she feel it not quite perfect. She also recognized other member's work and appreciated them.

Sofia displayed the ability to compromise on issues to ensure that team goals are achieved: [1]

In this part she had shown really good attitudes, she always listen to everybody, gingerly gives her own opinions and avoid controversy. That why even we have some debate but we always quickly agree with each other and focus on our target.