Advice for Newbies: The Wrap Up

Time to wrap up rookie week on Advergirl with these three last things:

A list of all the articles, ideas and tools for people just starting out in ad agencies:

• Resume makeovers
  • General advice
  • Makeover 1
  • Makeover 2
  • Makeover 3
  • How to write a cover letter
• Getting and winning interviews
  • How to build a professional network
  • Interview tips
  • Questions you (the candidate) should ask in an interview
  • What to do when you're offered a job
• Getting started at the agency
  
  • Meet your new boss
  • Four rules for career success
  • Advice for getting started at an agency
  • Three pillars of success at (nearly) any ad agency
  • Seducing the Boys Club: Advice from Nina DiSeso
  • Be as valuable your fifth year as your first
• Advice just for AEs
  • Your real job description
  • Interactive toolkit for AEs: part 1
  • Interactive toolkit for AEs: part 2
  • Two completely relevant and totally shameless tricks for AEs

A huge THANK YOU to all the people who contributed content, ideas and "bad" resumes:

• Nina DiSesa, Chairman, McCann Erickson New York
• Miguel Perez, Account Director, Ologie
• Lance Dooley, Creative Director, SBC Advertising
• Jennifer Fleishman, Account Director, Ologie
• Joe Meadows, Producer, Beyond Interactive
• Melissa Harbin, Account Director, Goodby Silverstein & Partners
• Dirk Defenbaugh, Executive Director, Fitch
• Pete Scantland, President, Orange Barrel Media
• Gordon Robertson, Creative Director, MARC
• John Reid, formerly associate creative director at Crispin Porter + Bogusky, currently footloose freelancer about to start a month at Chiat / Day
• Joe Niedecken, Art Director, Resource Interactive
• Ross Popoff-Walker, Interactive + Youth Design Strategist, Forrester
• Julie Hamlin, Public Relations Director, Burkholder Flint & Associates
• Emily Peterson, Account Supervisor, engauge
• Patti Cullen, Account Supervisor, engauge
• Len Damico, Art Director, The Star Group
• Kate Lindsay
• Danielle Hueston
• That mystery guy from Quebec

And one more great newbie find: Joe Meadows recommended this CMYK article about friend Brandon's pursuit of the elusive "second job":

Back to my regularly scheduled commentary on all things advertising tomorrow...

Comments

[James Feess]

advergirl, you are freaking amazing. Your site has been a ton of help, I just wish I would have found it sooner.

I am excited to look back over all the past advice you have given. Thanks again!