Any advice for someone trying to get an entry-level or associate position based in NYC?

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Know someone. In the biblical sense if possible.

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1. Don’t take anything personally. And, 2. New Yorkers are eye-on-the-prize people. Think about ways to make yourself the prize a company needs. Hint: it usually has to do with your outside interests.

Good luck!

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Have 3+ years of impossible experience

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95% of recruiters won’t respond because that’s what they do. Again, know someone.

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Make a list of everywhere you want to work. Figure out who the recruiters and creatives are and reach out to them directly .

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LinkedIn and informational interviews are helpful. Agencies like to hire junior - these days it’s all clients want to pay for.

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