Anyone ever been asked to upload a portfolio in PDF or word doc format when applying to a job online?

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Why would a strategy director be so close minded and needlessly rude? Every post about using your connections also has a TON of comments about people who’ve successfully gotten jobs from online job boards.

Not to mention at a lot of big agencies even if you get a job through connections you’re still required to fill out a formal application and go through that ringer for the company’s paperwork.

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Yeah I uploaded a one-page pdf with a url and nothing else on it. They visited the url but didn’t ever contact me so 🤷‍♂️

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One of my college professors advised us to never apply to a place that had stupid rules like that

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Truly trying to help.

It may be true for media agency folks, PR or account management folks, but the application systems on agency websites (taleo, etc) is a dead end for creatives wanting to get their books seen by creative agency gatekeepers

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Nope. SD1. It’s not. Most of them still want the online application. Even after a CD and higher want to talk

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Good advise. I’m not desperate enough to do a little dance for these places.

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Seems like cold emailing people your book wouldn’t normally have that high of a response rate either though...

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Why are people still “applying” to jobs online? Every fish in the bowl has told you those online apps are a black hole. Email or message someone at the agency your book

@Zenith1 @EP1 - Agree with @SD1 here. I get it, I’ve been asked to do the online application process before but hat has been AFTER I spoke to somebody and in the organization and the lead was promising. These application portals are usually a waste of time and a black hole. Personally, wouldn’t want to work for an agency that doesn’t place real people as their first point of contact. It shows a real lack of tact and understanding of what applicants may be going through in their job search process.

Totally understand that the online application process is not ideal, but I know our agency does look at and have hired people who have submitted applications through it. It’s not wasting a ton of my time and I’m not that desperate so why not 🤷🏼‍♀️

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