As someone who didn’t go to portfolio school, Is it possible to get a job a good agency as a junior without getting hired out of an internship?

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All that matters is your book. My book was shit so I went to ad school

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These days that’s hard even with ad school if you want to work somewhere good but it all depends how good your book is (if you don’t have one at all you’ll have a hard time even landing an internship. Some types of agencies PR/shopper/social might be less picky.

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Yes! You just have to make a book- check out makeadswithme. com for resources/to find a partner

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The internship will help a great deal but no book, no job. There are simply too many other applicants who have books.

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