I was recently laid off and I’m starting the overwhelming task of job searching again. When it comes to job searching, have most people found it more beneficial to reach out to recruiters, creatives at said agency or the agency’s job email in terms of getting responses? I typically do the first two but curious if there’s other ways people have found to work best.

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The #1 most helpful thing I’ve found is having my work on my Squarespace site. I found a few folks whose sites I loved and emulated the design format but with my work of course. I use gifs as thumbnails to make it look really eye-catching. Then I sign up with a few recruiting firms (like midnight am, 24seven, vitamin T) and let them look for me while I also look. And find specific companies you want to apply to and apply on their site and potentially DM their recruiters. I don’t think reaching out to creatives is a good idea unless you know them. Since I updated my website, I’ve had people contacting me.

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It depends on the company. Best option is to figure out who the hiring manager is (likely someone posting the job on their LinkedIn profile) and contact them.

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Make those random connections that might lead somewhere.

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Send them snail mail
Put a billboard up outside their office/home window
Knock on the door

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