Whoops, this was scheduled for Monday but with all of the current chaos at Cloud 9 we forgot to hit that button.....!
Welcome to another week and we've made it back in one piece after the madness that was the Freshtival last week. After the combination of two awards ceremonies, over fifty industry speakers, film screenings and a raft of other activities, we could certainly do with a little quiet time....
Welcome to another week and we've made it back in one piece after the madness that was the Freshtival last week. After the combination of two awards ceremonies, over fifty industry speakers, film screenings and a raft of other activities, we could certainly do with a little quiet time....
No time to relax though as tomorrow night its The Brand You Awards for Bristol Media, and an awards ceremony that recognises individuals rather than teams or agencies! The event sold out weeks ago so we're looking forward to a great night in the company of some great contenders and best of luck to all of the nominees!
As soon as Brand You is over, we're then hosting an event with East Midlands Airport as part of our Ambassadors Role on behalf of the Birmingham Press Club. The plan being that there will be quarterly events within the East Midlands for the great journalists and broadcasters from outside of the East Midlands.
This will also help us to make sure that the Midlands Media Awards remain a key highlight of the calendar both in the East and West Midlands.
Additionally our new office move is imminent and its not until we started packing that we realised just how much stuff we have accumulated and how many bits of paper we have - how on earth people manage in paperless offices, we will never understand!
Luckily our new premises are only around the corner from the current Cloud 9 Towers and very soon we'll be sending out our new address information, for the rather lovely Rosewood House.
A former nursing home, Rosewood House has undergone a major transformation and is now a suite of offices downstairs with apartments above so we are looking forward to having a little more space in which to work! The other advantage about the new office, its much closer to the pub (which cannot be a bad thing!).
Lots of other event news to come in the weeks ahead, but the one topic that we really feel we need to cover this week concerns applicants looking for work in event management....
We are only a small team and usually manically busy but we do our very best to try and reply to everyone who emails about employment opportunities, and we get at least 10-15 a week.
Whilst we appreciate its a tough market out there, we do despair that most of those applying are not really interested in our company, automatically think event management will mean rubbing shoulders with celebrities, or is just one long party.
The reality especially at Cloud 9 with so many awards ceremonies, is an awful lot of admin, meticulous attention to detail, and not very much partying or glamour!
When we get a good applicant we are always willing to see them, and if you want to impress then a few key tips, starting with the most basic. Spelling mistakes in emails, especially in these days of automatic spell checkers are guaranteed to get you a negative response.
Try and find out a little about us, what we do and who we work with. Google is a marvellous invention...!
Let us know what you can bring to the business.
Whilst being able to swim 100m backstroke, baking cakes for your brothers Scout Group and knitting are all admirable skills, we'd like to know a bit about your gumption and aspirations and more importantly, why you would make a great member of the team.
Finally if we do call you in, make a bit of an effort. Although we all have a tendency to dress down this days, making a good first impression really matters.
You never get a second chance at this, so at least make sure your outfit has seen an iron!
There you have it...something to maybe ponder on before you hit send.....
Enjoy the week.
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