internships at ad agencies

[astrea_luna]

im about to take my practicum this summer, hopefully at an established advertising agency like McCann, BBDO Guerrero, Leo Burnett, Saatchi, etc.

can anyone help me?

i dont know who to contact, what to submit, etc...

[JENSIE_G]

basta i'm sure mccann and jwt are having internships this summer 2004.

pwede kaya sumali kahit grad na? :teehee:

i can give you a listing of these agencies plus contact persons if you want...

[astrea_luna]

heya...
if you can, please please do!
im intersted din in both eh...

[JENSIE_G]

astrea_luna: alrightie. check your PM.

i checked kanina. bbdo ain't offering internships.

mccann and jwt do. confirmed.

[manangkrisel]

hello! i would like to ask kung pwede pa magintern kahit grad na sa mga ad agencies????? thanks!

[astrea_luna]

jensie_g...thanks so much! but i didnt get your PM. pls send it again. thanks!

[astrea_luna]

oh and could you email me the details na rin at keakulinah@yahoo.com? thanks again! :)

[abcxyz]

internship? do a resume and cover letter and send to the HR of the ad agency you are targetting. now here's a real brave thing to do - send a copy of the same two documents to both the president of the ad agency and the department head of the department you want to intern in (account management head for account management, media head for media, creative director for crestives). bakit???? well at least one of the 3 will read your papers and hopefully one of them will take notice.

learn more what you need to put in the cover letter and resume.

dont keep such high hopes on this internship - you might not learn much. actually depends on your objectives on why you want to intern. if your objecive is just to get a feel on how it is to work in ad agency, you will get this. but more than that, i doubt you would get more.

is this something you are doing to earn money? or just to get the experience?

MOST clients dont want interns working on their accounts because of confidentiality. also, most agency people do not have the time or the patience to train interns.

BUT, if you are really good and you muster enough courage to kick butt - you just might have a job when you graduate.

anything is possible, of course. just keep the expectations at a realistic level.

[JENSIE_G]

manangkrisel: yan din ang gusto kong gawin eh. pero strict ang agencies sa internship. undergrads lang ang alam kong pwede.

astrea_luna: alrightie. i'll resend it.

abcxyz: thanks for the tips. truly inspiring.

[astig_ako]

ako din po!!pede po pa pm sa akin yung mga companies na nag ooffer ng OJT.I also have an internship this summer.IT related companies po.Pede na din siguro sa advertising companies since they're into Web developing.thanks!pls pls..

[esci]

hi could you pls PM me also the details..
i have a friend whose desperately looking for a job in advertising,
she has previous experience but since you said even a grad could get in, she might be able to have intern job..at least she'll have good training grounds..

im in IT industry kaya mejo di ko lam mga nasa ad industry..tagal na kse nagpapahanap sken work un eh..ska tagal na den sya naghahanap :)

thanks ;)

[abcxyz]

Originally posted by esci
hi could you pls PM me also the details..
i have a friend whose desperately looking for a job in advertising,
she has previous experience but since you said even a grad could get in, she might be able to have intern job..at least she'll have good training grounds..

im in IT industry kaya mejo di ko lam mga nasa ad industry..tagal na kse nagpapahanap sken work un eh..ska tagal na den sya naghahanap :)

thanks ;) you really should get the information on your own. start making the phone calls and get the info yourselves. get any phone book yellow page.

look at it this way - if you share information among each other - all of those with the same information will most likely contact/send CVs to the same ad agencies. that means effectively you are sharing VALUABLE information with your COMPETITORS! why would you want to share info with your own competitors?

and if you are the recipient of the information - why would you send your CV to the same ad agency that already has the CVs of the others?

in case you have not noticed - it is a COMPETITIVE world out there. very many people are going after the same exact thing you are going for. and the one who wins the spot is the one who gets there first and/or is the better candidate and/or the candidate who presents herself/himself as the better candidate.

advertising's (and marketing) very own essence and what it is for is - WINNING THE COMPETITION, its about being better than the other and being smarter than the other. get into that attitude as soon as you can if you want to get into advertising.

this sharing info and asking for info thingy - i dont get it! go figure...

[esci]

TO abcxyz:

IM DOING THIS FAVOR FOR A FRIEND..
DONT U THINK I DONT KNOW THIS STUFF?
NWAY, I WAS JST ASKING FOR SOME INFO FOR A FRIEND
AND IF U DONT WANT TO GIVE ME..WELL, FINE.
NO BIG DEAL...

GOD BLESS YOU DEAR...

GREAT HELP INDEED..

AiSHI KULASEHA MUTAYA MURO
KUWATIYANETA KU ASTI KALA abcxyz

[abcxyz]

you are missing the point, does not matter who you are doing it for and for what charitable reason which of course is always commendable. all i am saying is this - if you want to land the job, do it on your own and keep it a secret because the person you are sharing it is your competition and can very well be the person who will be accepted rather than you.