[pat]

How would you prefer to have a student ask for work experience. I've sent a letter to one place and an e-mail to another, and my dad got me my last placement at www.whitehousemainwaring.com.

Is it a "Hello, I'm enquiring about work experience, i'm a 17 yr old student blah di blah" or would you prefer a formal letter?

[aspiramedia]

The best (email) one I ever got was:

Any vacancies?

That was also sent to every web studio in Nottingham. It's nice to know he/she was so bothered about personalising their 'letter.'

I'd say call people - seems like you're more bothered then.

Failing that, a short snappy email with links/images is best. Follow up with a phone call.

[andrewparker]

I'd ring and ask to speak to the studio manager or creative director. Tell him your situation, state what you hope to gain from work experience and why you chose them and ask whether they may be able to accommodate and extra pair of hands.

The personal approach works best. They'll be able to learn a lot more about you from a phone call than any letter or email you send.

[pat]

aye that's a bit daunting thugh ennit

[briljant oranje]

i agree with ^

a short email, friendly but not familiar (no knob jokes) explaining your situation (don't ramble) - links to your work.

follow up with a phone call a few days later.

if this fails, send a picture of a pretty girl.

[andrewparker]

Originally Posted by pat

aye that's a bit daunting thugh ennit

May be but the worst they can say is no.

I wouldn't send an email because it is far too impersonal. Many people won't even read it. Also the employer has no way of knowing whether you banged out the email to a hundred other agencies.

[pat]

what a cunt. I ring up and the bloke answers, i say "Hi, i was wondering if i could speak to someone about Work Experience?"
"We don't actually do that."
"oh, ok, because a friend had a palcement with you for a while"
"ok*HANGUP*.
What a rude cunta.

[Brown]

its who you know, not what you know. do they not teach that in school these days?

[Brown]

maybe it was the brummie accent. it'd make me put the phone down...

[datahound]

Make up a protest type board on a stick with TEA BOY or LOOKING FOR WORK EXPERIENCE written on it in large letters.

Be outside the office of your target co from 8 o'clock onwards.

[d*d]

phoning up is better, much harder for the person to fob you off, and the rejections are character building

[pat]

Originally Posted by Brown

maybe it was the brummie accent. it'd make me put the phone down...

Haha, i don't really have one.

Anyone know of any Birmingham Graphic Design agencies?

[Brown]

jasper carrot?

[pat]

[andrewparker]

Originally Posted by pat

Anyone know of any Birmingham Graphic Design agencies?

http://www.iedesign.co.uk/
http://www.bot.uk.com
http://www.iansonjones.co.uk/
http://www.adsynergy.co.uk/
http://top-draw.net/
http://www.clientcommunications.co.uk/
http://www.barques.co.uk/
http://www.holmangroup.co.uk/

http://uk.firmlist.com/england/birmi...rmingham.phtml

[d*d]

isn't there anyone on this board who can hook pat up? c'mon you bastards try to remember what it was like to be young and niaeve

[andrewparker]

Originally Posted by d*d

c'mon you bastards try to remember what it was like to be young and niaeve

... and not being able to spell

[d*d]

you want a peice of me?

[datahound]

piece

[pat]

sooound, i've just got some organised with http://www.iedesign.co.uk