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 ID: 185214 Posts: 1299 | Date: 2007-04-29 17:16 How long does an agency take to reply to you after say an interview or a walk in
call thing?
Like if they want you?
And how long should you say ok yeh they didnt want me?Howdy.I'm a 18 year old half asian from Ireland who really would love to get with an agency who can get her exposure or anything please look at my profile and get back to me  |
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 ID: 177941 Posts: 172 | Date: 2007-04-30 12:37 I think that unfortunately agencies don't always contact you if they do not want
you. . . that's in my experience anyway, and after a while I get the hint. 
Good luck though - I see you are becoming more and more serious in pursuing this
career. |
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ID: 185214 Posts: 1299 | Date: 2007-04-30 12:46 Yeh thats what I knew about agencies too, It were more when do I stop hoping for
the phone to ring to say they wanted me back or something.
It were saturday week so at this stage to me iv sort of giving up already
lol.
But sure it doesnt bother me if they didnt want me ill still continue Howdy.I'm a 18 year old half asian from Ireland who really would love to get with an agency who can get her exposure or anything please look at my profile and get back to me |
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 ID: 182744 Posts: 1738 | Date: 2007-04-30 22:34 Never give up. Never give in. Do not wait on them to call you. Make sure they
know who you are. Find ways to peak their interest in you. They have talent
coming at them left and right. What makes you stand out? What makes you more
deserving than the others? If someone asks me for a job and they never get back
to me, I assume they are no longer interested and I hire the next guy.
Do not assume that you are so important that they have time to chase you down
from among a hundred other applicants that week. Keep at it and one day a
project will come along that they may suggest you for or that totally suits your
look. When you get frustrated and turned off, that just makes room for someone
else.
Carve your niche! Have faith that the universe will unfold as it should  |
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ID: 185214 Posts: 1299 | Date: 2007-05-03 12:40 Yes but they say that they will contact us. Like with Irish agencies its a two
week wait so iv learned. That if your not contacted for an interview then your
not whats needed and ur CD, photos etc get thrown out.
Even if you ring them and ask they will have the same response, maybe its
different where you are  Howdy.I'm a 18 year old half asian from Ireland who really would love to get with an agency who can get her exposure or anything please look at my profile and get back to me |
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ID: 182744 Posts: 1738 | Date: 2007-05-03 18:38 Cindy Hui:
Yes but they say that they will contact us. Like with Irish agencies its a two
week wait so iv learned. That if your not contacted for an interview then your
not whats needed and ur CD, photos etc get thrown out.
Even if you ring them and ask they will have the same response, maybe its
different where you are
So? Be persistent. Get someone's attention. Don't be a pain, but let them know
you are interested. You are one face out of dozens a day maybe. Make them
remember you.
Someone throws out CDs? They don;t file them? Anyhow...what's a CD? 10 cents?
Burn more. Take them another.
Do some jobs. Take them a magazine cover with your pic on it. Give them
something to market.
My grandma used to say: "Get busy! You aren't being paid for your looks you
know!" So, maybe you are being paid for your looks but you have to work for it.
Don't feel bad when I say this, but there are many girls just as pretty as you
are and some prettier walking into that agency. Give them something to show you
have character, mass appeal, the ability to be popular.
When an agency recruits and promotes a model, it costs a lot of money. The
agency absorbs all of these costs. They are not going to invest in promoting a
model who they judge might have a low probability of getting gigs. (A low rate
of return.) Heck, better safe than sorry, they often turn away models who have
potential simply because they are swamped. Also, since it costs money to promote
a model, an agency has to budget the amount of models it can safely handle and
still pay bills. To heavy a line-up of models and a couple things happen. 1)
They simply do not spend the money they should promoting all of the models; 2)
They go bankrupt from poor management.
When you sign with an agency, they are taking a gamble based upon their
experience and judgement of you and the available market. They must know that
they have a decent shot at making back the money they will be spending on
you.
So, give them the tools to believe in you. Looking pretty isn't going to do
it.
Also, the time may not be right for you. But next month, next season, next year
may be perfect. So, you always have to keep checking back (in a manner that
doesn't make them lock the doors and take out a restraining order against
you).
Be creative. Think outside the box. Even volunteer to be a free intern after
school at the agency and use that to learn the game from inside, to meet and
greet some of the buyers, to find contacts.
Impress someone.
Do anything but wait. Have faith that the universe will unfold as it should |
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 ID: 192893 Posts: 14 | Date: 2007-05-07 05:48 Thank you so much for the excellent advice, carib goddess! You encouraged me to
once more contact an agency I ve long wanted to work for, although they didn t
reply in the past!
However, I think it s almost impossible to get on the cover of a godd magazine
without the help of an agency or at least the help of a photographer working for
the magazine! Does anyone how advice on how to manage to do that apart from
gonig to go/sees reguarly? |
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 ID: 183878 Posts: 1174 | Date: 2007-05-07 08:39 Depending on where you live, there may be small opportunities. In any urban area
there are always startup magazines that may not last long. I recently spotted
one here having a cover model contest. Based on their web content and the places
they've found for their rack, they may not be long for this world, but they will
be around long enough for two or more girls to have a cover for their
portfolio.
Peruse everything, check with printing companies in the area. They may know
what's trying to get started. Scan your local web sites for links. The days of
paper start-ups may be coming to an end, but you can get exposure that wayIf I haven't been there, I'm still planning on going!
If I haven't done it, I've still got time to try! |
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 ID: 183020 Posts: 267 | Date: 2007-05-08 14:05 this is a nice post. i was also wondering how long. i hope we all turn out well.
goodluck Cindy.  sexy |
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 ID: 193560 Posts: 5 | Date: 2007-05-11 04:11 nice post...for me i tried to send for one of the agencies...In a two days time
they emailed me and asked me for a casting, but they said we will inform you
later to set an appointment but still i'm waiting... They may sometimes be busy
with other stuff...so it takes time |
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 ID: 189741 Posts: 214 | Date: 2007-05-11 05:04 Thats great Ummair! I hope that it works out for you, best of luck!Live life to the max and never look back!
People are less likely to let their fears win,
When they can do what they want when they try. |
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ID: 193560 Posts: 5 | Date: 2007-05-11 07:11 thanks Cindy.. you seem to be so supportive =) |
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