Advertising

Kick back in your Eames lounge chair, grab yourself a bottle of Canadian Club and take a look at the Mad Men guide to advertising.

They’re on highway billboards, they’re in your monthly magazines, on your most visited websites and interrupt your TV programs. Advertisements are a part of our daily lives and constitute one of the most competitive and exciting industries around.

Getting your CV and cover letter right is a crucial step in applying for any job. Have a look at our advertising graduate sample resume written to industry standards that will help you write a winning job application.

Getting your CV and cover letter right is a crucial step in applying for any job. Have a look at our advertising graduate cover letter example written to industry standards that will help you write a winning job application.

\'To get my first job in advertising I placed two ads. The first used all of David Ogilvy’s techniques, and no one replied, and then in desperation I did a wilder ad...\'

Pity the poor marketing hack, trying to tap into the zeitgeist and produce a marketing campaign that will grab the public imagination and see a product take off.

With shows like The Gruen Transfer, 30 Seconds and Mad Men all centring on the ad world, the advertising industry is looking sexier than ever.

The marketing and advertising industries were amongst the hardest hit during the recent economic downturn – but opportunities and openings are still to be found.