How to get an Entry Level Job at Attacat

How to get a job with Attacat
Entry Level Position

The Stats
576 Viewed the job description
79 Applicants
30 Passed the “Quick Review”
12 Invited to First Interview
3 Invited to 2nd Interview
1 Job offered & accepted
14 savvy enough to pitch up tonight

The Application Form
At the top to try to put the non-serious people off
A very rough gauge of ability to use the web

The Application Form - cont
Best answers gave reasons
It’s brilliant
It’s Crap
I like X,Y & Z but I’d improve A,B & C (“tact”)

The Application Form - Cont
Don’t under or oversell yourself
Opened if completed all required fields & Attacat website comments good
Opened if covering letter good
Very optional but one or two good entries

The All Important Covering Letter
Tailored
Enthusiasm
Proof of having read up about us
Blah,blah,blah
English
Spell check
If we’ve met before, say so!
Willingness to relocate – worth noting if not already in Edinburgh

CV – Confirming Initial Impressions
What Degree?
First
2:1
Desmond
Third
No Degree
Evidence of Maths?
No Gaps
Evidence of achievement (including beyond academia)
Personal Statements

Worth noting
E-mailing the application to get to the top of the pile (but not applying through the form as well)
Tweeting about being gutted about dream job applications being closed
Informed comment on the Attacat Brain
4 page report submitted with application on “I knew nothing about PPC or SEO but here’s what I’ve found out”
Inevitable inconsistencies in review process – “luck”

1st Interview
Nerves – try to be yourself. Get as much practice as you can (use recruitment consultants?)
What we look for:
Check that you have taken the time to learn a little about what we do e.g. “Explain difference between PPC and SEO”(the sort of things you should do before going to client meetings)
Enthusiasm
Ability to apply common sense to unfamiliar situations
Record of consistent achievement
“Fit” – Very difficult to put finger on. Again a good degree of “luck” involved in ticking this box as will depend on time of day, how good previous candidates were, kids etc
Basic mental arithmetic & stats exercise
Focus in your job applications
Not as interested in your experience of internet marketing as you may expect

Presents?

2nd Round
Exercise that tests
Ability to learn & research
Gives an insight into what we do
Communication abilities
Interview about the Exercise
References
Minimum 3 – we decide who
All done by phone where-ever possible
Very much part of the recruitment process

Taking Proactive Steps
Targeted door drops?
Twitter?
Blog?
Comment on target companies blog
Local events
Edinburgh Coffee Morning
New Media Breakfasts
Internet Marketing Meet-Up
Rename yourself to Jamie or Amanda
It is a numbers game to an extent but don’t let the quality of your applications fall

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