Networking: Laura Pearman

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Laura Pearman-10 Golden Rules for your Dream Career

14/02/22

Laura Pearman is a creative director, brand strategist and brand photographer with over 10 years of experience in the marketing and photography industry. She came into our college to give a talk about her tips to being successful and to have your dream career.
Laura broke down her tips into 10 steps:
And for some steps, she gave us (optional) tasks to make sure were practicing each step.

Stay ahead of your competition-It's important to stand out against your competitors by making sure work is completed on time and constantly taking advantage of opportunities that are given to you.
Understand the power of content creating-Making sure you keep up to date with the workings of your industry, keeping up to date with people in the industry whether that be videos or podcasts or newsletters. Write about your findings and go into detail on why you like it and make sure that you tag the creator in order to reach new people. 
Do's and Dont's of CVs and Experiences-Make sure your cv is up to date for all potential job opportunities, for every experience you get make sure to arrive early and try to leave late-make sure you can pick up every little job. Thank people for the experience they give you, this will make them more likely to tell others about you and also have you back. 
Put your health as a priority-Burnout is massive in the Creative industry, make sure that you look after yourself. Do little bits of self care everyday so that you can prevent worsening your health.

From Laura, I learnt a lot about how to better myself for the creative industry and I will definitely be putting some of her tips into use.

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