Mar
31
Posted on 31-03-2009
Filed Under (talent) by admin on 31-03-2009
Chicklet asked:


I would like to know specific names of famous people. I asked a questions about Atlantic Talent Agency’s legit-ness (lol legit-ness isn’t a word .) but now I wouldlike to know who they represent so I know if they are as good as I hear. Thanks!

K.

Alex

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=D asked:


Is it better to submit yourself to a talent agency or go to a placement center to help you look for an agency?
For example, a placement center like this: www.creativetalent.biz

Adrian
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Mar
30
Posted on 30-03-2009
Filed Under (talent) by admin on 30-03-2009
jimmy carter asked:


Now a day, there is a tough competition in fashion industries for male and female teen models who wants to make their career in modeling. Aspiring models who has enough talent and beautiful face are still not getting much more exposure because of so many reason.

Some of them are

1) They are not getting much more peoples attention or get limited attention which will bound their progress

2) They are keeping modeling as a part time business which does not attract modeling agency and talent agency

3) They do not bother regarding their online presence thru making their modeling website or modeling portfolio.

In today’s world, male and female models small mistake or quite laziness throws out from fashion worlds. It’s a nature of people who always want new face in front of them but for models, it’s a creating lot of competition for them. So the question is how can they get more popularity and people’s attention? The answer is that they need to give much more important on their online presence. Ideal suggestion is that they needs to develop their own personalize website or make their online modeling portfolio. Both have significant difference in terms of advantage and disadvantage.

Why models required personalize website rather then modeling profile on other models site?

1) You can advertise your name thru your personalize domain name. How sweet to remember your website address if it’s likes yourname.com!

2) Having your website, you will get your own control over your web page and profile. You do not need to stick or follow others guideline. You will decide which matter you want to highlight and which not.

3) You do not required to pay monthly paid membership charge to modeling website which is recurring regularly. Once you stop paying, your profile will not display on the site. So all your previous investment will lose.

4) You will get rid of useless banner advertisement and Google ad sense from your profile pages. Now it will on your own control. What to show on your website is 100% in your control. So your portfolio gets more proper presentation to casting agency and modeling agency.

5) Casting agency or modeling agency can easily contact you because they do not have to pay anyone else to contact you. They can contact you on our own personalize email address or from your own websites’ feedback form.

There are so many website design and development companies have their specialization in models website development. If models are thinking that it’s a costly to spent money for website development then they are making big mistake. It’s not an expense but it’s an investment which is creating your online identity



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Mar
24
Posted on 24-03-2009
Filed Under (talent) by admin on 24-03-2009
norm_h2 asked:


Word on da street is that Colors Modeling and Talent Agency is closing down because they were bought out by another company . Is it TRUE or FALSE!!!!!!!

Id say about 75% of Memphis made movies were made by them. What have you heard ?

Vincent

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Mar
23
Posted on 23-03-2009
Filed Under (talent) by admin on 23-03-2009
Linda Johnson asked:


What are the best ways to find a right job? You can use online job banks and employment agencies, read local newspapers and yellow pages, check community centers and telemarketing agencies, etc. Statistics says references from friends or relatives account for about 35% of lucky searches. Recruitment agencies rank next to it linking employers and candidates as an independent contact between them.

Recruitment agencies promise employers the best talents and candidates awesome future opportunities. However, both employers and candidates are hardly satisfied with recruiters’ performance. Employers receive hundreds of calls from agencies requesting information on vacant positions, and have to review candidates who are perfectly trained to answer interview questions but have no right job or personal skills to fill the position. On the other hand, candidates apply to many agencies, submit their resume, answer the interview questions and have to wait till the recruiter calls them back which never happens. Sometimes most jobs shown in the agency’s job board turn out to be just examples of possible options and do not even exist.

If you are looking for a job and consider using a recruitment agency you’d better look for one that you feel right for you. It is a very tough business as headhunters’ rates usually vary from 20 to 35% of an employee’s first year salary and are not transparent. Try to gather as much information about the agency as possible.

1.      How long has the recruitment agency been in business? Maybe, it appeared only half a year ago and has not gained any reputation among employers yet.

2.      Did your friend recommend it to you or you hear about the headhunter from others? Check Your Reviews and Comments for any ratings of the agency or describe your impressions of applying to the agency.

3.      Can the agency show any evidence of its superior performance? Any examples of lucky job search?

4.      Does the agency list jobs related to your specialty? If the agency works mostly with IT employers and you are a photographer, there is hardly a chance it will be helpful for you.

5.      Try to check if these jobs truly exist.        

6.      Can it assess your skills and determine your prospects? A good agency should offer such services as skills assessment and training to help you understand you level and .

7.      What was your impression of the agency personnel? Did they show any interest in you or keep on drinking coffee? Do they seem professional?

8.      What are the agency’s policies? Be especially careful with fine print which often describes the trickiest portion of any agreement.

Ensure that you do not waste your time with lots of agencies. Try to find few headhunters which are right for you and trust successful job seekers’ experience.



Rosa
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Mar
20
Posted on 20-03-2009
Filed Under (talent) by admin on 20-03-2009
Sanjay Pandey asked:


Everybody would love to make lots of money quickly, working from home, and only doing a few hours of work per week. I’ve spent the past two years trying to find a great way of doing this. Only over the course of the past few months have I found any “get rich quick” programs worth buying. I’ve been trying to make money online for a long time. I had a few small websites, but they never made much more than a few hundred per month. It was easy money and didn’t require much work on my part, but I knew there were people out there doing better than I was and I knew I could do as well as them.

Now, I’ve seen a lot of “get rich quick” programs. Most of these people make claims about earning $2000/day with Google or something similarly insane. Almost all of these people are complete liars. Even if they were making $2000/day with Google AdSense, it’d be because they had high- traffic websites with a lot of quality content. I’d know, because in one whole month, I never even made half of what they promised I’d make daily with their programs. Maybe you’ve already been scammed by one of these fraudsters. Anyway, I finally got sick of what was being offered.

I decided I’d look through the all of the “get rich quick” programs I could find and see if there were any that were actually legitimate. I found that there were owners selling their programs for well over $100, but the information in them could be found almost anywhere online for free. Additionally, they all contained out-of-date information, had no e-mail support, no money back guarantees, and broken links in the downloads section.

In conclusion, almost all of the programs I found were completely useless. The owners knew it, but they couldn’t care less about their customers since they didn’t offer refund policies! Amazingly, while looking through all of the programs, I actually did find a few legitimate programs. They were run by ordinary people like you and me, and they had found some great methods of making money from their home by doing very little work.

I spent some time working with those programs, and my income is now ten times what it used to be. These programs provided a large amount of great information on how to make extra money on your computer doing very little work. Numerous customers had provided great feedback and reviews for their products. Many of them have started to make money just days after buying!

Their programs have excellent prices, and the authors have a group of paid staff who are dedicating to helping you or providing assistance if you need any. I must say I was amazed! If you do decide to purchase any of the programs listed below, I recommend you join quickly. Most of the owners tell me they are getting an overwhelming number of sales and plan on raising prices in the near future, so order while prices are still low!

To Your Online Success,

Talent Agency



Anne
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Mar
15
Posted on 15-03-2009
Filed Under (talent) by admin on 15-03-2009
Divinebeauty asked:


I am currently in the process of e-mailing some agents. But I know that some of them are only for beginners. But need to know what is a good talent agency for beginners, mainly youth?

I am also interested in Acting and Singing. Not modeling really.
I also live in San Diego, only like a hour and a half drive to L.A.

Jeff

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Mar
12
Posted on 12-03-2009
Filed Under (talent) by admin on 12-03-2009
dluke94 asked:


Ever since I can remember, I’ve had a dream to become an actor but was always afraid of what everyone else would think or that they would laugh at me (and not because I was telling a funny joke). I want this badly. It is all I think about most of the time. I have not persued it till now because I am always doing what everyone expects of me. I have always been the responsible one to take care of things and work hard to make ‘em proud. It keeps me from being happy because I have waited so long. I am 34 years old. I have a wife and two children and need my regular job. Anyway, I live in the Houston area. I have an appointment with a talent agency in Houston in a couple of weeks and they want me to memorize a monologue and act’ it when I meet with them. I am scared to death. Like I said, I want it but have never done this before so I don’t know what to expect. I don’t have a monologue. It can be either comedic or dramatic. Any tips, suggestions? What do you think?

Kyle
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Mar
11
Posted on 11-03-2009
Filed Under (talent) by admin on 11-03-2009
Gabby R asked:


I’ve been to One Source Talent, and when the interviewer recieved my resume the first thing he asked was, Do you have an agent? I answered, No. It was a complete scam. I am a singer and an actress trying to get an audition and/or deal. But frist, I need an agent. Please tell me if you know of an agency located in New York. Thanks.

Ramon
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