Andy Andersohn asked:


Recruitment Agencies: An interesting job oportunity awaits if you look like someone famous-living or dead.

Has anyone ever told you that you look like a celebrity or a politician, living or dead? If you look like Abraham Lincoln, Elvis Presley or some current star there are recruitment agencies looking for you.

There are recruitment agencies that go out of their way to look like someone else. Being misleading is what these agencies do. These agencies are very specialized and provide a service like a talent agency.

Recruitment look alike agencies are a specialized recruitment agency service. These places employ celebrity look-alikes and provide the services of a booking agent for the look-alikes.

Surprisingly, celebrity look-alikes are more popular than the average person might guess: major companies have used celebrity look-alikes to draw attention to their stores or products, and the look-alikes are even used as stunt doubles for movies. It seems the uses for a celebrity look alikes is constantly growing.

Recruitment Agencies fill the same purpose for celebrity look alikes that a talent agency or a talent representative serves for an actual celebrity. Essentially, celebrity look alikes are actors and actresses; they need to book “shows” just like any other actor, so they relay on an agent. Recruitment look alike agencies simply find companies that need a celebrity look alike for any number of reasons, and then the agency matches the desired celebrity look alike to the event.

Some of the larger recruitment look alike agencies have more than one look alike for each popular celebrity. For example, there is usually more than one Angelina Jolie or Johnny Depp celebrity look alike at an agency. For less popular celebrities like Mel Gibson or Nicole Kidman, there is usually only one look alike. Some of the more famous, classic cinema and music stars also have more than one look alike at an agency: Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Elvis Presley, Princess Diana, Marlene Dietrich, and Cher all usually have multiple look alikes.

Where do these agencies find companies that want to employ celebrity look alikes? Companies will usually approach reputable look alike agencies with an event and celebrity already in mind. Other companies may only have an even that needs some kind of spice, and they leave the choice of celebrity look alike up to the recruitment look alike agencies. The events that most companies will employ a look alike for vary greatly: cocktail parties, holiday parties, store openings, fundraisers and even conferences all regularly have celebrity look alikes in attendance.

In addition to booking celebrity look alikes to company events, recruitment look alike agencies also will employ look alikes with movie and TV companies. Some movie or TV companies choose to hire a celebrity look alike as a stunt or nudity double. If the actual actor or actress is unable or unwilling to shoot an especially difficult or gratuitous scene, a celebrity look alike may be called in to be the back of the celebrity’s head or even his or her back side.

So if you have been told you look like someone else, here’s a possible path for some extra money or even a career. All you have to do is look like someone else.



Anita

Mark Fenichel asked:


 

Had you ever seen a fashion model in some exotic places? Traveling to exotic places, wear latest cloths and accessories from top designers, fearuring the cover page of various magazines are part of the benefits for fashion models. Did you ever thought of becoming a fashion model?

Starting a career as a fashion model right away is not always possible. The aspiring model should work with smaller modeling agencies, in smaller campaigns and gain popularity. Once you become popular you can be invited to exclusive events, participating shows with celebrities and traveling to many parts of the world. Very soon you too will become a celebrity.

Fashion modeling is tough to get in to, with high competition because top models are earning thousands of dollars a day. So the completion is naturally fierce. Apart from monetary benefits, popularity and celebrity status is also another reason for high competition.

Fashion industry is looking for different models for different types of audience. Fashion designers are now targeting all types of audience to sell their fashions. Perfect good looking models with great looks, good hair and figure have great opportunities. Now the market is looking for petite, the plus size, the teen, the mature both in male and female models too since the fashion designers are not willing to loose customers from any segment of population.

One can start off as catalog model, show room model, television model before entering in to fashion modeling. If you are hired by a top modeling agency with more demand, your growth potential is immense in the industry. For the right people with dedication and passion towards modeling, it is a highly paying career.

Although getting in to the modeling industry is tougher, it is offering good rewards for people with good motivation, longing to succeed, it is worth taking the tough ride in fashion modeling industry.



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Smita Mathur asked:


Ever felt, why there was a relative absence of black fashion models in the recent fashion week? No doubt, it’s true that the cut throat competition brews in between the model agencies for searching for the most glamorous fashion models, with the best of poses, head shots and beauty. But with innumerable white models, walking down the ramp, it’s definitely getting difficult for black women to mark their advent, unlike as they did during the late seventies.

 

So, does race play a pivotal role in deciding the career prospects of this tempting fashion industry? Are the days of black celebrities like Naomi Campbell, Liya Kebede and Donyale Luna, finally over? Sadly, these questions reveal some hard and bitter truths. On one hand, black fashion wear might have appeared as a style statement, but sadly on the other hand, the entire fashion bustle is perhaps undergoing a complete white wash. Long back, Ms Mendoza happened to be the first black woman to be crowned as Ms Columbia in 2002. But no other black woman could repeat history again.

 

Earlier, the black fashion models used to grace the cover of more than hundreds of magazines like Haper’s Bazaar, Cosmopolitan and Vogue. Fashion models like Waris Dirie, had even modeled for Express jeans and Chanel. Along with the top model agencies, even the advertising giants like Tommy Hilfiger and Abercrombie & Fitch hired these black models. Several international fashion magazines, fashion model portfolios, commercials and catwalks featured the budding black models that had literally set the bestowed platforms on fire, with their cuts, curves and figures.

 

But nowadays, the so-called universal fashion models agency poses challenging situations for the black women. The number of black women chosen by the glamorous model agency has dramatically decreased. Now, even the fashion aficionados rejoice upon seeing a black face in the fashion magazine.  So is it deliberate discrimination or not?  No doubt, around twelve percent of the world population includes black people, but are these statistics enough to confront the selection of the models in any international model agency? Perhaps not!

 

Earlier when fashion commenced into an industrial platform, it started with the selling of clothes and creating vigor, dash and genre for fashion hunters. But now, it has drooped to the business of selling beauty. Somehow, the international designers feel that black women cannot portray the stereotyped image of beauty. Sadly, they don’t realise that their expensive attires are also worn by these black beauties.

 



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E P asked:


I’m an international student living in california,but I’m really interested in performing arts,I just want to gain more experience,and got signed with talent agencies,do you guys think if it’s possible?

Rita

Victoria B asked:


see im 14 and i am living i n houston and im new to all of this so i was wondering if you could help me. and where should i send tapes to or will a talent agency do that for you.

Adam

Groshan Fabiola asked:


Many actors have started out as models and have struggled to work their way up just to land a spot on television or in film. But while some have to go through immense efforts just to get the attention of the crowd, not to mention the casting people, others are just simply lucky to be part of a reputable modeling agency.

So what does a modeling agency have to do with the success of actor wannabes? Although a good modeling agency does not guarantee the stardom of its models, a good modeling agency is a significant factor that increases a model’s chances of getting recognized just like in the case of Tom Welling, a model turned actor who is presently leading the science fiction series Smallville.

Welling found his lucky strike when he joined Wilhelmina Models, a modeling agency created by supermodel Wilhelmina Cooper. With Welling’s good looks fused with Wilhelmina Models’ guidance, the newbie got exposed to the limelight at the age of 20, as he represented brands like Gap and Tommy Hilfiger. After three years of modeling, he landed the role of the young Clark Kent on the series Smallville, which established his stance as an actor in Hollywood.

With this achievement, Wilhelmina Models, the agency that launched Welling’s career, couldn’t be more proud for its former employee. Previously, the president of the agency even released a statement about Welling’s transformation from a teen to a man with so much potential. In fact, he wasn ’t even surprised that he earned the role.

Apart from the Smallville actor, Wilhelmina Models is also proud to have showcased other models that also turned out to be notable celebrity figures just like Grey’s Anatomy’s Justin Chambers and Lost’s Josh Holloway. Both are known to be part of top-rating television series and have acquired their own solid following.

For more resources about Smallville and especially about Modeling Agency is Proud of Smallville Actor please review http://www.buddytv.com



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Groshan Fabiola asked:


While discussing modeling as a career option the first few things to strike us are – glamour, instant fame and popularity! Little wonder that modeling is one of the most sought after and fascinating career options and extremely popular amongst the youngsters. Modeling doubles up as a gate-pass for those interested in entering the film industry.

Needless to mention, that the competition in the modeling career is also very high. Therefore the first thing a person interested in becoming a model should do is to look for a Talent Agency that will guide her/his career in the right direction. It’s the job and responsibility of a Talent Agency to help you get discovered.

Choose a modeling Talent Agency whose USP is `different and unique’. Make sure that they stand by quality and excellence. A professionally managed talent agency will ensure that you get tailor made and the very best solution. They will maintain outstanding commitment to efficiency and professionalism in every aspect of business procedure, modeling career involves. And most important of all, a good talent agent will play an important role in the discovery, nurture and development of talent.

Professionally run talent agencies will be well equipped. They will have full fledged photographic studio, Exclusive film & photographic locations, Digital photo re-touching, Production of Portfolios, and Brochures & Catalogues to show for their work. If you are serious about career in modeling, choose a Talent Agency that is serious about their career as a team of talented, experienced and professional Talent Agents!

Modeling is considered a lucrative profession. But it also takes a lot of hard work to become a successful model. And the time factor is all important too. What you need is an agent who will know his business and has experience and great success record as one. He is representing you. So make sure he is giving out the message that will work for you and get you closer to the take off point. A good talent agency will also help you prepare for the job better. They will help you fine tune your skill, re-arrange your approach to work, style, the way you look, your body language, social etiquettes etc.

An efficient modeling Talent Agency will help you by creating a portfolio that will help you boost the confidence. A good portfolio holds the key to make your modeling dreams a reality. They will help you with a complete makeover if required, right from hair styling, nail care, facial care, refreshments, a magazine style photo shoot and digital re-touching to mention few services. They will also offer expert advice on going with the right look and shots for your portfolio; they will also help you with preparation and coaching for these shots. They will help you choose between a digital portfolio and leather bound version.

In short if you are keen on a career in modeling choose your talent agency with utmost care. It can make your break your career.

For more resources about talent agency or even about modeling please review this page http://www.talentwatchers.com



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Amy Nutt asked:


Temp agencies have become indispensable partners for many companies. No longer are temps (or contingent workers as they are sometimes called) a minor expense; they are a big investment and a critical aspect of keeping jobs filled. But managers ought to understand that good temp agencies do much more than find “bodies” at short notice. The best agencies can show you how to use flexible staffing to improve productivity.

The Dramatic Rise of the Temp Agency

Temp agencies have become so common that we forget that, they were a relatively recent invention. Back in the 1950s Bill Pollock and Jim Shore were both competitors selling business equipment to improve productivity. They both noticed that although demand went up and down, staff levels remained constant. It dawned on them that there was a need for temporary workers so that the level of staff could fluctuate with demand. They formed Drake Personnel (now Drake International) and brought a new industry to life.

The temp agency is an essential service because businesses need flexibility. They need to be able to fill positions at short notice, for short periods of time. The flexibility in staffing that temporary workers give a company has proven to be so valuable that the number of temps has continued to rise over the years. We used to think that temporary staffing only made sense for relatively low-skill jobs but now companies have discovered that there can be value in bringing in interim executives right up to the level of CEO. (In fact, there is even a service, Drake’s Prime50, focusing specifically on the placement of seasoned executives in interim assignments.)

In using temp agencies companies have stumbled upon some unexpected benefits. One is guaranteed performance. If you bring in a temporary employee and they are not working to your standard, a simple phone call to the temp agency is all it takes to have them replaced. The other unexpected benefit is the temp-to-perm phenomenon. Hiring workers as temporaries before making a decision about offering them a permanent job is undoubtedly the single most reliable selection method. It gives the company a chance to “test drive” the worker and the worker a chance to see what it is really like working for the company. The U.S. National Association of Temporary Services estimates that one out of three temporary assignments leads to full-time work.

Clearing Confusion About the Types of Temps

Frequently the labels “temporary help,” “contingency staffing,” and “flexible staffing,” are used interchangeably by the general business community. However, temp agencies understand that these three types of workers are used quite differently.

Temporary help is a concept whereby companies bring in someone, usually for lower skilled jobs, to cover for a vacation, maternity leave or help for some short-term project.

Contingent staffing is a much broader concept including all sorts of contractors, consultants and free agents, often for reasonably long periods of times. The driving business reason is still flexibility: companies want to be able to bring in the talent they need at the moment without making a long-term commitment.

Flexible staffing is rooted in the original insight of Pollock and Shore that big productivity gains would arise by analysing the fluctuating levels of demand and creating a flexible workforce to match it. Of all the types of temporary staffing this is the one that is truly strategic.

The Most Important Use of Temps: Flexible Staffing

When demand dips below the water level staff is idle and the company is paying unnecessary salaries. When demand juts above the water line the staff cannot handle the workload resulting in overtime and backlogs.

Drake’s approach is to analyse the optimal level of permanent staffing then put in a plan for handling peaks in demand with qualified temporary staff. While it takes some expertise to do, this planning is a reasonably straightforward exercise–one Drake has been executing successfully for many years. The results are both significant savings on staffing costs and improved ability to deliver to customers during peaks in demand. Unlike some other temp agencies, Drake has always been in the productivity business, not just the staffing business.

Mistakes to Avoid

If there is one place where some companies have gone astray in working with their temp agency it is that they stopped seeing it as “staffing” and started seeing it as “purchasing.” As noted in this article, the rise of temporary staffing meant that temps have gone from an insignificant cost to a large annual expenditure. Furthermore, this expenditure was uncontrolled in the sense that all sorts of managers would be negotiating their own deals with different temp agencies. Organizations responded quite reasonably in trying to get control of this by bringing the purchasing or procurement function - that has expertise in cost control - into the picture.

However, this can go off the rails if the procurement department focuses only on cost, not on quality. A company would never hire someone on the basis of which applicant was willing to work for the least money; the quality of the candidate is a prime consideration. However, when a procurement department is being driven solely by targets to reduce costs the easiest way to get there is to be inattentive to quality.

The solution to this is reasonably straightforward. The mission of the procurement department must be to partner with the temp agency to get top quality temp workers at a reasonable cost. Hiring managers should be periodically surveyed to ensure the temp agency is providing the quality of staff it needs.

Return on Investment

Businesses rarely do any kind of ROI around hiring temporary help, it’s simply a matter of work needing to be done and getting help quickly. However, for flexible staffing it is possible to do a formal ROI, and the results can be impressive.

If you are able to reduce your permanent staffing in a unit from 100 to 75 then it is easy to calculate the savings. Add to this the cost of overtime caused by peaks in demand - not to mention the loss of customers due to backlogs - and you have all the information you need for an ROI calculation.

The returns are usually so large that it’s not necessary to spend time sweating over specific estimates - even the most pessimistic estimates show flexible staffing will provide a solid return.

Don’t think of your temp agency as simply someplace you call to fill a short-term vacancy. Think of it as a service provider who can regularly source top talent for you and permanently reduce your costs.



Jo