| Back to Home > Bulletin Board > Beginner Issues > Topic: Conde Nast HR |
Topic: Conde Nast HR
  Page 1 of 1   |
|
| Author | Message |
| carolynkate | Posted – 4/4/2005 7:11:39 PM | show profile How long is too long when it comes to hearing from them about available positions? In other words, if I had an informational interview (which I was so excited about and am now not so thrilled...) in November, when is it time to realize that they're just not interested? Have they been known to contact people 5+ months after an info. interview? More? Info appreciated, thanks! |
| MarleyMedia -* | Posted – 4/4/2005 9:26:55 PM | show profile Informational interview is typically a gesture and a screening process they grant- I also interviewed there but with no specific opening to target it makes it hard- Keep in touch with HR and they will remember you for when something comes up if you are a good fit- |
| Marie | Posted – 4/4/2005 10:19:13 PM | show profile Get in touch with editors on the magazines you want to work for and stop depending on HR. If something comes up, they'll call you and see you and contact HR on your behalf. Or they'll contact HR, have HR bring you back in to meet again with HR and the hiring editor. I'm no longer looking for jobs, but when I was I did this at least twice with CN pubs, and it worked very well. No editor on a magazine will begrudge you if you contact them directly. They'll take care of the necessary protocols. And at Hearst you have to do this because Hearst only posts jobs after they're filled, or almost filled. Final words: write (e-mail is fine) to the editors directly. It shows initiative. |
| carolynkate | Posted – 4/4/2005 10:57:38 PM | show profile marie I think you're right, this is the best way. But with CN pubs specifically, who is the best person to contact on the masthead? If I'm interested in beauty, should I contact the beauty director, the beauty editor or the beauty assistant, OR all three? Also, this is semi-unrelated and if I don't get responses I'll write a separate post... Have any of you worked at a magazine with well-known and well-connected editors above you, and you feel like if you start sending out resumes, they might hear about it from the editors you send them to? My editor-in-chief know so many people in the business, even at magazines with completely different subjects, and I'm the new kid in town - how do I know whether or not every editor I send my resume to at say, Conde Nast, isn't laughing and emailing my eic to show him I'm secretly looking other places? Has this happened to anyone? Is it a bad idea? |
| uwsdude | Posted – 4/4/2005 11:12:23 PM | show profile carolynkate Most people are professional enough not to mention it to others. There's so much turnover in magazine publishing that they should know the protocol. I know that at Hearst, it's (technically) forbidden to make anything public until the final stages in the job process, if you are switching from one book to another within the company. |
| MarleyMedia -* | Posted – 4/4/2005 11:41:54 PM | show profile I agree - Get in touch with hiring manager direct- You shouldn't worry about who you ae sending your credentials to, who knows what magazine they are applying for! |
| dazzlethem | Posted – 4/5/2005 12:22:27 AM | show profile | email poster hate to be annoying, but... you all seem so knowledgeable and I'm desperate for advice so if you could help me with this internship problem (from an earlier post): Conde Nast is my first choice, but my backup, which I've already been offered, is a really exciting opportunity which I really don't want to lose in case I don't get CN. I have to respond to this backup by Friday AT THE LATEST. What if I don't hear from Conde Nast this week, as scheduled? Would it be inappopriate to call the person who interviewed me there if I haven't heard from him by, say, Thursday afternoon? I know I'm freaking out prematurely, but I would say there's plenty of precedent for not hearing about jobs on time. Thanks, thanks, thanks for any help. |
| sd2la | Posted – 4/5/2005 9:23:26 AM | show profile dazzlethem, I encountered this problem recently. I interviewed for 2 jobs and heard back from my second choice before my first. I therefore contacted my first choice, and said that while they were my first choice, I did receive another offer and need to give an answer by X date. This happens a lot and I think it is totally reasonable for you to ask CN where you stand. Just be polite and professional, etc etc, and stress that CN is your top choice. If they can't give you an answer, I'd go with the other internship just so you don't put all your eggs in one basket. Good luck! |
| Page 1 of 1 |
|
