A short while ago, Fresh Egg were asked to attend the 'Make it into Media' event which was taking place at the amazing Corn Exchange venue in Brighton, East Sussex and had been organised by Wired Sussex. Although it wasn't advertised as a jobs fair, media companies from all over Sussex were featured and it was great because anyone could pop in to get advice about the industry and possibly pick up a few contacts.
The HR manager Annie Marshall and I set up a stand at the event and about midway through the day I took to the stage to give a presentation on how I got into Search Engine Optimisation and to give my advice on the best paths into the industry.
The East Sussex town of Brighton is very well known for it's large number of creative and media talent gurus. The energy and absolute enthusiasm that all of the attendees showed blew both myself and Annie away and we were very impressed by their whole attitude. Most of the attendees were graduates and students who were interested in breaking into the media business, however there was a scattering of older industry professionals, many of whom were just that little bit curious about 'new media', but others were looking to make the transition from print to digiral.
What really amazed me was just how hungry many of the job seekers were and how they really wanted to establish themselves in a new media sphere by basically working their socks off. Almost instantly after the doors were opened, the Fresh Egg stand was swamped by people wanting to learn not only more about our company, but also about Web Design, SEO, digital development and our fantastic new hatchling CallTrackID The interest didn't let up all morning and it was a very constructive day, not only for Fresh Egg, but for everyone else involved in the whole event.
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