Once you’ve compiled your CV, portfolio and reel consider how good of an impression you make in 15 seconds. 15 seconds is the time it takes to see your best work on your reel, to flick through the first three or four pages of your portfolio; it’s the time it takes you to recite a paragraph of what you can do that you’ve memorised off your CV. It will only take a quarter of a minute for prospective employer to decide if you are what they’re looking for. If you can not explain yourself and communicate what you’re about in 15 seconds then you’ve already lost the attention of the employer. You need to leave a memorable but not annoying impression in order to stay on top of the potentially hundreds long list of other candidates. If you can show in that first brief encounter what it is you’ve got to offer, then if they are interested and you’ve grabbed their attention will you get the chance to improve you position.
First impressions last, put your best work first and exhibit complete professionalism for that first brief encounter.
