Do Well in an Interview With a Modeling Agency
If you've been invited for an interview with a modeling agency, congratulations! Do well in the interview and you are on your way to a potentially successful career.
Steps
- Make sure you have all the details clear in your head. Make sure you are clear on the address of agency and what you need to do when you get there. Make sure you know what you need to bring - an existing portfolio will probably rank high on the list - or if you need to wear anything specific.
- Take extra special care of your appearance in the run up to the interview. Keep up with your skincare routine, haircare routine, watch your diet and keep your nails neat and tidy.
- Practice modeling! You'll probably be asked to walk and pose a little bit at the interview so you should practice. Even if you can get it perfect, practice will at least make you more confident and confidence will help you out! One of the best ways to practice is to watch catwalk videos and then to practice in front of the mirror.
- The night before the interview, get your clothes together and make sure they are neat and tidy. If you have not been given any instructions on clothing, opt for looking nice. It's an interview try to look your best. Heels are helpful - many girls find it much easier to model in heels than in flats. If you are not used to wearing heels, try kitten heels.
- Arrive at the agency a little bit before you are expected. Carry the agent's number on you so that you can call them if you think you might be late.
- Be prepared for unexpected questions. Some modelling agencies' interviewers might ask you tricky questions to test your flexibility. Questions are usually about your ambitions and self perception. It may include: What do you love the most about yourself? What makes you stand out from other candidates? Where do you see yourself in a year? 5 years? Be prepared to answer them.
- Listen carefully to what the agent says and read anything they give you carefully. Stop paying attention and you might miss something important.
- Interviews usually last about twenty minutes and, nine times out of ten, you will be told if the agent is interested at the end. You will probably get one of three reactions -
- You will be accepted onto the agency's books. Depending on the state of your portfolio, you may be invited to do a portfolio shoot soon. You will also be asked to sign the contract, which might be sent you at a later date or you might be asked to sign it on the spot. And remember to celebrate!
- You will be asked to come back at a later date upon having done something else- as in, cut your hair, improved your modeling technique or lost some weight. This isn't a full out rejection, so don't get too discouraged, but you will have to do some work if you want to sign with this agent. You will either be given a date for another interview or you might be asked to call back later.
- You will be rejected. Don't be too hard on yourself - you've got further than all the girls who think about sending in applications but chicken out, and then even further than those who had their applications turned down before they even had an interview!! Besides which, it only takes one good agent to launch your career so perhaps you should try somebody else. Don't forget to wear some jewelry to look beautiful and bring a brief case or a hand bag. If you have braided hair or twisted hair you should put your hair in a bun. Make sure the interviewer does see that your you are stressed or upset or anything else . Don't bring anything else or anybody else. You should bring a note pad and a pen. Good luck at your interview.
Tips
- Just like with sending photos into agencies, you should be wary of just what exactly is in your portfolio. If the pictures you have are of quite a low standard, it might be advisable that you don't bring a portfolio at all. Seeing bad photos of you might suggest to the agent that you don't photograph well and you could find your interview taking a nose-dive. If you explain to the agent that you haven't modeled before so you don't have any pictures, the majority will understand.
- Be natural! Laugh at your mistakes, they want a real person, not perfect one. And when you do make a mistake don't say, "Oh, Dang it!" That is just like walking in a room and saying, "I have a nose on my face!"
- Agencies are busy places. They won't invite you for an interview if they are not entertaining the idea of signing you. So relax!
- Rope in friends and family to help you practice if you can.
- Don't be too sassy or mean!
- Make sure you come across as being friendly and sincere. One way of doing this is through the power of smiling. By smiling this reflects a friendly disposition which is considered my many as a very strong quality to have.
Warnings
- Do not just turn up to a modeling agency without an interview. Modeling agencies are very busy places and they do not have time to drop everything just for you. The only exception to this is if the agency has an open call and even then you should check what the precise details of the open call are- some open calls require you to register your interest before you turn up.
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