Savvy Students Finding New Ways To Jump Start Their Careers

Oct. 19, 2009 - PRLog -- International creative internships, artistic residencies and interesting volunteering programs have become the latest trend amongst students who want to jump start their careers. With international experience, outstanding portfolios and references from a wide range of organizations, professional opportunities are obtainable to them as soon as they return home.  

In today’s economy thousands of people are fighting for the best jobs and companies simply can’t afford to take on apprentices, trainees or junior employees anymore. Creative careers have become the most difficult in which to get a head start and positions are more limited than ever before.  Savvy students have taken matters into their own hands and begun looking for opportunities overseas with great success. Leaving as graduates and returning home as well travelled, confident individuals, with the experience necessary to take on a professional role in the industry.  

Kelly, Interior Design Student, says getting experience abroad in creative internships was the best decision she ever made. “When I returned home after just 6 months I was offered a wide range of high paying, interesting positions with excellent companies. My resume stood out in the crowd with diverse international experience and interesting portfolio items. Those who graduated the same time as me are now working in retail and hospitality, waiting for that lucky break. I took a risk and paid top dollar for a variety of international programs and it was well worth it in the end.”  

Many students take time off after completing their studies, to party and experiencing the world, but return home finding it difficult to obtain a job in their chosen career. Others jump straight into low ranking jobs and patiently take years to work their way up to the top. Now there is a new and exciting way to make it in creative industries. It is now possible to have fun travelling, develop your career at the same time and return home to a banquet of opportunity.

The Art Farm in France is an excellent example, offering a wide range of creative internships, giving young artists, designers, photographers, musicians, producers and actors a chance to travel to an exciting destination and gain experience in their field. Unlike many internships they trust the creative ideas of their students and give them leading roles in interesting projects. Interior designers independently creating artistic studio accommodation, photographers developing marketing packages, film students documenting live performances, musicians hosting live events, actors producing short films and comedy programs and at the same time all living together in a fun, inspiring environment. With so many creative people on site, collaborations and independent projects commonly arise broadening their professional experience even further.

It is places like The Art Farm that are helping students stand out in the crowd. Experiencing a diverse range of creative projects, with opportunities to work independently or in diverse groups. They leave with exceptional resumes and fantastic portfolios full of designs, artworks, photographs and film documentation.

With less jobs and more people each day students can no longer rely on others for the experience necessary to make it in creative fields. They are arranging their own experiences aboard with organizations like The Art Farm and setting themselves up for a bright future.  

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The Art Farm is dedicated to providing opportunities to artists, musicians, designers and natural builders. We know how hard it is to find space, time and inspiration for creative endevours in the real world and have created a place where anything is possible.