b3-media Blog

Have you got a media job interview coming up and want to know how to perform well in it? We take a look at key factors that could help you ace that interview for your dream media job. Are you a media type? By this we don't mean you have to be a media darling...

Will you be looking for a new job in media soon? If so, it’s time to get organised with these job search tips... Research Spend a bit of time on research before you start. What have been your favourite media jobs? What are your strengths? Refer to our blog post ’10 Quick Questions For Job...

  Thinking about starting a new job search? We've all done it - sat down in a grump after a bad day at work and randomly looked at jobs boards without really thinking about our next career step. But with a bit of time, space and thought we could really narrow down on the jobs...

Ever wondered how not to get ahead in media sales?! Something happened to us last week in the office and in the interests of turning a negative into a positive we just had to share it with you. To be honest, it could be a sketch from  White Gold on BBC2. And no, we’re not…

Thinking of a career in media sales? Keely Townsend, Managing Director of b3-media, has over 20 years’ experience of dealing with what makes the ideal sales person for the media industry. Having started in classified sales, then worked her way up to management and now recruiting for C-Suite executives of media companies, Keely gives us the…

Do you want to make your CV stand out? Just think about our job for a moment. We recruiters have to spend hours sifting through CVs to try to find that diamond. To be honest, after a couple of hours we may glaze over when we shouldn’t. We may itch to refill the kettle, to…

    It’s that time of year when you need a break, right? When you’re sat in a meeting thinking ‘I can see your lips moving but all I can hear is BLAH BLAH BLAH’. Well, be bored no longer. Time to pep up those pointless meetings with our b3-media buzzword bingo! After extensive and…

Do you need some networking tips? It’s always intimidating to go somewhere new on your own in order to meet, greet and network. However, in any industry, especially media, it’s an absolute necessity. You need to learn how to mingle and be memorable at any business do – it will stand you and your business…

Public speaking, whether for a presentation or speech, has always been an area of dread for me. As with most things in life, the more you have to do it the less intimidating it becomes, but even Oscar winners will admit to stage fright. One tip I learnt from a course when I was younger…

During your job search have you seen the term ‘Star technique’, wondered what it was and how to use it? On our Interview advice page we’ve mentioned competency based interviews and how to answer those sorts of questions from interviewer by using the STAR technique. This stands for Situation, Task, Action and Results – the aim…