How do you gather a portfolio. I have kept my shopper ratings from various companies who have given me written ones. Apart from that what else can you do? ps who is CORI is that Corporate International?
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> > > my first, second, and third favorite
> companies
> > which
> > > are invitation only companies.
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> > >I have had a few calls from companies through
> the
> > MSPA, but other than that, how does one get an
> > invitation? How do these companies know you
> > exist? Any ideas on ways to promote yourself
> to
> > catch the attention of the 'invite only'
> > companies?
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> Wait and network, network, network. And research,
> research, research. You just need one big break -
> 7 degrees of seperation is more like 3 degrees of
> seperation in hospitality shopping. They were all
> referral based, either from existing companies I
> worked with, an editor that I had worked with
> extensively for a different compnay, one was from
> a fellow shopper, etc. - Basically, I knew people
> who knew about a particular company wanting to add
> to their contractor list by one or two for the
> year - keep in mind that these companies only have
> a very few number (i.e. less than 50, sometimes
> less than 10) shoppers.
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> I am still looking to expand - my new goal is to
> get in with Leading Quality Assurance (google
> Trent Walsh if you are curious) - but it will
> probably never happen cause they are UK based -
> but perhaps some day they would like to have a
> small contingent in the Americas -- are you
> listening Mr. Walsh??? I digress...
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> Know that when it does happen - you will be
> expected to turn a portfolio of work and
> application over quickly - so build your portfolio
> and examples now so you will be ready.