How to Succeed as a Model: Everything You Need to Know to Succeed in a Highly Competitve Industry

According to the U.S. Department of Labor s Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-2011 Edition, a model s main purpose is to create public interest in buying products such as clothing, cosmetics, food, and housewares. The information they provide helps consumers make choices among the wide variety of products and services they can buy. According to the job statistics provided by the Department of Labor, Employment of models is expected to grow by 16 percent between 2008 and 2018, which is faster than the average for all occupations. However, because there are very few formal entry requirements, those pursuing a modeling career can expect increased competition for jobs.If you are thinking of jumping into a modeling career, you need the new book How to Succeed as a Model in order to learn how market yourself and surpass the competition. There are a lot of pretty or handsome faces out there that are looking to make a name for themselves in the modeling industry. This book can help you stand out among the crowd.This book provides you with everything you need to know about becoming and succeeding as a model. It begins by offering you an overview of the modeling industry, including information on modeling realities and downsides. You will learn about the basic physical requirements that agencies look for when signing a new model. The book will help you determine how to market yourself by assessing how your look fits in with the seven basic model types, including the classic beauty, the exotic beauty, the oddball, and the girl next door. This book offers you a crash course in breaking into the industry, including information on photos you will need to have taken, why it s important to have an agent and how to find one, how to enter model searches, how to determine whether you should go to a modeling school, and what to do if you discover you re not model material after all. You will learn how to break into major markets such as New York and Paris or secondary markets such as Los Angeles and Miami or even your home town. You will learn all the practices and terminology for how an agency works once you get your foot in the door. Learn what to do when you finally land your first job and what happens during a photo shoot, in a studio, or on location. Most important is the chapter on personal and career management. Learn how your modeling career will affect your personal relationships and how to avoid drugs, alcohol, and compulsive spending, common downfalls of many new models. This book provides you with the money management tools necessary to successfully treat your modeling career as a business.We have spent hundreds of hours interviewing seasoned models, modeling agency professionals, and new or aspiring models just like you who can provide tips for jumpstarting your modeling career quickly and successfully. If you are ready to turn your dream job into a high-paying career, let this book show you how to turn that idea into a reality.