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Originally Posted by Liz2286
I'm copying this post that I wrote in another pro card thread. I didn't know there were two!
I just wanted to share that a few weeks ago I mailed my application for a PRO card. I'm a freelance mua. I do special events here in Chicago and also in Mexico. I sent in my business card, letter of recommendation from a client, resume, and bridal contract. I have been calling every week to check on the status of my app and yesterday I was told that it hasn't even been processed yet! It's going to be 4 weeks this Saturday that I sent it and the lady I spoke to said it shouldn't take so long for it to be on their system. I told her what I sent and she said that they might be verifying things because they're not accepting resumes from mua anymore. She said they take resumes and headshots only for actresses and models. Also, the letter of recommendation should be from an employer, not from a client. She said that the business card and bridal contract should be enough.
However, I'm afraid that they might not accept my business card because I made it at home. I've never had the need to actually order business cards at the printer's because I get all my clients by word-of-mouth. Plus it doesn't make sense to have any cards done if I'm working back and forth from here and Mexico.
I do have a letter from an employer but I didn't send it in with my app because my former boss took forever to type it up for me so I just sent in the one I had from a client. I'm hoping that I do get approved but if I don't, I wonder if I can re-apply. I have the letter from my previous employer and I'll finally order some business cards. If I don't get approved, I know it'll be my fault because I filled out the app and gathered the proofs without really thinking. For some reason, I thought I would get approved with no problem.
I'm just stressed because I was hired to do makeup for a folkloric dance group and I need to buy so many different foundations and bright shadows. I was hoping that I would have the card by this month and the group's performances begin next month.
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You are not alone in your stress or your frustration (if you want to call it that) I too have been involved in this never ending saga. I almost feel bad about sharing cause I do so love MAC however come on now, something has got to give, mind you this is going on month three...My tale begins with me sending my info in (business card, recommendation letter, resume, call sheet from a movie I am working on, event contract, ID, app), sent it in, didnt hear anything, so I call to check. Oh we are sorry that mustve been the week when we were having trouble receiving info and had no way of contacting applicants or some mess I was told. Please send it in again. Ok, I am a little taken aback because what do you mean you cant find my info? Especially when it includes personal info such as a copy of my license as well as my credit card info, surely you must have a better system for storing information and/or receiving said info. But because I am among the legion of folks who just
have to have MAC, I send it in again, give it about two weeks and call to check again, and they say ok it should be in the system by now but we dont have any record of it.
Call Processing and see if they have it - ok fine so I call. Processing doesnt have it either.
What in the hell is going on?????
So the very nice lady in processing says fax it directly to me, once we receive your packet from corporate we will destroy it so as not to have your info everywhere, great thanks...meanwhile back at the ranch its been yet another two weeks since I did that (almost into month three) and I STILL havent heard anything. What gives?????
In addition EVERY other discount that I have took NO time at all. Send the info and get a response back in no more than a few days, some even responded back as quickly as within an hour of receiving info via fax or email. *sigh*
