| If you are looking to get a job working in MARKETING, | | | | about cleaning it up ie, arrive early for work, stay late |
| be prepared for fierce competition for jobs throughout | | | | to assist with deadlines and try not to taking any sick |
| all of the marketing disciplines. With a clever, flexible | | | | leave. Most organisations would prefer to transfer a |
| and well thought out strategy everything is possible. | | | | great employee internally than going outside the |
| There are several ways to get into Marketing: | | | | organisation. |
| Working in your holidays or doing unpaid work | | | | Studying part-time after work to gain a recognised |
| experience - By applying early and well before | | | | Marketing qualification - by taking the initiative and |
| summer vacation begins to large corporations, | | | | gaining a marketing qualification to add to your |
| blue-chip firms or companies that have a marketing | | | | credentials will be an added bonus when applying for |
| department is a great way to gain experience. | | | | marketing job vacancies. |
| Be sure to apply early, have a fantastic Resume that | | | | Working for a small firm - discuss with a senior |
| displays your excellent academic achievements, any | | | | member of staff about taking on the Marketing |
| membership associations and why you would be an | | | | responsibility. Suggest ways to increase the |
| asset to any busy marketing department. | | | | companies brand awareness, website traffic attraction |
| On a Trainee or Graduate training program - Once | | | | methods, product placement and promotion. Once you |
| again, apply early, do not make the mistake of a | | | | take on the companies marketing responsibility, after 3 |
| majority of graduates and college leavers who wait | | | | successful months enquire if the company is in a |
| until they have left University or College before | | | | position to pay for you to study for a recognised |
| applying for training schemes. Double check, triple | | | | Marketing qualification. |
| check and get someone else to check your application | | | | There are so many different aspects of marketing |
| form to ensure it is free of spelling and grammatical | | | | and most blue-chip organisations have several |
| errors. | | | | different marketing departments. For example there is |
| Starting in a junior position and work your way up - | | | | market research and analysis, product marketing, sales |
| getting a job as a marketing assistant or an | | | | marketing, corporate market intelligence, customer |
| administrator is a great way to get into marketing. | | | | relationship marketing, FMCG - Fast Moving Consumer |
| Once you have been working in the role for 3 months | | | | Goods to name but a few. |
| investigate the opportunity to study part-time for a | | | | With fierce competition a majority of employers now |
| recognised Marketing qualification. | | | | expect their new employees to add value to the |
| Transferring internally - if you are already working for | | | | marketing business function and pick the ball up and |
| a firm that has a marketing department, investigate | | | | run with it from day one. The need to be clear, concise |
| potential vacancies within the marketing department | | | | and focussed when you apply for a marketing job |
| and how easy it would be to transfer departments. | | | | vacancy is imperative. |
| Acquaint yourself with members of the marketing | | | | If you are prepared to work hard, use your initiative |
| team and enquire about any possible vacancies. If you | | | | and be flexible in your approach the global |
| are looking to transfer internally, ensure your | | | | opportunities are endless for a talented, professional, |
| employment record is exemplary and if it is not, set | | | | slick and disciplined marketing expert. |