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How to Know if Your Internship is Going to Suck

Mar

2013

Tweet Pin It Day one. You walk into the office and a feeling of dread overwhelms you. The flickering fluorescents shed light on a pool of zombie-like workers staring blankly at their computer screens. You turn the corner to your boss’s office and the smell of mildew and reheated coffee hits you in the face. Everyone looks tired. Nobody looks happy to be there. Time somehow moves slower in this place, and you’ve just signed yourself ...

Writing a Resume for Marketing Majors

Mar

2013

Tweet Pin It Writing your first resume is an intimidating prospect for most college students. While you may have some help from professors, peers, or career services advisers, your resume should be your own creation and not something you pulled off a Microsoft Word template. A good resume for marketing majors will quickly and effectively express the candidate’s strengths, and hopefully cause employers to stop and spend more time considering them. As marketing majors get ...

Ecomarketing: Finding Jobs in Green Marketing

Mar

2013

Tweet Pin It With the market for “green” businesses growing to over $100 million this year, it’s no surprise that more people are hiring professionals with the required experience to work in these jobs. While there are obviously new jobs in construction, technology, and management, many companies are also revamping their marketing departments to broadcast their green marketing initiatives. Finding a job in green marketing requires a few key skills, but if you’re interested in ...

Always Have an Employment Backup Plan

Mar

2013

Tweet Pin It If you’re still out there looking for your first real job, you might not be thinking about your employment backup plan, but now is the perfect time. The truth is that most employees will change their employers at least seven times throughout their career, and in light of the 2008-2010 recession, this fact is becoming more apparent. Career backup plans must be more than just an afterthought – they have to be in ...

6 Non-conventional Ways to Land a Job in Marketing

Feb

2013

Tweet Pin It Finding a job is tough, and finding a job you actually want is tougher still. Fortunately, marketing is a pretty creative industry, so it’s okay to jump outside the box – and your comfort zone – if you feel so inclined. Of course, I should note that all of these non-conventional tactics come at a small risk, and unless you feel comfortable enough to pull them off, I don’t know if I ...

How and Why You Should Become a Brand Advocate

Feb

2013

Tweet Pin It You have certain products and services that you love, right? I’m not talking about the boring stuff that you buy out of habit; I’m talking about those things that truly make your life easier, better, and more fun. Being a brand advocate isn’t just about buying the same brand of toilet paper every week, it’s about standing behind a company, and spreading the word for no other reason than you love what they ...

How to Use Underemployment to Enhance Your Job Search

Jan

2013

Tweet Pin It If you recently graduated from college, it’s likely that you had to take a job that you didn’t really want – if you could find one at all. In fact, 53% of recent graduates are “underemployed” or unemployed. You’re not alone, and you shouldn’t worry about it too much. Even if your job isn’t exactly demanding your full mental capacity, having one at all is a step in the right direction. So, what ...

Can a Recruiting Agency Really Help You Find a Job in Marketing?

Jan

2013

Tweet Pin It As a job seeker in the field of marketing, it’s quite likely that you’ve been contacted by a staffing or recruiting agency at some point. They may have seen your profile on Linkedin or your resume on a job board somewhere, and contacted you via phone or email. If you haven’t run into one yet, it’s likely that you will eventually. If you’re new to the job market, you may not understand ...

Be Happy! At Least You Aren’t a Psychology Major

Jan

2013

Tweet Pin It “Will getting a college degree really make me happy?” a friend once asked me. I sat back and thought for a minute. I had just finished my degree in engineering, was working in a job that had absolutely nothing to do with my major, and I was happy. I made enough money to live on and I enjoyed most days of work. That’s pretty much all you can ask for when you’re ...