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One of the things I struggled with the most at the start of my career, was having the conversation about money. How much they would pay me. When should I bring it up? What if they asked me how much I wanted? As my career grew, it didn’t get easier, until I learned to share what I was worth…
This episode is full of simple but practical tips you can do within minutes to strengthen the first impression you have on hiring managers. Most of these tips you have probably heard before. In fact, all of them are public knowledge, promoted in different ways. I’m just putting them all in one spot as a reminder to you to take…
Today we focus on some research about why following your passions isn’t good career advice. As we look over what some experts have to say on this topic, I provide you with an alternative way of choosing a path in marketing that aligns with your personality, strengths, skills, and natural abilities. I’ve learned how to develop a career that brings…
The busiest shopping day of the year is upon us, Black Friday and as marketing majors, there are some tricks we can learn from these retailers to help us attract employers. Because for you, it has to be about more than just your marketing degree. When so many other applicants are applying with the same credentials, how will you make yourself…
One of the core characteristics of the students I work with in Marketing Launch Society is their ability to take the time to define the type of life they want to have and pick a career in marketing that aligns with that goal and their personality. By doing this they are setting themselves up for a stronger career. In today’s…
There has been a huge shift in the way marketing is practiced and implemented, which means there needs to be a shift in the way marketing students are trained. Sadly, for many, most universities are behind the times when it comes to delivering an educational experience that will solidly prepare you for what employers are seeking. So if that’s the…
Self-assessment is about figuring out who you are, where your strengths and abilities are, so you can align your career search with a job in marketing well suited for you. Marketing Launch Society is on a mission to help you land your first job in marketing, and we want you to enjoy it. So let’s take time in today’s podcast…
Do you know what type of role in marketing you want? It’s too broad to say you just want a job in marketing. That’s like saying you want to be a doctor, but never fine-tuning what type of doctor you will be. At some point, you have to review who you are, what interests you, and where your strengths and…
As you’re entering the workforce, you’re coming up against a greater pool of applicants for each job because there are people applying from other industries. People who didn’t go to college for a degree in marketing, who may have followed an entirely different route up until now, but as they got a taste of marketing, they jumped on it. They…
Have you been relying on your marketing degree to open up opportunities for you? If so, you could be unintentionally sabotaging your own career launch. How about the efforts you are taking to find a job? Are you relying on job applications through online job posts as your sole method? There’s another indicator that your career launch could be struggling.…