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Are marketing jobs boring?

For a recent PR graduate, what is expected in a candidate for most beginner marketing jobs?

  • I have been looking for a job for the past 8 months and haven't gotten hired anywhere and have marketing internship experience. What are some tips? Most of the marketing jobs are managerial level from my searches, what is consider a beginner marketing job?

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    Felix  has some good points but I would take it a bit further. Companies are  being inundated with applications. You need to stand out from the crowd,  particularly for a entry level position. 1) Network, network,  network. Networks take time to build, but if you don't want to be a  faceless applicant - start a network now. Leverage your connections.  Leverage your alumni network for informational interviews. Most people  give preference to people they know or are recommended by someone at the  company. 2) Social media skills are a must. If an applicant is  not at least moderately conversant with social media, they are at a  disadvantage. 3) Internships are key - You say you have  internship experience - that is great, but even now - be sure you are  doing volunteer work or other paid internships. Keep building your  portfolio. 4) Hone your writing and interviewing skills. Many  companies require you to take a writing test. You need to ace it as well  as your interview.E

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The problem may be your resume or the job market as the other respondents mentioned, but since you say that you are only finding management level positions I wonder if your real problem is finding the appropriate positions to apply to. If that's the case, you may want to take a second look at your search strategy. If you are looking for job titles containing the word "marketing" or "PR" you are probably getting management level positions. I did a quick search for entry-level positions with marketing and PR firms in my area (Boston), and most have titles such as "Junior Planner", "Account Manager" or "Account Coordinator." Different companies use different titles, but few entry level positions contain the words marketing or PR. Try looking directly on company websites for entry-level positions, this should help you find some appropriate jobs and also give you the right titles to use for searching on a site like Monster or Indeed. And follow the other respondent's advice as well, especially network, network, network!

Nicole Padilla

I've recently written about interview preparation. Feel free to review these to see if you are violating any of them.   Congratulations Graduate! Also, 9 Reasons Why I Will Never Hire You: http://bostinno.com/channels/congratulations-graduate-also-9-reasons-why-i-will-never-hire-you/

Mark O'Toole

You might consider becoming a 'go getter' -- freelance work or maybe marketing and promoting stuff you personally care about. That will certainly be authentic, and if you are successful, then it will get you exposure, something to add to  your CV, etc. If you like this idea, I would be willing to help you in  any way I can, because I am very adamant when it comes to people being  willing + able to take initiative (just drop me a note or whatever).

Norbert Mayer-Wittmann

Of you are a PR graduate, then you should be well versed with social media and should have excellent content writing skills. You should be good with coming up with content for social media platforms as well get ideas for marketing campaigns.

Hussain Saherwala

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