After the completion of studies, students generally take up jobs to suit themselves. Taking up a job is important from the point of view that even if you want to start a business in the later stages of your life, you’ll have a sound knowledge of how to go about it. Moreover, getting a job means engagement and you’re mind wouldn’t have to become a devil’s workshop. When aiming for an entry level marketing job, salary should be the last thing in your mind. If you get a dream job, call it your luck – otherwise you may be tempted to change the job once you garner enough experience through your first job.
The scope of your previous work will be ultimately important when you change jobs because you will be asked sooner or later, questions on your competence and expertise. Good salaries will automatically follow then!
Empower Yourself
When seeking an entry level job, it may be assumed that you’re a fresher and looking for a role that allows you to grow rather than being in a stereotype job. Marketing jobs may require dynamic people but with entry level marketing jobs, sometimes it may get a tad boring. It is therefore essential to dabble in variety in the job. If there isn’t one – find yourself some variety in the job; involve yourself even more and it is a guarantee that sooner or later you’ll find the ‘marketing’ song within you!
Empowering one involves application of knowledge – the same knowledge that you applied when you were in high school/college; the same one that you strived to excel in. In an entry level job, the time and situation are just right to use what you’ve learnt.
Be at Your Confident Best
When in a recruitment process, know that the employers are looking for a reason to select you and not reject you. Employment is a selection process, whereas examination is a rejection process. Therefore there isn’t a reason for you to get perturbed or nervous in the recruitment process. Moreover, marketing people are supposed to be at their sharpest in such situations. They need to handle crunch situations on a daily basis (almost). Therefore it is important to show your commitment right from the very beginning without ever getting nervous.
The need of an opportunist who is an optimist!
Optimist people have their way eventually. It is the optimist who is a positive-headed person and of them, the opportunist are the best of the lot. When going for an entry level job, be sure to show this side of yours to the recruiters – without being loud of course. It is better not to blow your own trumpet, rather let the virtues blow the trumpet for you. Employers like sharp candidates; candidates who play their cards one at a time. Marketing people always need to be on their guard – be it a mere interview or anywhere else. Therefore it goes without saying that the marketing guy has to be an opportunist as well!