Plastering your name and your credentials all over the Internet and attending face-to-face networking events is all very well, but what happens if you are already employed and want to start a new career in sales or marketing or simply want to move to a different company? Clearly you are not going to want to [...]
With up to 80% of jobs lying within the ‘hidden’ market and never being advertised, it clearly makes sense to put the vast majority of your own efforts to find a new marketing job into this area. Job hunting in the hidden market, unlike the more traditional methods of finding work, however, is not about [...]
Despite being the No 1 way to find a new job or make a career change, networking, for some people, has a bit of a nasty ring to it. Somehow it smacks of something false or contrived, of using other people to achieve your own ends. Those who have jobs in marketing, however, should understand [...]
Personal branding, along with networking, is of course one of the latest ‘buzz phrases’ in the world of job hunting. For those of us in marketing jobs, the concept of branding should of course be a familiar one, but do we really know how to apply the concept to ourselves?
Actually, personal branding has much in [...]
No matter which job in marketing we choose, for most of us the time will inevitably come when we feel that we have gone as far as we can in our current role and we need greater opportunities. For some, this means seeking out executive jobs with other companies, but for others who are happy [...]
You have done the hard work of completing the application form or CV and you find out that you have the interview for a job you are keen to land. Often when it comes to the interview stage people perform well below their best. Yes nerves are a factor and everyone has them.
So how can [...]
As a Marketing Professional you often spend time managing the brand and online reputation of your employer - but how much time and effort do you spend on managing your own?
The chances are that like many other professionals, you use online social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, Xing and any of the many [...]
