Searching for a new sales and marketing job is hard work. It’s easy to feel dejected if you’ve been looking for new opportunities for awhile now and haven’t had much luck. Instead of becoming discouraged, accept that you need to make a few changes and use this as a learning opportunity. If any of the… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Career Advancement Tips
How to Brand Yourself as a Marketing Industry Leader (and Top Candidate!)
When you’re looking for a position with a top marketing department or firm, you need to stand out as a top candidate. But how do you position yourself as a marketing industry leader when you’re still climbing the career ladder? Maximize your value proposition to employers and position yourself as the kind of marketing leader… Read more »
Networking: Stay In Touch!
Whether you’re actively looking for a job or are focusing your energy on building a career with your current company, maintaining contact with your professional network is key to your career growth. Why Does Networking Work? Networking is one of the most powerful ways to find a new job. Why? People like to work with… Read more »
Are You Underselling Yourself?
When you get a job offer that’s a bit lower than you had hoped, it’s hard to decide if you should accept – and hope to make up the salary difference later – or turn it down. Are there reasons other than just compensation to think about when considering a job offer? Ten Non-Salary Factors… Read more »
Show Your Assets! What Should Job Seekers Put at the Top of their Resumes?
Grab the attention of employers with what you put at the top of your resume if you want to keep them reading and stay top-of-mind. If you’ve already done a little research about updating your sales or marketing resume, you may already know that putting an objective at the top of your resume is passé…. Read more »
Four Ways to Become “Invaluable” in Your New Job
A “valuable” member of the team brings needed skills, experience, and perspective to the job – but an “invaluable” member contributes so much the team can’t imagine working without them. While being valuable is important, becoming invaluable is, well, invaluable. To position yourself as an invaluable employee, focus on embracing your position and identifying personal… Read more »
Can Referring a Colleague Help You Grow Your Career? Understanding the True Impact of Your Referral
On every career path, professionals help one another. From mentoring and training to word-of-mouth recommendations, you can not only receive the support you need from your professional network, but provide it as well. Referring colleagues to your staffing partner helps both your colleague and you – if carried out the right way. Why Refer? Building… Read more »
Marketing Yourself to a New Job: Effectively Utilizing LinkedIn
LinkedIn, the only social network geared specifically toward professionals, offers an unprecedented opportunity to connect with the top businesses and individuals in your field. But if you just set up a LinkedIn profile and ignore it, you’re leaving a powerful tool on the table. Step One: Your Profile Your LinkedIn profile is your “billboard” on… Read more »
Positioning Yourself as a Top Candidate
Both your resume and your interview give you an opportunity to demonstrate your value to hiring managers. You must seize each chance you get to demonstrate not only that you are a strong candidate, but that you are the top candidate — the one person who offers the highest value proposition to the company. How… Read more »
Effective Strategies for Working with a Recruiter
If you’ve been on the job market for some time without success, now may be the time to start working with a recruiter. Professional recruiters help you tap into a vast local and national network of hidden job openings with great employers. For many job-seekers, a recruiter is the difference between finding “a job” and… Read more »