-: I was in the marketing program
and some of the big take-aways I took
were that you really have to find your passion
and that marketing can be applied
in a wide variety of industries and settings
as well as roles.
So working in customer service that might not necessarily
have a high marketing aspect to it
in terms of technical skills sets
however the customer service aspect of marketing
is extremely high and if you have bad customer service
as an experience then your brand is going to suffer
and possibly send you down
in a direction you don't want to go.
Outside of being in the classroom,
I was participating in the business club
that we had on campus.
There was opportunity to practice
some of the public speaking
that I had been very bashful about
and very hesitant to participate in.
As well as, I had an opportunity
to experience the real world in case studies
and examples and business presentations
so I was able to get some of that information
without even having to leave the comfort of campus
and I was able to take that into my working realm.
Market yourself, to be quite simple.
Marketing, as I mentioned before, has a huge umbrella
so being able to market yourself in a job interview,
even before that, in a resume and a cover letter
is extremely important
and I think that being a marketing program student
will help open your eyes to the wide variety
and realms and crevices that marketing
can kind of fall into in everyday life.
I would look for proactiveness.
It is important to get the information right
at the right time with the right person
and so if there is ever a situation
where somebody is struggling
with getting the right information
they need to be proactive
in how they obtain that information
and do it in a professional manner.