How Do You Forge A Career In Marketing?
For those leaving education for the first time and looking to start a career in marketing there are a number of routes that can be followed to find that first, lucrative job. Graduates with a good, related marketing or business degree are already in a good position to find a placement within an advertising agency or in-house in a large company. Many agencies and companies have a dedicated graduate programme that can offer marketing placements to candidates. Competition is high for graduate placements but wily university leavers who miss out on a graduate placement can still manage to start a career in marketing by employing different methods such as internship or work experience. It can be a big decision to take an internship as it effectively means that you work without pay to gain experience. However becoming an intern can provide a graduate with on the job experience and this can show a potential employer that the candidate not only has marketing experience, but is also keen to lear