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Dressing for the job you want
Some of the most common questions we as recruiters are asked are âWhatâs the office dress code?â or âWhat should I wear to my interview?â… We often hear stories from clients that candidates have turned up to interviews dressed too casually or sometimes even dressed inappropriately, and when given that feedback the candidate is often.
How to find your next marketing job
If youâre looking to find your next marketing job, youâll firstly need to think about the reason why youâre wanting a new job in the first place and establish what it is you want from your next role. What do you like and donât you like about your current position? What is the maximum distance.
How to look after your wellbeing at work
The nation is undergoing a huge stress epidemic. With technology enabling us to work from anywhere, at any time, many individuals are finding it difficult to draw the line between work and play. As a result, weâre more stressed, anxious and depressed, than weâve ever been before. The good news is the stigma around mental health.
How I made it in marketing
Giles Harris, managing director of marketing and consumer research agency Come Round, explains how the determination that helped him forge a career in law propelled him into the world of marketing. How do you make it in marketing? There are countless ways to get ahead, of course. But there are also some basic principles that.
How to become a Brand Manager
A Brand Manager is responsible for managing the image and reputation of one or more brands, usually within the consumer sector. They need to have their finger on the pulse to understand all the latest trends, industry developments and consumer insights to develop strategic brand plans to drive brand awareness, market share and increase sales..
This is: Big consumer brands in Buckinghamshire
A guide to consumer brands in Buckinghamshire This is the second part in our blog series about organisations operating in the consumer space across Brandâs core regions. Initially we focused on the region of Leicestershire, and are now switching our attention to the thriving region of Buckinghamshire. So, if youâre a marketing job-seeker based in and.
Essential skills todayâs marketers need
A successful marketer today requires a wider set of skills than ever before, excelling in creativity, number-crunching, networking, and flexible working. In an interview, one of the most successful business leaders, Silicon Valley guru and Sequoia venture capitalist Sir Michael Moritz, put it succinctly: âIf you have too rigid a plan to reach the.
Would you like to see my portfolio?
Portfolios, love them or hate them, theyâre almost always an essential when applying for design and creative jobs. In fact, if I could, I would make it a flat rule that you canât apply for senior design jobs without them. Iâd even suggest that employers must, by law, allow designers to build portfolios without.
Job-hunting lessons to be learned from the dating game
When it comes to looking for a new role we will often make mistakes that are strangely similar to those we make when dating! Here are some examples of these no-no characters and situations which you may or may not be familiar with… 1. The one who is a bit desperate We have all.
Top tips for landing a digital marketing job with no experience
It stands to reason if youâre fresh out of university or college, or if youâre looking for a career change, you will have little experience in the digital marketing world. But donât let your lack of experience in the industry hold you back from pursuing a career in digital marketing. Remember that everyone has to.
The Working Dead â The Advert Apocalypse
Are we trying to connect with a bunch of zombies? No. Well, why is so much content written in a way that encourages the reader to lose interest in less time than it has taken for the page to open? Good copywriters always talk about generating pieces of writing which allow the reader to.
The Recruitment Process Is Just Like The X FactorâŚ
Guilty! â Iâve been watching The X Factor this year and Iâm hooked. As Iâve watched the auditions progress to live shows itâs got me thinking how each of the rounds the contestants go through reflect the different stages of the recruitment process. Ultimately, The X Factor is one big interview for the âdream jobâ!.
Reasons Why You Should Work for a Marketing Agency
Having recruited for many marketing agencies over the last five years, a common response when speaking to candidates is that working hours and pressures paint an unattractive picture of agency life where demanding deadlines from clients, long hours and short lunch breaks have become the norm. Having spoken to many candidates both agency-side and in-house.
10 things you should know when getting a job in digital marketing
So you want a job in digital marketing? Iâm not surprised. Marketing has long been a sought after career for creative types and extroverts, looking to leave their mark with the next big creative campaign. The opportunities digital marketing brings are endless, offering a new expansive toolkit for marketers to broaden their horizons and extend.
Your Career Strategy Post Brexit â Whatâs The Plan Stan?
So weâve had the Brexit smash up and itâs still unfolding. And to rub salt into the wound, we can now enjoy the hangover of this toxic party and itâs not pretty. Everyone is on edge. I have spoken to a number of candidates following this fiasco and the question on nearly everyoneâs lips.
5 skills you need for a successful career in PR
âPublic Relations is the discipline which looks after reputation, with the aim of earning understanding and support and influencing opinion and behaviour. It is the planned and sustained effort to establish and maintain goodwill and mutual understanding between an organisation and its publics.â Chartered Institute of Public Relations The competition for jobs in Public.
5 CV mistakes that make me sigh loudly & place my head firmly in my hands
Iâm sure a lot of you read the title of this blog, sighed out loud, placed your head firmly in your hands and said âNot another blog about CV tipsâ. But Iâm sorry, I’m a recruiter, and this is something that I had to get out of the way now so I can focus.
CV tips – first or third person?
Three reasons you shouldn’t write your CV in the third person… What does Brand think about writing a CV in the third person? If you asked Brand this question, Brand may reply that Brand finds it a little off-putting to read someoneâs name so many times on their own CV… Even typing that sentence was.
Making A Marketer⌠Why did you choose a career in marketing?
Look around youâŚÂ Branding, brochures, print and PR – itâs everywhere! Hark back to your younger self and remember when you were thinking where you wanted to be in five, ten or twenty years. Did you ever consider a career in marketing? If so, why? Personally, I did consider it, as did many of my peers.
5 key skills you need for a Category Manager job
Firstly, what does a Category Manager do? It is a category managerâs job to try to maximise the companyâs profit from selling products within a specific category. This may be looking after a broad category such as âconfectioneryâ or they may focus closely on a more specific category, such as âsnackingâ. A category manager will.
Marketing Job Interview Tips
With the help of two of our experienced recruitment consultants, Dominic Phipps and Chloe Manchett, we've put together a helpful interview tips video on the dos and don'ts of interviews - from preparation through to the interview itself! The video provides some useful advice which we have gathered throughout our years of experience recruiting for marketing.
Top 5 tips for candidates and employers in the New Year
As we wave goodbye to 2015 and welcome 2016, it is no secret that the New Year is the busiest time of the year for the majority of the recruitment world â you only have to Google search âbest time of year to find a new jobâ and youâll instantly find a number of supporting.