You’ve decided on a career in marketing and will be starting your course in September? Congratulations on your decision and welcome! We’ve been working hard to ensure that your course is interesting, informative and engaging!
Want to get off to a flying start? If so, there are some things that you can do over the summer months to get prepared – Take a look at some useful tips below…
Reading & Research
First off – Don’t worry. Whilst you’ll be an expert once you graduate, we don’t expect you to start out that way! That having been said, if you have an awareness of some of marketing’s key concepts, you’ll be placing yourself in prime position for acquiring new knowledge.
There are lots of great marketing books and journals you can read to get clued up on your course so get looking. Additionally, why not check out the Chartered Institute of Marketing’s website – It is packed with information about marketing as a career. Another great source of information is the BBC’s Bitesize series which has some great information and videos about what lies ahead for you in your future career as a marketer. You can also keep up to date with what’s happening at our very own student-run Instagram.
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Do you have an account set up as yet? LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network and is widely used by recruiters so if you don’t yet have an account, or if it needs work, do spend some time over the summer polishing it up and start connecting!
A marketing book which focuses upon the use of modern techniques such as Dave Chaffey’s ‘Digital Marketing: Strategy, Implementation & Practice’ is a really good starting point and definitely worth taking a trip to your library for.