Graduate Marketing Jobs

There are several ways to get into Marketing:
Working in your holidays or doing unpaid work experience - By applying early and well before summer vacation begins to large corporations, blue-chip firms or companies that have a marketing department is a great way to gain experience.
Be sure to apply early, have a fantastic Resume that displays your excellent academic achievements, any membership associations and why you would be an asset to any busy marketing department.
On a Trainee or Graduate training program - Once again, apply early, do not make the mistake of a majority of graduates and college leavers who wait until they have left University or College before applying for training schemes. Double check, triple check and get someone else to check your application form to ensure it is free of spelling and grammatical errors.
Starting in a junior position and work your way up - getting a job as a marketing assistant or an administrator is a great way to get into marketing. Once you have been working in the role for 3 months investigate the opportunity to study part-time for a recognised Marketing qualification.
Transferring internally - if you are already working for a firm that has a marketing department, investigate potential vacancies within the marketing department and how easy it would be to transfer departments. Acquaint yourself with members of the marketing team and enquire about any possible vacancies. If you are looking to transfer internally, ensure your employment record is exemplary and if it is not, set about cleaning it up ie, arrive early for work, stay late to assist with deadlines and try not to taking any sick leave. Most organisations would prefer to transfer a great employee internally than going outside the organisation.
Studying part-time after work to gain a recognised Marketing qualification - by taking the initiative and gaining a marketing qualification to add to your credentials will be an added bonus when applying for marketing job vacancies.
Working for a small firm - discuss with a senior member of staff about taking on the Marketing responsibility. Suggest ways to increase the companies brand awareness, website traffic attraction methods, product placement and promotion. Once you take on the companies marketing responsibility, after 3 successful months enquire if the company is in a position to pay for you to study for a recognised Marketing qualification.
There are so many different aspects of marketing and most blue-chip organisations have several different marketing departments. For example there is market research and analysis, product marketing, sales marketing, corporate market intelligence, customer relationship marketing, FMCG - Fast Moving Consumer Goods to name but a few.
With fierce competition a majority of employers now expect their new employees to add value to the marketing business function and pick the ball up and run with it from day one. The need to be clear, concise and focussed when you apply for a marketing job vacancy is imperative.
If you are prepared to work hard, use your initiative and be flexible in your approach the global opportunities are endless for a talented, professional, slick and disciplined marketing expert.