I speak to a lot of graduates and
recent graduates in the communications
disciplines. Those that choose to
take advantage of their educations can
earn far more than their contemporaries
focused only on entry level positions
and internships. Communications tools
are evolving at a blinding
pace. Students and recent
graduates have a demonstrable edge over
others in successfully deploying these
cutting edge tools. Your
capabilities make you uniquely poised to
prosper.
From
a review of recent resumes, here are a
sample of skills asserted and/or tasks
performed:
Assisted in designing and executing
marketing campaigns through Web
Development, Lead Nurturing, Customer
Retention, Email Marketing, Social
Media, etc.
Managed HubSpot and conducted
Inbound Marketing analytics and
optimization including Keyword
Optimization, Link Building, Landing
Page Test & Analysis, Strategic Content
Development, etc.
Discovered potential customers and competitors, and initialized potential solutions for leads
Another student seeking employment
shares that while interning they've:
Strategized online marketing plans to increase consumer lending product visibility across digital channels including banner display, mobile, and social media
Optimized email campaign performance by analyzing key metrics (spend, CPC, acquisition rates, etc.) and performed A/B testing to increase response and click-through rates by 30%
Executed Facebook advertising campaign in terms of copywriting, target segmenting, developing creative imagery, and vendor management
Performed competitive analysis and industry research to develop a creative brief outlining product and brand guidelines for prospective advertising agencies
One final example of an intern's duties
while in a public relations function:
Wrote, edited and distributed press releases
Prepared, revised and published posts for company blog and guest blogs
Developed and pitched feature articles
Identified industry influencers and created media database
Conducted industry-related research to be used for promotional material
All of the above represent a truly
compelling performance.
Unfortunately, for the individuals
presenting these valuable skills, they were accomplished for
organizations that have no intention of
employing them. So, they've
accomplished an obligatory internship,
their ticket's been punched and they
find themselves back in the job market
looking for "something suitable".
There's no need to wait.
Through your own initiative, you can use your
skills, your capabilities, and your insights
to create "something suitable" that will
be yours and yours alone.
Here's
why you're valuable:
You
Possess Cutting Edge Skills
- You're about to graduate or have
recently graduated. Marketing and
communication resources are changing at
a dizzying pace. The skills you
possess are cutting edge. It
benefits you greatly to employ your hard
won skills directly to your personal
benefit. There's no need to wait
until someone "permits" you to
use your training to benefit them.
You can use it right now to benefit
yourself.
You
Know What to Do - When reviewing student profiles like the aforementioned examples,
it's evident that the things students are reciting as accomplishments
were facilitated by skills they learned at their university,
not where they interned. While
interning, students are typically only permitted to do what they already know how to do. Presumably, this
provides validation. This is a
blatant incongruence. You've
inserted an unnecessary middleman.
The university provided the skills, the
marketplace will provide the validation. Rather than seeking approval from someone who
graduated a year or two before you, why not seek approval from the market as evidenced by earnings?
You're
a Leader -
You're a
marketing/communications professional.
You've got a degree to prove it. You speak with the earned
authority of someone who has
successfully completed a rigorous
training program. People will
listen to you. People will follow
you. They will do so because you
know what you're
talking about. There is nothing
keeping you from asserting the
leadership position you've earned.
Earnings Maximization -
The typical graduate in a marketing,
communications or public relations
position will experience first year
earnings of
$35,000 to $40,000. Even graduates without
student loans will soon
realize that it's not enough. You
know what things cost. You know
it's not enough. Affinity
Marketing can show you how to
add
$30,000/year to
your annual income the
first year. It gets better after
that.
Affinity Marketing permits you to make
maximum use of your education while
developing your capabilities and
maximizing your lifetime income.
You owe it to yourself to thoroughly
investigate what Affinity Marketing
offers.
A very wise man once said to me:
"I'll
do what you won't, so I'll be able to do
what you can't"
If you'll take this advice, you'll
open vistas you never imagined.
The next step is to read our
FAQ. There you'll find information
describing our
product, our compensation, our
market and everything else necessary to
make an informed decision. Please
make note of your questions. We'll
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