"Solving problems under pressure."

This episode's guest shared this as one of his biggest benefits of working at a digital agency.

Jared Roork started considering his marketing career when he was in high school. Then through trial-and-error with a few classes and courses in college, he found strategy and planning as a marketing career path that was a passion for him.

That focus led him to some selective networking experiences that opened exploratory conversations with several hiring managers.

After a few internships, Jared was able to turn his experiences into a stellar Linkedin profile, that gained the attention by several large, global ad agencies, and turned into a full time marketing role in media planning.

In a little over a year after graduating college, he has worked at two leading global agencies - Havas Media Group, and is currently working at Media Futures Group as a media planner.

In this episode, Jared shares specific tips for any current high school or college undergrad seeking to launch their career in marketing - as well as - anyone wondering if an agency would be a good first place to start your marketing career.

We've covered a lot of content around marketing interviews on this podcast...and you like it!

Our listeners wanted more!

So we recorded this episode to help you be more confident and prepared for your marketing interviews.

Some tenets we've already covered on marketing interviews are:

- Your mindset is that YOU are interviewing THEM - you're in control

- Your interview questions should focus on more than just the role and company

And this episode will focus on FIVE specific question categories - and for each category I will share --

- Specific RESEARCH actions you should take in advance

- The "WHY" behind the specific question

- ONE specific question you should ask

- Guidance on what answers qualify for RED FLAG or GREEN FLAG answers

The question categories you should prepare for include:

1) The Executive Management

2) The Hiring Manager

3) The Company/Culture

4) The Team

5) The Role

And listen for how to access one of THE most popular marketing interview resources that we offer.

It's been an interesting year in marketing careers, huh?

Working remote, working hybrid, going to back to the office, layoffs, job searching, and the list goes on.

This episode will help you take a step back and embrace some powerful marketing career mindsets that will set you up for immediate success. Positive mindsets are powerful.

The episode will also share the emotions you should be experiencing, actions you should be taking and results you should be expecting after implementing these 3 powerful marketing career mindsets.

Check the show notes for helpful resources (and a special limited time offer) that will help you implement these powerful marketing career mindsets for success.

"Be transparent and communicate."

This episode's guest embraces this as his philosophy on how to best manage a team of marketers.

Dave Snyder started his marketing career as a web designer. Then he coupled those skills with his super power of building meaningful relationships, to evolve his career as a project manager.

Excelling as a project manager led him to becoming an account executive - focusing on solving client and company challenges.

That experience prepared him to take on one of the most challenging decisions so far in his marketing career - becoming an agency CEO.

Dave has been successfully growing his marketing technology agency - SmartAcre - and shares some of his great stories, learnings and marketing career tips on..

+ Why people make a difference in agency culture

+ Why alignment on goals is key in any team, company or partnership

+ The importance of making quick decisions in the face of adversity

+ The value of putting people / team members first

+ What CEO's look for in marketing candidates - and it's not on your resume

+ The 3 areas of the business agency CEO's will focus on every month - and why you should be asking questions about them

"Strategy is what you say 'no' to, not what you say 'yes' to."

Liz Davis started her marketing career path as a brand manager with Proctor and Gamble (P&G), where she grew a passion for consumer brands, data and helping people.

She is now CMO at lean startup Shimmy, where she is tapping into her experiences growing brands by making the customer the 'boss.'

In this episode, Liz shares some great marketing career tips on..

+ Knowing when it is time to leave your marketing job

+ How brand management is integrated with marketing

+ What skills are required to be a successful marketing consultant

+ Why the 'customer is boss' and how most brands miss that truth

"Should I work agency or client side?"

This is a common marketing career question.

Josh Palau is a digital marketing veteran that started his career in sales, and realized the power of targeting audiences through digital media.

That experience led him to roles at agencies like Razorfish, and PHD. Plus, the opportunity for client-side marketing roles with household brands like Comcast, Disney and J&J.

Josh was instrumental in developing an in-house agency structure for Bayer - which became a blueprint for brands to follow in the industry.

A big thank you to Josh for joining me and sharing great marketing career tips on..

+ How to have a successful career as a specialist and generalist

+ The two outcomes you can expect when asking a lot of questions

+ How to be a 'C-suite whisperer' and get your ideas sold

+ The only two things you should prepare for an interview

Congrats! You just scheduled a 30 minute exploratory conversation with the VP of marketing at the company you want to work for...and there isn't even a marketing role available.

How do you prepare for a memorable conversation?

Some of the best marketing careers start with a conversation. That conversation develops a relationship. That relationship helps you secure your next marketing interview, role or promotion.

This episode will review the five key action steps you need to execute before, during and after that conversation in order to be memorable, and stay top-of-mind for consideration of a marketing role.

Check the show notes for helpful resources on how to secure the right exploratory interview for your marketing career.

Anna Tutckaia - Head of Marketing for ManyChat - navigated her marketing career path leveraging the power of networking.

She spent the early stages of her marketing career following her passions, which led her to a path of entrepreneurship.

Anna quickly realized that digital marketing was a necessary skill in order to help her startups succeed.

So she invested time in learning every digital marketing channel and finding ways to network with those that were experts.

That curiosity for learning and strong work ethic let Anna advance her marketing career quickly - and caught the eye of digital communications leader - ManyChat.

In this episode, Anna shares tips on marketing career moments like...

- The 3 step process for landing a marketing role without applying online

- How to turn an internship into a FT role

- How to get promoted within the first year in your marketing role

Deborah Choi - Former Head of Social Media at COACH and current Managing Director at BosquePlants.com - considers her marketing career as 'Untraditional'.

She spent the early stages of her marketing career seeking opportunities to learn new things.

Those new things included starting and selling her own business and, in that process, learning the nuances of how to market products using digital marketing.

In one word - Deborah's marketing career has been rooted in a mindset of Adaptability.

She discusses how adaptability can be your marketing career superpower...

- Be led by your curiosity to learn

- Stop being your first 'no' - be courageous.

- Leverage that curiosity to find and solve problems - figure things out.

- Follow your competencies and passions to create or find opportunities you never thought you could achieve.

- Find or create your own 'village' of marketers to be your support and networking system.

In this episode, Deborah shares tips on marketing career moments like...

- How to make an immediate impact when starting your marketing role.

- Based on her experience on both agency and client side - gives the best advice on how to effectively manage your agency partner.

- Why focusing on a core marketing skill will future-proof your career.

It's another Marketer Mailbag FAQ episode - but this one is focused on questions from Marketing Students.

We're answering common marketing career questions from undergrad marketing students that we've heard from in our community, via email and in virtual/in person classrooms.

Your response, outreach and submissions has been great to see!

We want to share your questions - and our answers - with our entire audience.

Listen for guidance and answers on how to choose a marketing career path, how to easily develop the right marketing skills, and what your Linkedin profile should include if you're seeking your first marketing role.

Keep sending your marketing questions to [email protected] - and they may be included in a future FAQ episode.