The Power Of An Interview

As it gets closer to graduation, the pressure is on to get that "big girl job". Really I'm just thinking I need a good paying job to pay back those ridicules student loans that have built up over the past few year! As it gets closer to graduation, I have applied to a few places but haven't had that job offering that jumps out at me and says "this is the job for you!" I want to work in marketing, not sales. A lot of jobs that are listed in the area under marketing are really just a sales job under a fancy title. Sales is just not for me! I currently work for my boyfriend Kenny's company where I am kinda the jack of all trades. I love working for him, but its time for me to spread my wings and do something diffrent.

As I prep for graduation, I have been helping him kinda restructure the way he runs things. (I'm a business major, so I should be of sum assistance…) We are hiring for a service writer that will kinda take over what I do and be more involved in each vehicles work progress as well as hiring another mechanic.

I set up some ads on craigslist and have gotten quite a few applicants. Now I find myself on the other end of the job search spectrum. I am now on the hiring side of things instead of the one trying to land the job. As I look over cover letters and resume, I find myself being kinda harsh on what people are sending me. I believe I have learned a lot here at MSU on how to write a good resume, cover letter and how to be prepared to go into an interview.

I'm kinda excited to be on the other side of the table and start this interview process. You can bet that when the interview is almost over and I ask "Do you have any questions for me?" and the replay I get is "No". That application will be going to the bottom of the stack!

My Print Ad Future

Todays class on Advertising Analysis was Awesome!

I kinda joke with my engineer, pre-vet and science major friends about how I'm in marketing because I like colors! In a lot of ways, this is true, I love being creative, using colors and designing things.

When we discussed what makes a good print ad work, it really made me think about why I got into marketing in the first place and what I want to do with it in the future.

I would definitely like to work for a company where I can be creative and maybe even create print ads!

I currently create all the Ads for the advertising of small business here is bozeman. The print Ad template about the gaze pattern, the path and the focal point is something I will use when creating my next Ad. I also saw that in the ads that i created I was concentrated on having them be more about getting the logo big and noticeable. I should be making it with a problem solving headline, then the call to action and ending with how to fulfill the call to action.

Amazing class discussion and can't what to put this new knowledge to use!

Blogging, As a Marketing Tool?

So… I have a hard time, finding time to blog.

I was doing some reading for my digital marketing class, and the subject of blogs came up. The reading I was indulging in was about websites, and how to utilize them to their full extent for the business. It was also saying how adding a blog to a website its a great idea and helps visitors stay informed, up to date and helps boost interaction on the site.

I currently run a website for the business I work for. We don't sell anything on the site, but I do try to give it a makeover every 6 months or so. I also try and keep photos and information as current as possible. With us using this website as more of an information tool for prospective customers, its hard to remember we even have one sometimes. It just kinda gets poked at even few months.

As I was reading in Digital Marketing class, It stressed that every good website has a blog….. Well, why doesn't my site have a blog!

I think its partly due to the fact that I've never looked at blogging as "fun". Ive always been required to blog, but have never done it for fun or about a subject I'm passionate about (diesel trucks).

I'm glad I've had the experience in school to practice writing a blog, what their all about, and how to set one up. Now I'm super excited to take that experience and apply it to the "real world", and will be adding a blog to my companies website!

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