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Happy Woman

Preparing for a move
In marketing?

Whether it's a position in your current company or one further afield, some resources below may help you achieve your goals more easily.

33%

First Impressions Matter:

- 33% of hiring managers form an opinion about a candidate within the first 90 seconds of an interview. *

70%

Greater chance of being successful for those who have researched the company thoroughly prior to interview

63%

Of hiring managers have a preference for behavioural style interviews

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FIRST IMPRESSIONS MATTER

 

Tools at your disposal: 

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  • Knowing where you're going - or having correct software downloaded for video

  • How alert you look - Prioritise sleep and water

  • How confident and relaxed you appear

  • How you treat the people you meet before the interview

  • What you are wearing - adapt your personal style to reflect what the business is likely to dress like. 

  • Handshake / Ice-breakers 

 

HOW TO RESEARCH A PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYER​

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  • Website - what are the key products and services they're focusing on. 

  • Has the company been in the news/on podcasts recently?

  • Search the key offerings with their location in Google - assess their competitors.

  • LinkedIn - Who are the key decision makers, what's the structure of the business. 

  • Where do people tend to come from before working at this business?

  • How quickly does it appear people are being promoted?

  • Conduct a mini marketing audit. Where is their greatest following?

  • What is the business tone of voice?

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HOW TO BE A PRO AT COMPETENCY INTERVIEWS

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  • The job specification is your entire map to these.

  • If they're looking for someone with strong strategic ability: A competency question derived could be: 

  • Tell us about a time where you created, deviated from or implemented a strategy. 

  • The common Acronym STAR is a good guide - situation, task, action & result. 

 

Fewer sources focus on the why of STAR. 

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SITUATION

  • A company wants to know the situation so they can assess the similarities in pressure, scale, conditions you've operated in. ​

TASK

  • Task is important so the business can assess whether the planned goal is relevant, relatable and realistic. 

ACTION

  • Action largely centres around determining what You specifically did -a great opportunity to assess initiative, drive, collaboration and creativity. 

​​RESULT

  • Result - is to assess your ability to learn, your understanding of your actions aligned to the business goals.

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Remember many experience opportunities in business lie outside of an individuals control. The most important elements of your experience is: 

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  1. Did you do the best you could?

  2. Did you understand the impact?

  3. Have you learnt for future growth?

 

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Interested in 121 support to land your next move?

Our sister company, Not the Colouring In Department, offers a range of bespoke marketing career support services - from CV, to Interview Guidance, Reverse Search Services (finding you a role) & Coaching.

If you would like us to keep you posted on roles that might be suitable: 

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