Comments on: Letters to a Marketing Student. Part Two: Step Out of the College Bubble http://mattscottnelson.com/2009/09/10/series-%e2%80%93-letters-to-a-marketing-student-part-two-step-out-of-the-college-bubble/ Working on the banner... Sat, 13 Nov 2010 20:47:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Letters to a Marketing Student. Part Three: Your Professors Are Everywhere http://mattscottnelson.com/2009/09/10/series-%e2%80%93-letters-to-a-marketing-student-part-two-step-out-of-the-college-bubble/comment-page-1/#comment-55 Letters to a Marketing Student. Part Three: Your Professors Are Everywhere Sun, 13 Sep 2009 15:04:54 +0000 http://mattscottnelson.com/?p=1071#comment-55 [...] This is part three in a series of posts called ‘Letters to a Marketing Student’. (Part 1, Part 2) [...] [...] This is part three in a series of posts called ‘Letters to a Marketing Student’. (Part 1, Part 2) [...]

]]> By: mattscottnelson http://mattscottnelson.com/2009/09/10/series-%e2%80%93-letters-to-a-marketing-student-part-two-step-out-of-the-college-bubble/comment-page-1/#comment-77 mattscottnelson Sat, 12 Sep 2009 18:29:29 +0000 http://mattscottnelson.com/?p=1071#comment-77 Simon - Thanks a lot for the kind words.<br><br>I think you raise a great point in your post...working for free, interning, volunteering ect. also gives you opportunity to find out the kinds of things you love doing. Saves a lot of time and frustration in the early days of your career. Simon – Thanks a lot for the kind words.

I think you raise a great point in your post…working for free, interning, volunteering ect. also gives you opportunity to find out the kinds of things you love doing. Saves a lot of time and frustration in the early days of your career.

]]> By: mattscottnelson http://mattscottnelson.com/2009/09/10/series-%e2%80%93-letters-to-a-marketing-student-part-two-step-out-of-the-college-bubble/comment-page-1/#comment-53 mattscottnelson Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:29:29 +0000 http://mattscottnelson.com/?p=1071#comment-53 Simon - Thanks a lot for the kind words.<br><br>I think you raise a great point in your post...working for free, interning, volunteering ect. also gives you opportunity to find out the kinds of things you love doing. Saves a lot of time and frustration in the early days of your career. Simon – Thanks a lot for the kind words.

I think you raise a great point in your post…working for free, interning, volunteering ect. also gives you opportunity to find out the kinds of things you love doing. Saves a lot of time and frustration in the early days of your career.

]]> By: eskimon http://mattscottnelson.com/2009/09/10/series-%e2%80%93-letters-to-a-marketing-student-part-two-step-out-of-the-college-bubble/comment-page-1/#comment-52 eskimon Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:29:06 +0000 http://mattscottnelson.com/?p=1071#comment-52 This is some very sound advice. Whenever I look at resmués, the first thing I look for are the 'extras' that demonstrate passion and enthusiasm - evidence that the candidate really cares about marketing. <br><br>I look for clear indications that the candidate sees this as a career, not just a job - that they're actively involved in it beyond the degree and the 9-5, and that they actively apply their skills outside the classroom or the office.<br><br>There are many ways to do this. Blogging is an easy start. Getting involved in simple freelance tasks for student associations and small businesses is another. <br><br>People who use their skills to help charities always get my attention, because they're putting their skills to use for the benefit of others. It's a great way to demonstrate that you've got something worthwhile to offer, and that you're willing to get involved. That's worth way more than the best marks in the class.<br><br>This is a really useful series Matt - thanks for taking the time to put it all together! I'm not sure if you've seen it already, but I shared a few (much shorter) tips for graduates a couple of months back - post is here: <a href="http://eskimon.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/gradual-graduation/" rel="nofollow">http://eskimon.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/gradual...</a> This is some very sound advice. Whenever I look at resmués, the first thing I look for are the 'extras' that demonstrate passion and enthusiasm – evidence that the candidate really cares about marketing.

I look for clear indications that the candidate sees this as a career, not just a job – that they're actively involved in it beyond the degree and the 9-5, and that they actively apply their skills outside the classroom or the office.

There are many ways to do this. Blogging is an easy start. Getting involved in simple freelance tasks for student associations and small businesses is another.

People who use their skills to help charities always get my attention, because they're putting their skills to use for the benefit of others. It's a great way to demonstrate that you've got something worthwhile to offer, and that you're willing to get involved. That's worth way more than the best marks in the class.

This is a really useful series Matt – thanks for taking the time to put it all together! I'm not sure if you've seen it already, but I shared a few (much shorter) tips for graduates a couple of months back – post is here: http://eskimon.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/gradual...

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