Five tips to help you land your next marketing job:

1. Do your research - start reading

Never Eat Alone: Keith Ferrazzi
From business cards to intimate relationships.

Some Assembly Required: Thom Singer
How to network from an expert.

Career Distinction: Kirsten Dixson and William Arruda
All about personal branding.

2. Get involved in social networking
a. LinkedIn
b. Naymz
c. Facebook
Join groups! Facebook, Yahoo!, etc.

 

3. Get your resume ready
Don’t hesitate to have friends look over it.

4. Don’t forget your physical network
Neighbors, vendors from a previous job, customers, friends, family.

5. Build your brand
A brand is about experience. Make sure you are careful with how you choose to market yourself. Also, be nice to everyone - you never know when people are going to come back into your life. Jobs may come and go but a reputation is forever.

For more great ideas like these, talk to Jason Alba, author of I’m on LinkedIn—Now What???. I also highly recommend MarketingProfs.com.

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