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When you are job hunting, the round of applications and interviews can feel highly repetitive and finding the motivation to prepare can be tough. However, a marketing interview requires more of a candidate than many other disciplines and it is simply not advisable to skimp on your preparation. Marketing interview preparation needn’t be too daunting though. We’ve put together...

As marketers you have a lot on your plate. You are expected to stay up to date with new tech advances and in touch with customers, whilst remaining innovative and forward thinking to drive the business forward. Yet you juggle busy and complicated lives. Trying to manage all day to day needs of your role; never ending emails, daily meetings, team staff needs - essentially fig...

Competition for the top talent is hot this new year with Brexit causing marketeres to be more cautious. It is not unusual to find those candidates active in the market with more than one offer on the table. With this in mind, it is easy to make a candidate think twice about working for you or your company during an interview with questions that might be a little too edgy, or...

It’s National Sickie Day today! According to national statistics, today is the day that people are most likely to pull a sickie. A combined set of factors are attributed to this, including the first payday since Christmas, and people re-evaluating their career path and possibly attending interviews. Whilst it’s a serious issue and we never encourage anyone to throw a sickie,...

It doesn’t matter whether you buy into the Myers and Briggs classification of 16 Personality Types, or the more recent study from Northwestern University in the States of 1.5 million people that trims the number down to 4. The point isn’t whether you are self-centred, a role model, average, a nurturer, an idealist or an artist. It’s far more about knowing yourself and your v...

Today has been known since 2005 as “Blue Monday”; the third Monday every January. Back to work after the Christmas break, seeing the Christmas bills start to land, payday feels like years away, New Year’s resolutions abandoned, low sunlight levels and cold weather. All of which combine to make today “officially” the most depressing day of the year. It’s been seen to cost the...

Have you decided that 2019 is your year for a change? Time to perhaps take the next step up in your marketing career, challenge yourself in a new marketing role or simply need to reduce that commute for a better work life balance? What ever your reasons for deciding to start your job hunt in the New Year, we thought we’d share our top tips for marketing job seekers. We’ve be...

Each December for the last four years, I’ve been looking forward to the coming year and giving you my expectations for what it will bring for marketing recruitment. This year might just be the most difficult yet; it really does feel like I need a crystal ball! With unprecedented events coming thanks to the “B” word in March, there is so much uncertainty as to where we are go...

Who doesn’t love a Christmas ad? Whether it’s the big blockbusters of the likes of John Lewis or the risk-taking shoestring approach of Poundland, this time of year always gives marketers something to talk (argue) about! Whilst we love that Christmas feeling as much as the next person, it did get us thinking this year and drawing some parallels. With so many retailers compet...

This might be one of the most awkward moments in an interview. It’s really important you think about this in advance to not be caught out on the day. We do not advocate telling porky pies, but it is really easy to put off a hiring manager so you do need to think about how you present your answer. Why would you consider leaving a marketing job? Marketers do tend to move aroun...