Life as a university student can be a hugely tumultuous period, and ideas regarding where you’d like to be career-wise are intimidating and elusive; but I am proud to say that at Sydney Marketing Society, it’s our mission to help you through this ourney e have created our areers €uide to reveal some of the sheer diversity and dynamism that encompasses a career in Marketing, and to evoke interest for career paths you may never have considered before Sydney Marketing Society (SMS) is the third-largest society ‚ur vision was for this €uide to enlighten everyone from ƒirst-„ear within the University of Sydney Business School, and proudly …ndergraduate students to ƒinal-„ear Masters students; and I’m sure boasts an active and growing community of over mem-that the content we’ve compiled will achieve ust that bers hrough a range of events, we ultimately seek to help †eveloping your career can often be a difficult process, complete with students develop and realise their career aspirations within stress, ambiguity and a fair share of disappointment - however, greater the discipline of Marketing and beyond things always await and every day is an opportunity to improve ˆever Our main goals are threefold:lose sight of who you are as a person Seek to emulate the skills you roviding students with career opportunities through desire, and constantly learn‰ not ust new skills and information, but learn networking with potential employers about yourself and ponder your broader personal goals Šolunteer for €ducating our members on the workings of the things and develop your hobbies Say yes to every opportunity, because marketing industry, as well as providing opportunities to e‹perience will help you better understand what you want to achieve upskill †on’t wait for opportunities to come to you; actively seek them out with €ngaging and fostering a community of like-minded an open heart marketing students Last of all, I can’t stress enough how important participation in SMS’ ‚e aim to realise these goals through various career-orient-events can be †on’t underestimate the power of asking Œuestions at an ed events and programs throughout the year such as our event, or listening to an e‹pert speak on a topic you had no idea was networking events, careers fairs, workshops, panels and our related to Marketing, or having an e‹perienced mentor paired with you Mentoring rogram hrough these, we endeavour to close to guide you through the challenges of university and ob applications the gap between students and employers in every student’s SMS will connect you with a wonderful community of passionate area of marketing interest whether this is „, …dvertising, students, and a network of professionals with years of wisdom to share Branding, Media, Marketing „esearch, †igital Marketing or BB Marketingishing you the best of luck and the greatest success in pursuing the career of your dreamsŽ 5 5
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