The Science of Communicating & Marketing Your Business

I applied for several Marketing Assistant positions at various companies before I became part of the Know More Media team. All except one was simply a secretarial position, requiring the person who was hired to run errands, file papers, answer phones and other clerical work. Some of them weren't even real marketing positions at all, instead they were pyramid schemes or the recruiter wanted me to work a day without pay as part of a second interview. Suffice it to say, I was very disappointed because I did not want to be anyone's secretary (been there done that). Of course I was more than willing to be an assistant if that meant being part of a creative team and working on real marketing projects, but the majority of positions to which I responded turned out to be something completely different from what they said they were. Was I expecting too much? Maybe... Should my standards be high, absolutely. Anyone who has busted their butts to get through college will have high standards, and rightfully so. Its even more disheartening to find that even the higher level positions are not what they seem. What is going on with the job market these days?

I appreciate your comments Kimberlee. They are unfortunately an example of what I am finding in my research. Either the job posting leaves out significant information, such as you'll be making 200 phone calls/day, you'll be a glorified gopher, or they include so much detail that you know there is no way one person could have done all that they require. No one could have all the experience they want and be willing to take a low salary that they are offering. The applicant with all of the experience required would be older and be worth more. Gone are the days of sign-on perks. Sadly, like a lot of people, businesses want everything for nothing.

Stay tuned... I'll update my research as I talk to more people.

Wow...two of my most favorite people on the planet commenting on my blog. I'm flattered!