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How to Stand Out As a Marketing Job Applicant

2.1.2017

Tom Gimbel

What?

Lucrative opportunity is crowding the job applicant market for marketing and advertising.

So what?

Marketers must be strategic about their job search and application process to stand out.

Now what?

Win the job you want by thoroughly researching employers and presenting a tailored description of your skills and goals to meet the requirements of each opportunity.

Having a strategy for finding, applying to and landing the job you want is critical in an ever-crowding applicant pool for sought-after marketing jobs

The marketing and ad tech industry is valued at more than $110 billion according to U.S. aggregate revenue data. Revenue has increased every year since 2010. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects a 9% increase in employment for marketers through 2024, 2% above the average growth rate of other industries.

Marketing is becoming one of the most promising industries to make a career in, and it’s attracting a lot of strong candidates, which means it’s harder than ever to stand out.

Pre-application: Take a self-inventory.