What Type Of Person Thrives In Marketing, According To A Marketing Coordinator At A Marketing Agency
Joshua believes that those who thrive in the marketing industry possess "self-drive" and initiative, utilizing existing knowledge gained even from school to independently solve problems, rather than excessively relying on managers or clients for every question. This self-reliance, building upon current skills, allows one to succeed and grow within the field.
Self-Drive, Initiative, Problem-Solving, Communication, Career Development
Advizer Information
Name
Job Title
Company
Undergrad
Grad Programs
Majors
Industries
Job Functions
Traits
Joshua
Marketing Coordinator
A marketing agency
Arizona State University (ASU) - W. P. Carey
Business Management & Admin
Consulting & Related Professional Services
Creative
Honors Student, Scholarship Recipient, Pell Grant Recipient, Worked 20+ Hours in School, First Generation College Student
Video Highlights
1. Self-drive is crucial: Successful individuals in this industry possess self-drive, enabling them to solve problems independently and avoid constant reliance on managers or clients.
2. Apply existing knowledge: Skills acquired in school are valuable and applicable in a professional setting, even for recent graduates.
3. Balance questions with progress: There's a distinction between seeking clarification and allowing questions to hinder both project work and personal development.
Transcript
How would you describe people who typically thrive in this industry?
The people who thrive and succeed are the ones who have self-drive. This might sound cliché, but in my experience, it's true. You can't be emailing a client about every single question you might have.
Your managers are typically very supportive, but you also can't be emailing them about every single question. There's a fine line between having questions and wanting to learn, and those questions impeding your progress. This applies to your actual work on projects as well as your self-growth.
It's about being able to take the information and knowledge you already have. Even in school, you learn plenty of applicable skills that can be applied in a professional setting, even as a recent grad starting your early career.
Having that self-drive and initiative, based on the knowledge and skill sets you already possess, and building upon that, is what allowed me to succeed a bit. It has also certainly allowed other professionals I've seen to succeed.