How I Got My Job

In this How I Got My Job interview (mp3, 34:52, 32.0 MB), Adam Weissman shares how he got a job as an Account Supervisor in Public Relations. Let everyone you know that you’re looking for work; you never know who your friends and family are connected to.

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About Adam

Adam Weissman is an Account Supervisor in public relations at SGW Integrated Marketing Communications, located in Montville, NJ, 35-minutes outside of NYC. With a consumer, B2B and professional industry-focused background, Adam uses his previous experiences in PR to generate positive news for clients including, Maxell Professional, Anritsu, LeCroy and Evonik Industries.

Previously, Adam spent nearly four years at DBA Public Relations serving technology/lifestyle clients including Amazon.com’s Electronics store, Boston Acoustics, Denon, Marantz and Monster Cable.

Adam graduated from Marist College with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications/Public Relations in May, 2000. He currently lives in Hoboken, NJ Weissman is active in the Hoboken, NJ community where he lives and served the past three years as president of the Hoboken Ski Club. He is also an active member of the Hoboken Kickball League.

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In this episode of How I Got My Job (mp3, 22:05, 20.2 MB), Carol Meerschaert (pronounced “mer-shart”) shares how she got a job as a Director of Marketing and Communications.

Websites mentioned:

• Idealist.org
• SimplyHired.com
• 10 Ways to Use LinkedIn by Guy Kawasaki
• Guidestar.org

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About Carol

Carol Meerschaert (pronounced “mer-shart”), is the Director of Marketing and Communications for the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (Twitter | Facebook). Carol also serves on the board of the Foundation at Great Valley to help support the Great Valley School district.

Prior to her move to Pennsylvania, Carol worked as a marketing consultant and freelance writer in Falmouth, Maine. Carol was the Marketing Director of Catch a Piece of Maine in Portland, Maine, where she worked with the greatest group of people!

Carol has brought her client’s messages to television on CNN and to newspapers including The Boston Globe and The Wall Street Journal. Carol also communicates client’s messages through bylined articles in magazines such as Running Times, Vegetarian Times and Today’s Dietitian as well as other publications reaching the target audience.

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In this episode of How I Got My Job (mp3, 23:57, 22.0 MB), Marc Lawn shares how he got a job as a Marketing Director for a soft drink company in the UK a few years ago. Understanding his personal brand, interview preparation, and resilience were keys to his success  in getting this job. Remember what’s important to you.

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About Marc

Marc Lawn is renowned for consistently driving ‘double digit’ benefits growth through commercial innovation & optimisation. He developed award winning customer centric, commercial, marketing, sales, & procurement programmes and optimised & built sustainable streams for 12 businesses with complete success.

His areas of specialty include sales, marketing, operations, manufacturing, HR, change programmes, business transformation, procurement, M&A, post acquisition integration, food, beverages, retail, automotive, consumer goods, leisure, hospitality, franchising and international. Corporate and consulting assignments specialising in strategy, (re)structure, and turnaround.

Marc is the Chairman of Camp Quality UK, a charity supporting families of terminally ill children.

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In this episode of How I Got My Job (mp3, 30:37, 28.5 MB), Kevin Kimball shares how he got a job as Senior Director of Corporate Marketing and Communications. He shared how he valued the transparency of those whom he had interviewed with and also shared some perspectives of moving from large companies to a smaller company.

Links mentioned:

• SimplyHired.com
• Indeed.com
• GlassDoor.com

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About Kevin

Kevin Kimball is a communications executive who promotes and protects the reputations of companies by developing integrated, cost-effective communications programs.

He is currently senior director, corporate marketing and communications at Force10 Networks in San Jose, CA. There, he is responsible for all worldwide external and internal communications. He’s held similar corporate marketing and communications leadership positions in Hitachi, Cadence Design Systems, Philips Semiconductors, Siemens and GE.

Currently based in Los Altos, CA, he’s originally from Upstate New York and has worked in Boston, New York City, New Jersey and Munich, Germany. He’s also gained considerable on-the-ground experience in various parts of Asia Pacific.

In his spare time, he enjoys his family, playing and observing sports (Boston Red Sox and the New York Giants), reading fiction and non-fiction, movies, traveling and collecting contemporary art.

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In this episode of How I Got My Job (mp3, 38:53, 35.8 MB), Elliot Campbell shares how he got a job as a Communications Specialist. He cited many examples of networking and being prepared for interviews as keys to his getting this job.

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• Hoover’s database
• Job Search Focus Group of Hyde Park in Cincinnati (JSFG)

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About Elliot

Elliot Campbell is a customer-centric communications and public relations professional, currently working in corporate communications. He also writes a blog, Successful Marketing Communications: A Conversation with Customers. He is originally from Toronto.

Elliot graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from Simon Fraser University, outside of Vancouver, BC and earned a Master of Science in integrated marketing communications from Northwestern University. While earning these degrees, he worked as an intern and on several client projects for organizations such as Genetech, Coca-Cola, Advertising Age Group and several departments of the Canadian Government.

Prior to landing, Elliot did freelance work for organizations such as the YWCA of Greater Cincinnati and Job Search Focus Group. Previously, he lived in New Jersey, working as a public relations specialist for a PR consultancy working exclusively for life-sciences clients.

You can connect with Elliot on LinkedIn and on Twitter.

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In this episode of How I Got My Job (mp3, 41:23, 37.9 MB), Ryan Alford shares how he got a job as a Public Relations and Communications Specialist. Believe it or not, keyword searches and e-mail alerts on job sites like CareerBuilder, Craigslist, MediaBistro were helpful in identifying leads.

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About Ryan

Ryan Alford is a public relations and communications specialist. On a typical day, Ryan is working with franchise owners: Helping them enhance their PR strategies by promoting their businesses within their communities. Before this job, Ryan worked for Quiznos as the corporate communications manager. He also owns an online publication devoted entirely to the sport of snowshoeing, Snowshoe Magazine. Ryan graduated from Abilene Christian University with a degree in English. He also attended the University of Denver’s Publishing Institute. His real job in life is being a husband to his wife, Emily, and a father to his two kids, Hayden and Lola.

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In this episode of How I Got My Job (mp3, 33:15, 30.5 MB), Chris Bergman shares how he got a job as a Social Media Strategist at Buzz360.

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About Chris

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Chris Bergman is currently the Social Media Strategist at Mobile Marketing Firm, Buzz360. He builds social strategies around mobile marketing campaigns for multiple national clients, helping them leverage the new media world.  He owns many leather bound books. Previous to his work in the start up world Chris spent 5 years as Creative Director for two nationally distributed magazines, Daily Bread Skate Magazine and Pause Magazine. Chris is also a freelance photographer, and has worked with Cin Weekly, The Cincinnati Enquirer, Metromix, and Each Note Secure. He lives in North College Hill with his wife, two dogs and two cats.

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In this episode of How I Got My Job (mp3, 28:16, 25.9 MB), Kevin Dugan shares how he got a job as Director of Marketing at Empower MediaMarketing.  A big key to his success was having something else to talk about when in transition, other content that substantiated himself.  Don’t let the loss of a job be the most interesting thing about you. Have something else going on that shows you have forward momentum and passion.

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About Kevin

For the bulk of his 16-year career in marketing communications, Kevin Dugan has used the Internet to advance his clients and his industry. Kevin has been blogging since 2002. His blogs Strategic Public Relations and The Bad Pitch Blog are award-winning, including a 2007 PRSA Bronze Anvil Award. Both blogs are ranked by Advertising Age magazine’s Power 150 a ranking of the world’s top marketing blogs. And his public relations efforts have been acknowledged with six national awards in the last seven years. Dugan is the Director of Marketing for Empower MediaMarketing in Mt. Adams in Cincinnati, Ohio. Did you like this post? If so, please consider subscribing for free! Get this and other job-hunting success stories from the source at www.howigotmyjob.com If you’d like to share this post on Twitter, copy and paste this text:

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In this episode of How I Got My Job (mp3, 26:27, 24.2 MB), Nelly Arnold shares how she got a job as a Website Sales and Marketing Manager. Her story involves stepping out and taking risks.

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About Nelly

Nelly Arnold is the Website Manager for PhillyCreativeJobs.com, a program of Innovation Philadelphia and Philly Creative Guide. Nelly’s background spans business development, project management, and marketing roles in both not-for-profit and for-profit companies in the Visual Arts and Construction industries. She also specializes in social media and blogging, writing national articles for young professional women. She is a graduate of The Hill School in Pottstown, PA and The University of Montana in Missoula, MT.

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In this episode of How I Got My Job (mp3, 28:02, 25.7 MB), Mark McLaughlin shares how he got a job as a Public Relations Specialist.  Open your eyes for surprise, and be willing to take a chance on yourself. Something you’re already doing outside of work might lead to your next job.

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About Mark

Mark McLaughlin is the Public Relations Specialist at Nehlsen Communications, a full-service marketing and public relations firm. You can find out more at www.ncpr.com. In his PR duties, Mark frequently writes about green building, workplace training, public transportation, and industrial safety, among other topics. Mark also writes fiction in his spare time, and his novel, Monster Behind The Wheel (co-written with Michael McCarty), is now a finalist for the Bram Stoker Award.

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