How I Got My Job

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.

Links mentioned:

• 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.

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