Any advice on how to land your first Marketing and Digital Media position?

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Networking. Reach out to people to understand a day in the life, be clear on what your experience/background is, why you want to work in the discipline, where you hope to be in 3-5 yrs, so you can articulate and show off you’ve got something to offer. Ask for an intro to someone in their network, to keep conversations going. Share articles with a POV (also showing off your ability to connect dots and why it’s important to them.) LI is a wasteland of applications and no follow ups. Find the hiring manager there if the JD lists reporting structure at the company.

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