Advice from IMC student Leah Davis, Intern at the Godwin Group

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]What have you most enjoyed? I have really enjoyed participating in campaign concept meetings because this is when the campaign progresses from an idea to a plan to a reality. By getting a feel for campaign proposal copywriting, I’m learning the detailed steps of crafting effective messages. . What is your advice to future intern

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How to Get a Job

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] 11 Tricks to Score a Job Right Out of College Kathryn Minshew and Alexandra Cavoulacos, co-founders of the career resource site TheMuse.com and co-authors of The New Rules of Work, share their no-fail secrets.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] 1. Put Yourself First A lot of people don’t separate “This is what my parents think success looks like” or

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What Delta Wants in Job Seekers: New Skills

At Delta Air Lines (DAL), the competition for flight attendant positions is exceptional. According to Jennifer Carpenter, Delta’s global head of talent acquisition, less than one-half of 1 percent of those candidates get hired. The odds may be slightly better for other positions, but job seekers can dramatically improve their chances by looking at hiring

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How to Get Hired without Experience

The LinkedIn editors asked me to respond to this question for an email newsletter called the Weekly Rundown: Why do recruiters and hiring managers almost everywhere ask for years of experience in a certain job field or industry and overlook the overall work experience, volunteer experience and life situations? How are we supposed to gain

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The Importance of Integrated Marketing Communications

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]by Ian Linton Integrated marketing communications is an approach to planning communications that gives your small business the potential to get better results from your campaigns and reduce marketing costs. By integrating tools such as advertising, direct mail, social media, telemarketing, and sales promotion, you provide clarity, consistency and maximum communications impact, according to the

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Go Beyond Your Comfort Zone

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] I was stressing over internship applications last semester when my friend suggested I replace her at the internship she had when the semester was over. She recommended me to the editor, and the next thing I knew, I had an interview with Southern Bride Magazine. The editor has already looked at my portfolio via my

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Don’t Be Afraid to Ask for Help, You’ll Be Glad You Did

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I am interning for the University of Mississippi Division of Outreach and Continuing Education as a social media team member.  Last spring, a classmate who was interning there told me they were hiring summer interns.  I worked for them last summer and rejoined them this spring to take on a few projects. I am researching

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