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We have collated and updated all our career hints, tips, advice and insights from the last 21 years of helping marketers build their careers. Now we’re delighted to share this with you through our Career Trajectory Series of 5 instalments. This series has been especially designed to help you on your career journey. Whether you’re simply planning or reviewing your career; tak...

The Alternatives Career Trajectory Series 2​ How to plan & manage your career Building your professional marketing competencies How to write a winning CV How to succeed at interview How to prepare for a competency based interview Form ID:2652 For other documents in our career advice series, please email us at hello@alternatives.ie By filling out the form above you agree to o...

The Alternatives Career Trajectory Series​ 3 How to plan & manage your career Building your professional marketing competencies How to write a winning CV How to succeed at interview How to prepare for a competency based interview Get the third in our series “How to write a winning CV ” by filling out the form below. Form ID:2675 For other documents in our career advice serie...

The Alternatives Career Trajectory Series​ Our Career Trajectory series covers: How to plan & manage your career Building your professional marketing competencies How to write a winning CV How to succeed at interview How to prepare for a competency based interview Get the third in our series “How to write a winning CV ” by filling out the form below. Form ID:2711 For other d...

Alternatives Career Trajectory Series 5 We have collated and updated all our career hints, tips, advice and insights from the last 21 years of helping marketers build their careers. Now we’re delighted to share this with you through our Career Trajectory Series of 5 instalments. This series has been especially designed to help you on your career journey. Whether you’re simpl...

Landing your perfect marketing role We recently ran a career advice session with the Marketing institute of Ireland (www.mii.ie), to help graduates land the perfect marketing role. We shared our tips from the Alternatives team, across the following areas: Planning your career Writing a winning CV The search Succeeding at interview We’ve summarised the key tips below, but if ...

Impact and Outlook for the Marketing Community This article first featured in the March 2021 edition of marketing.ie  We are one year into living with Covid and operating in truly unprecedented times, an over-used but accurate term. We’ve just completed the Alternatives & Marketing Institute of Ireland 2021 Salary, Market Insights & Sentiment Survey with 855 respondents and ...

The new 2021 Alternatives & MII Salary, Market Insights & Sentiment Survey Covid business impacts revealed;  Positive hiring outlook; Surge in preference for long term remote working; Marketing role more strategic; Diversity, room to improve      Download summary here, with full report to follow... Alternatives MII 2021 Salary & Sentiment Survey Key Findings.pdf Size: 1.65 M...

Career planning in a crisis On the right path? A unique time for reflection Covid 19 has been a unique and challenging experience on many levels and whether or not you have been made redundant, or you feel secure in your position, you may be at a point of introspection and reflection. For marketers, there are several compelling reasons to spend some time reflecting on your c...

Alternatives Marketing at Work Covid Pulse Survey  The second Alternatives Covid Pulse Survey was carried out between September 17th-28th 2020. It was completed by 295 people in the marketing community in Ireland, from across sector and from both small and large companies and at all career stages.  We all know that the Covid pandemic has deeply impacted businesses and attitu...