Welcome to career-plans.com, the FREE website designed for young adults aged 14 to 23 years who are deciding on their career plans.
Here we exchange career and job information between parents and young adults, giving detailed and enlightening insights drawn from first-hand experience.
So often careers are left just to chance. However, the more first-hand information you have, the more informed your choice. The more informed your choice, the more successful your career.
With higher education fees set to rise, it is really worth researching the validity of the course you choose for the career plan you have in mind. Will it really fit the job you ultimately want?
Remember, you are at the beginning of your career, so do not leave it just to chance. Make your informed choice with our help...
And see where life leads you.
| NAME: Simon Merrick | JOB TITLE: Advertising Agency Director |
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| YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 25 TODAY'S ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: Degree in English, degree in advertising marketing, degree in art-related subject. On the job experience. BEST AND WORST BITS ABOUT THE JOB: Best: Creating a campaign that is memorable and that works. Worst: All the reports that need writing. WHAT I WISH I'D BEEN TOLD BEFORE I STARTED: Believe your instincts, but listen to the client. Understand the wider view, but target the goals and objectives. HOW DO I SEE THE JOB EVOLVING?The media environment is changing rapidly. Agencies need to know how to use new techniques and channels to the audience. ANY OTHER COMMENTS: Marketing Communications is a wide and diverse industry. It is not all about images. Advertising sells, PR informs. CONTACT ME AT: simon.merrick@thinkzest.com |
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| NAME: Belinda Collins | JOB TITLE: Marketing Communications Account Director |
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| YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 10. TODAY'S ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: Either working up through the ranks from school leaver in an administrator or related role or undertaking a career related degree. . BEST AND WORST BITS ABOUT THE JOB: Speaking with clients and understanding their problems is a big part of my role and it's part of the job I love. Once we have a good understanding of the challenge in hand, I work with ny team and creative department to scope out the ideas, research the market or product we're looking to influence and then prepare the communications plan to deliver the results for our clients.Once presented and approved by the client, we jump into execution and delivery mode and this also the element I love seeing the idea and the concept come to life and go live, whether that be on the back of a bus, on TV, on an internet site or on the radio. The bits I hate most are the figues, budgeting, forecasting and sorting out invoice queries! WHAT I WISH I'D BEEN TOLD BEFORE I STARTED: The long hours and the stress that comes with pitch days. HOW DO I SEE THE JOB EVOLVING? I enjoy a place on the senior management team and increasingly my job is about growing our business, seeking out development opportunities and increasing the profitability of the business. ANY OTHER COMMENTS: You must try to find something you love and have a passion for as you've got to work at it for a good number of years to come and there is nothing worse than getting up and dread going to work. I love every day of my job - yes there are hard days and stressful days but generally I love it and it makes me smile and feel proud. |
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