1. Employment Profile: What exactly does a Director of Marketing do? |
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 What field is your job in?
Sales
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What is your job title?
Director of Marketing
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Please provide a brief description of the firm or organization that you currently work for
(size and general description of what type of organization it is)
Large multi nation company that employs thousands of employees. I am in the branch that supplies products to schools.
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How long have you been employed in this position?
Four years
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How many hours do you work a week on average?
50
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Please provide a BRIEF description of your duties and responsibilities. (job description)
Meeting with the schools librarian, volunteers and teachers. Sales of our product and if possible sales of supplemental products. Presentations to large groups on how to best market our products. Visit schools on event day. Territory consists of all of Oregon and SW Washington - approximately 300 public schools. I only work when school is in session, summers off.
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What was your gross income last year? Please include any bonuses or incentives received.
55000
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What is your expected gross income for this year? Please include any bonuses or incentives you expect to receive.
60000
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Please
list any benefits you have (Please include number of weeks vacation,
sick leave and type of health insurance, retirement plan 401k)
Company car, expense account, gas and insurance paid by company, health, dental, disability, vision, long term care
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Do you feel you are under/well/over compensated at your current position?
I feel I'm well compensated, especially because I work 9 months out of the year
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2. Work environment! |
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Does
your job entail you working with others on a daily basis? Is this
something you like/dislike about your job? Explain
I spend most of my day setting my own schedule. My job requires a lot of self motivation, but I love that. I'm also meeting with customers so I do have interaction.
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Do you work collaboratively with supervisors/managers?
Yes
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Do you work collaboratively with your co-workers?
Yes
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Describe
your work location (e.g., office, home, theatre, in the field) and what
you like/dislike about working in it
I'm either working from my home office or in my car (much more in my car). I love it but because my office space is limited to my front seat it does get cramped.
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Please rank in order of importance from 1-8 (1- most important 8- least important) Assign each number once.
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1 Income
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4 Work Environment - co-workers
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2 Work Environment - supervisors
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5 Benefits
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6 Hours
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7 Level of responsibility
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3 The actual "work" you do at your job
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8 Job Title
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3. How should someone new to the workforce get a J-O-B like yours? |
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If someone wanted to go about getting a job similar to yours, what would you recommend for him or her to do?
Do some work in entry level sales, especially business to business sales. Be able to sell the tangible and the intangible. Know yourself and be able to get up in the morning and work even though nobody is watching.
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What
skills do you think a person should have if they want to pursue a
position like yours? Please be specific and explain why (e.g., social
skills, organization skills, technical skills)
Must be motivated, organized, personable, able to change your personality to the people you meet (within reason), eager to be first.
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Do you feel that you need a certain level of education or training to be successful in your job?
Most people in my job have a college degree - I don't and am the #1 salesperson company wide. FWIW.
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What advice would you give to someone who was about to start work in your position/ line of work?
Get yourself known however you can. Take in cookies, buy pencils for the entire office, whatever it takes. You want these customers to know you on sight and rely on you so another competitor can't sneak up and take your busines.
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