I’m coming out of veterinary medicine….. I’ve decided to switch to digital marketing. Zero experience. Zero education. I’ve started researching, RU-vid, practicing on my own with small projects. I will be that 1%. ❤ thanks for the advice.
Hey im also in medicine please tell me how and where to learn and apply because i have no idea since my parents wanted me to study medicine and im but i want to make money iam very broke and stressed out and i decided to learn digital marketing. I wasn't able to score good on entrance exams for college but i have studied hard in previous years im just very stressed iwanted to ask you i know nothing about digital marketing but i really want to learn and make money so please help me out can i learn it since i have always studied medicine and pre med
Dude your videos have been so good and educational. I'm transitioning out of the Air Force after 5 years and have been really lost on what I want to pursue. Currently working on getting an IT certification, but I think I am more interested in pursuing something in marketing because I love being able to network and talk to people. I have some family members that work in the marketing field and I've become super interested in it after hearing some of the things they do. One area I've discovered (not entirely sure if it is considered marketing) that I like is something to the effect of a digital content manager. I'll continue to watch your videos for more inspiration!
Hey Joe, Sounds like a big transition, you got this, my man! If you like people, you might want to look into: - Being an account executive / manager at a digital marketing agency - Work at experiential marketing agencies (think marketing w/ events). A company like Mosaic comes to mind - Work at an influencer marketing agency and be an account rep / agent ^ there's lots you can do :)
I'll be honest with you, I saw this video was 21min long so I got reluctant to watch it. Started on 2x accelerated speed but then I noticed some quality in it and dropped down to normal speed. I watched the whole 21min and it's just a piece of gold right here. Thanks for the advice. I'm looking for a job in Toronto now. I have all my experience in digital marketing in a different language so I don't really have a portfolio in English to show off to employers which was making me really nervous and making me feel underqualified. But now I see a path. Thanks for that.
It's always the small acount RU-vidrs with the most value. I normally skip through videos just to get to the point but I will genuinely say that i watched every single second of this video. Thank you for this! Just became a subscriber.
I absolutely love your go getter attitude and fun personality. I am new to digital marketing and this helped me so much. I had to become a new subscriber 😊😊
Alif. You can't imagine how refreshing it is to see someone in the Digital Marketing industry, where everything is behind a paid door or a video next video to the following video with no goal. I genuinely love the freaking excellent way you made (us) me go along in the video to develop new solutions in my life. Entrepreneur, Worker, this is gold in the industry. Will share it with all my friends so they can give you support in the channel, AMAZING
This video was very informative! I graduated with a marketing degree in December and I’ve been spending months trying to land a marketing job. I’ve written dozens of cover letters and emails but haven’t even landed a single marketing interview. I started pursuing a sales career instead because of this. I gave up because I thought I tried everything. I hope that I can find something with these tactics
Hi Austin. I’m on the same boat That’s why I pursued a Masters degree in marketing. I’m still on the job search hunt for a digital marketing degree but I ultimately want to go into psychology. But I want a good marketing job to work while I pivot into psychology.
Hello!, I know it;s hard , I don't know if you are in Canada, but it's so hard to land a professional job I have been trying for around 8 months and nothing , by the way I tried in IT and Architectural field.
thanks a lot for making this video. im currently working on a digital marketing certificate through google and was trying to figure out what to do next. this is a great way to get your foot in the door and build connections your self. i will definitely be following this advice!
Wow this is awesome! I've been wanting to get into digital marketing and have been thinking I'd need to go back to school for a marketing degree. I got my bachelor's in psychology last year and when you said that was major too I was like this video was meant for me! It is cool to see how you broke into marketing step by step, it goes to show what is possible through perseverance. I am in the 1% that will follow this advice💯
bro this lit🔥, Digital marketers who make videos only to sell their content in the end, you are the one who cares about others to grow with legit strategies.... I started to implement things by watching your videos, mail, rn I am writing content for free to develop skills and am excited to try this strategy for sure and let you know... Thank you for sharing this👌
Man this was so helpful for me in how to take my next step. I was a real estate agent, interest rates destroyed my business, before that I was studying seo and web development… I’m going to make the change.
In the same position myself and this video is extremely helpful and makes me hopeful! You've given me some more directions to explore when I thought I had exhausted them all... THANKYOU!
Thank youuuuuuu for sharing this 😍 I'm on the same path to becoming a content marketing specialist. I have BA in electronics engineering and telecommunications but I just fell in love with marketing 🙂🥰
We're the same year! I'm also class of 2017, looking to enter marketing, it's a grind since I have little experience here, thanks for sharing your insight!
I have a marketing degree but no experience or any clue of what the actual day to day tasks are. College didn’t teach me any of that! Wanting to get into marketing so your videos are helping me understand a little bit more of what I’ll be doing
@Just a Guy that’s great! I actually found out that google has a ton of courses that you can buy for cheap that actually goes into implementing things and you get a certification certificate after completion. I’m doing 3 of them & I’ve learned more from that than my 5 years of college. With SEO, it shows you exactly what to do and how to find key words to use. Something worth looking into if you’re interested!
I'm glad you found the content to be helpful! I agree with the conversation you guys are having, school will teach you high level frame works but not the day to day tasks.
This video aged pretty well im 19 and job search and looking for a job that really fits my motivations in life and I found out about digital marketing and I was like wow this really could be the answer to what I'm looking for so I started looking for ways to get started and found this video and you make a lot of finite points like not being the center of attention and making the person feel accomplished enough to share their advice and still keeping them in touch to let feel like they really helped therefore keeping a good connection with showing you really were listening and not using this video taught me a lot thx man
Hi Alif, thank you for your video, it was actually pretty insightful. I've just started developing my copywriting skills and in the future I'll try to get into Digital Marketing as well, I'll keep your video in mind when trying to land a job.
Thank you so much for this amazing video. I am also from Toronto and looking for a job in marketing. I find your points super valid and helpful, definitely will try the strategy. Thank you for breaking down in details how to talk to people on LinkedIn, that is literally smth that always confused me. Going to update when I land the job😊
Absolute gold , thank you so much for this video!! It really inspired me, and opened my eyes to the fact that there are multiple ways to get opportunities ❤
I would love to get a remote marketing job without any experience. It would be my dream job. Any suggestions on names of some companies that offer it remote?
This is not only an advice for newbie digital marketers. This is for everyone who wants to get a good career on other fields as well. Thank you for making video!
Hey! I loved this video, im also transitioning from Psychology to Marketing and plan on recreating this process!! I’d love to see a video discussing some of those key words you used in your linked in profile to help with recruitment 😊
Glad that I watched this video it was very informative! Going to apply to some Digital marketing positions right now I will definitely give you an update on how it goes!
great video sharing - interesting enough i have come across some digital marketers whose background wasnt in marketing. i studied accounting and corp finance and ended up in digital marketing- i think main thing is the hunger to learn and grow, and imho understanding the psychology of customers that makes them buy a product or fill up a lead form
Hey man great video dude. But how did you prepare for the presentation on your application? Where did you get the knowledge to correct their website landing page?
I learned landing page optimization and copy through running my own career coaching business. It taught me the skill, and then I showcased that skill in the application!
Hey Alif, Great video, I live in Toronto as well, about a 10 min drive from York University :P Had a couple of questions: 1. You mentioned having a side project that you can put on your resume using marketing terminology - how important is it that you achieve quantifiable results with this project? (I.e. If I run a blog, is it enough to say I can copy write, write creatively, optimize my titles for SEO, etc. or do I need to have a certain search engine rank on Google, certain amount of traffic, and / or a certain number of social media followers in order to be taken seriously by agencies?) Are results as important as having the experience? 2. Related to the above question, did you create a portfolio showcasing your work in addition to that 20 min video you made? What sorts of pieces did you include in your portfolio? 3. When starting out, do you recommend focusing on just one area (i.e. SEO, copy writing, or paid ads) and mastering that, or do you recommend becoming a jack of all trades? 4. Do you have any experience with Acadium? Sometimes it’s difficult to obtain internships unless your a student… curious if you’ve had any experience with them in order to build up that resume and portfolio? Any advice you have in addition to this video would be great, I really like your strategy… want to follow you as much as possible :P Thanks again!
Hey! You live pretty close to me, that's wild! To answer your questions: 1 - The more results you can provide, the better. Even better if you could link to the blogs, too. If you can't that's fine, try to air on the side of more quantifiable metrics and more proof of work. 2 - From what I recall, for this approach, I didn't include a portfolio. But I do use them a lot nowadays. I'll be releasing a new video in this topic soon. 3 - If you already know what you want to do and what skill of digital marketing you like the best, stick with it and become really good at it. The more specialized you can get, the more you'll get paid later on. If you don't know which route you want to go, I'd recommend starting in a generalist role, figuring out which skill you like the most and then double down from there. 4 - I don't have experience personally using them. I heard mixed reviews, but generally leaning towards the positive.
Hey, you asked some very sensible questions that I also had but were able to put them into words much better than me. I was wondering where you are in your journey now? I copywrite freelance where I am hired to use AI to flood Google with really bland blogs on boring subjects that no one ever reads. I don't know how to get away from this into something more meaningful, the hundreds of applications i've made for 'real' copywriting jobs have been ignored or rejected and I feel it must be because this type of copywriting is looked down on (which I understand) my next move is to take one of the Google digital marketing diplomas but I honestly don't know if it's going to make a difference.
@@elharrop Hey, I can tell you right now that having the Google digital ads diplomas does make a difference, and it’s not everything. How committed are you to a career in digital marketing? I ask b/c I’m currently enrolled in a program that’s been really helpful, and while it doesn’t make you immune to rejection by any means, it opens up a lot of doors for you in terms of getting in front of hiring managers and getting interviews. Funny enough, someone in the program actually worked freelance for Alif. It’s an investment of time and money; I can tell you right now that you’ll see a major difference in your brand and the opportunities you receive if you actually implement everything they tell you in this program. A lot of it is similar to what is discussed in this video, just that you have access to lots of resources, and a career coach who used to be a VP of marketing for a lot of different companies. I just talk about it b/c that’s where I’m currently at in my journey.
Thanks so much for replying! Primarily I am a musician and I was looking at digital marketing as more of a plan b thinking it wouid be a more stable and easier thing to break into but it seems like it's almost just as competitive now! I'll take the Google certificate and then take it from there but it's looking like i may aswell just stick with the music if it's going to take the same amount of time and energy!
But how did u learn digital marketing in the first place: I learned it through running my own side hustle and trying to market that business In this video, since I worked in recruiting, I had a lot of experience with interviews so I felt confident. This video will talk you through how I landed the job without experience :)
How did you know how to optimise the landing page copy though without any training or experience? I think this is great but you must have already had SOME experience in order to effectively do that!
Yes, to be fair I did. I learned landing page optimization and copy through running my own career coaching business. It taught me the skill, and then I showcased that skill in the video!
You can learn digital marketing on your own. And then use that skill to do exactly what I did in this video to land a job. To give you context, I've ever studied digital marketing in school, but I was still able to break into the industry.
I don't work a full time job anymore. I do freelancing and it brings in roughly $7k / month (at the time of this comment). You can watch some of my recent videos for a breakdown.
Hey, I was looking to follow in your footsteps and looked up some marketing agencies and all their employees are linkedin members and i am unable to contact them, any workaround to this?
What do you mean? You can't send a connection request with a note? If you don't see their profile, chances are, their profile is set to private because you're not a first or second connection.
Hi Alif, thank you for sharing this information, i have a diploma in business administration but recently fell in love with digital marketing and i found this video really helpful with my career goal. But before you decided to pursue a career in digital marketing, did you take the time to study digital marketing and maybe get a certificate?
I’m glad you found it helpful! I bought online courses but not from traditional schools. Specifically I learned copywriting. That’s how I learned to write a landing page.
how exactly did you know hot to optimise a landing page? I'm struggling to get started with educating myself on marketing tools and concepts. I have studied psychology but have no experience in marketing
I learned it through reading many blogs and practically implementing what I learned in practice. The good thing about marketing is, you can learn it without going to school. If you need specific next steps, dm me on Insta, I'll send you some resources.
Hi Alif! I'm back watching this video again. I've been taking your advice and getting a few interviews but have yet to land a job. Do you think this strategy still works in 2023? Is there anything else I could add to make me stand out even more from the crowd of applicants now? Love your content! Thanks for sharing the advice!
Hey Emily, do you mean you've landed coffee chats or job interviews? If you've landed job interviews but can't seem to pass them, then I advise you to focus your efforts on your interview skills. If it's coffee chats / informational interviews, here's what I'd recommend you do: (I'm going to assume you have digital marketing skills already) - Ramp up the number of coffee chats you do per week - Post call, add the contact into an excel sheet, and every other week, send them a message to keep yourself top of mind for them (if they post content, leave thoughtful comments on their posts) - If you see one of your contacts has a job opening, do the strategy I describe in the video where you go out of your way to provide value to them via a project To answer your question, does this work in 2023? Yes. Let me know your thoughts!
Thank you for this video ı found some features in this video which are like my sutiation and this video gave me motivation for chasimg my carear dream.Can ı ask you something whixh field is the best field for this job ıf you would not choose your current field what would ıt be ?
@@alifhuq86 I love it! I’m 6 months into my role in higher education and I’m definitely thinking about a switch in Marketing by this time next year. Will absolutely be using some of your tips. You’re appreciated.
Do you think I can find a job in a small company as social media manager without formal degree or schooling? I'm thinking about stopping studying communication and dedicating myself 100% to studying marketing through online courses to work at a company in the United States, I need advice
Yes you definitely can. You don't need a degree to do social media. I'd recommend you practice social media non stop and make a portfolio of all the success you were able to attain. From there, if you want to get a job, don't rely on online job boards, instead, reach out to potential hiring manager / managers on LinkedIn (just like how I outlined in this video).
Hi, I have a Shopify website selling stuff and previous image/video ads for fb ads in Canva, do you think these can be some kind of portfolio to show to future employers?
Hey Atiq, that's a great question. Yes you can definitely use this in your portfolio. Something to note, I'd also add the results of your sales and conversations in the portfolio along with the link to your site. ^ does that make sense?
hello sir, I really want to get a job in digital marketing, I have achieved the google professional certification in digital marketing and e-commerce. but the problem is that I am 17 and in pakistan. So, that is a really huge problem as nor agencies nor companies are willing to hire me, due to these two reasons. Any Advice will be helpful.
Are you trying to get a job? Or are you trying to land clients? Regardless, it's not enough to do a certification; you have to have hands-on experience. I'd recommend doing some free work, then building a portfolio, and then reselling yourself through the portfolio.
@@alifhuq86 well I am trying to land a job. And I have a little bit of experience by doing short projects. And even for free work I have applied for 9-10 places and they don’t accept my application even if I have stated that I will work for free for some period of time.
