A New Generation Marketer

A month ago I received an amazing job offer, and it all started with Twitter.

I started off college as a marketing and advertising major, and upon graduation became heavily involved with social media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube) to network, share ideas, and meet potential employers. I then developed a blog to demonstrate my ideas and theories to showcase my passions and knowledge.

After about a month or two of networking on Twitter, I ‘met’ Dharmesh Shah, co-founder of Hubspot and investor in Backupify (among several other things). He stumbled upon my blog and commented on it to give me more advice about entering the Boston marketing field.

Rob May, founder and CEO of Backupify saw that Dharmesh also tweeted to me (and then was driven to my website that Dharmesh commented on) and made the connection.

Rob then tweeted to me asking if I was looking for a job around Boston this summer, we exchanged emails, and then met up in person for an informal dinner interview. About a week later, I received a job offer from him to be Backupify’s Marketing Analyst and take over most of the company’s marketing initiatives. I was absolutely thrilled with this position since I would be able to utilize my social media and blogging expertise which I have done for my personal brand, and now I can do that for a company that I strongly believe in.

Because of the amazing way that my career search journey turned out, I encourage all who are looking for a job/career to start demonstrating their skills and they will get picked up. I never imagined that my dream job would find me just by me doing what I loved to do, but it worked out perfectly.

If you love writing, start blogging and networking with fellow bloggers. If you love social media, start tweeting and making online connections. If you love humanitarianism, start volunteering and keeping track of your connections there. I guarantee it will land you a job if you act with diligence and passion and make connections in the field you are interested in.