Marketing & Sales

Areas & Employers For Work:

Marketing

• Sales & Promotion (For-Profit & Nonprofit Organizations; Product & Service Organizations; Manufacturers; Financial & Insurance Companies; Print & Electronic Media Outlets; Software & Technology Companies; Internet Companies)
• Brand/Product Management (Consumer Products Corporations; Service Providers; Industrial Goods)
• Market Research: data collection, field service, data analysis, management (Large Corporations; Marketing Research Firms; Public Institutions concerning Health, Education, & Transportation; Advertising Agencies; Government Agencies; Nonprofit Organizations)
• Retail: See Also: Retail/Merchandising
• Purchasing/Procurement: purchasing, buying, management (Federal/State/Local Government; Large Corporations; Educational Institutions; Hospitals)
• Banking (Commercial Banks; Credit Unions; Savings & Loan Associations; Savings Banks; Financial Services Institutions)
• Insurance: claims, underwriting, risk management, sales, loss control (Insurance Firms; Banks)
• Real Estate: residential brokerage, commercial sales, appraisals, property management (Real Estate Brokers; Banks; Appraisal Firms; Developers)

Retail/Merchandising

• Buying/Purchasing: product development, planning & allocation (Discount, Grocery, Specialty, & Department Stores; Mass Merchants; Pharmacy Retailers)
• Sales (For-Profit & Nonprofit Organizations; Product & Service Organizations; Manufacturers; Financial & Insurance Companies; Print & Electronic Media Outlets; Software & Technology Companies; Retail Stores)
• Management/Administration: corporate, regional, store (Discount, Grocery, Specialty, & Department Stores; Mass Merchants; Pharmacy Retailers)
• Human Resources: recruiting/staffing, compensation, orientation/training, safety/health, employee relations (Discount, Grocery, Specialty, & Department Stores; Mass Merchants; Pharmacy Retailers)
• Small Business: ownership, independent consulting (Self-Employed; Companies that utilize Independent Consultants)
• Visual Merchandising (Department & Specialty Stores)
• Non-Store Retailing: e-commerce, direct marketing, catalog (E-tail Companies (i.e. Amazon); Internet Retailers (i.e. JC Penny); Home Shopping Networks; Advertising Agencies; Magazine/Book/Record Companies; Internet Marketing Companies)

Professional Associations & Job Search Sites:

• AdAge http://www.adage.com
• Advancing Women http://www.advancingwomen.com (focused on careers & businesses for women & diverse populations)
• Advertising Council http://www.adcouncil.org
• AdWeek http://www.adweek.com
• AdWorld (University of Texas) http://advertising.utexas.edu/world/
• Agency Compile http://www.agencycompile.com
• American Advertising Federation http://www.aaf.org
• American Association of Advertising Agencies http://www.aaaa.org
• American Business Women's Association http://www.abwa.org
• American Marketing Association (AMA) http://jobs.marketingpower.com/jobs
• Association of National Advertisers http://www.ana.net
• BPW International http://www.bpw-international.org (International Federation of Business & Professional Women)
• Business Marketing Association http://www.marketing.org
• Career Marketplace http://www.careermarketplace.com (includes: accounting, business, human resources, information technology, sales/marketing)
• Careers in Marketing http://www.careers-in-marketing.com
• Catalyst http://www.catalyst.org (works with businesses to help build inclusive work environments)
• ClickZ http://www.clickz.com (marketing news & advice)
• Communication Arts Magazine http://www.commarts.com
• Creative Hot List http://www.creativehotlist.com (includes: art, film, marketing, music, public relations, & publishing)
• Direct Marketing Association http://www.the-dma.org/careercenter
• International Network of Business Advertising Agencies http://www.inba.org
• Internet Advertising Bureau http://www.iab.net
• Job4Sales.com http://www.job4sales.com
• Making the Difference (Business) http://www.makingthedifference.org/federalcareers/business.shtml (federal government careers)
• Market Research Careers http://www.marketresearchcareers.com
• Market Research Jobs http://www.marketresearchcareers.com
• Market Research Association http://www.mra-net.org
• Marketing & Sales Jobs http://www.nationjob.com/marketing
• MarketingHire.com http://www.marketinghire.com
• MarketingJobs.com http://www.marketingjobs.com
• MarketingJobs.org http://jobsinmarketing.org
• Media Bistro http://www.mediabistro.com
• Media Post http://www.mediapost.com
• Milwaukee Interactive Marketing Association http://milwaukeeima.org
• Public Affairs Council http://www.pac.org
• Sales and Marketing Executives International http://www.smei.org
• Sales Jobs http://www.salesanimals.com
• SalesHeads.com http://www.salesheads.com
• Talent Zoo http://www.talentzoo.com (includes: advertising, marketing, media, & digital jobs)
• Transworld Advertising Agency Network http://www.taan.org
• Web Digest for Marketers http://www.wdfm.com
• Web Marketing Today http://www.wilsonweb.com

Information compiled from:

• Agency Compile
  http://www.agencycompile.com/links.aspx
• Marquette University
  http://www.marquette.edu/csc/undergraduate/documents/communications.pdf
• University of Delaware Career Services Center:
  http://www.udel.edu/CSC/women.html
  http://www.udel.edu/CSC/market.html
• University of Pennsylvania Career Services:
  http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/undergrad/resourcesbyfield/main.html
• University of Tennessee-Knoxville Career Services:
  http://career.utk.edu/wcidwtm/pdf/retail-merchandising.pdf
  http://career.utk.edu/wcidwtm/pdf/marketing.pdf

Disclosure: Please take note that while this is a sampling of some of our favorite resources for job hunting and career research, inclusion does not represent an endorsement by UWW Career & Leadership Development.

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