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You are hired!…What now?

Your job search is over…You landed your first job…Now what?

Most graduates will celebrate, buy a new wardrobe and relax before their start date.

Smart grads:

…recognize they didn’t get their first job without the help and support of many
…will contact every person who has helped them in their job search to say ‘thanks’ and share the good news
…will re-contact every company and persons they interviewed with and let them know they have now landed a job and where they are working

Smart grads know they will probably re-visit the job market again

Smart grads know their careers will be built on the people and relationships they make throughout their career

So, when they get hired…Smart grads tell everyone, yes everyone!

It’s called ‘ADVERTISING’

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markewicken: Mark Wicken is a marketing professional with over 30 years of advertising, communications and strategic planning experience within the retail and packaged goods industries. He has been a senior member of agency management teams with both account and brand management responsibilities. His strengths have always been on innovative thinking, solid organization and strong interpersonal skills. Starting in the advertising agency industry, Mark held senior account management positions at several multinational agencies including Leo Burnett, Foster, Caledon, Vickers & Benson and Saffer Advertising, and has been responsible for the management of accounts like IBM, McDonald’s, Esso and General Motors. Mark moved from his agency roles to the Client side and held the position of Divisional Vice President of Marketing for Domino’s Pizza International and Director of Marketing for KFC, Hardee’s and Sbarro restaurants in the Middle East. In 2002 he established The Mark Wicken Group, a business specializing in executive search, training and consulting within the marketing, advertising and communications industries. In addition to executive search, Mark has devoted much of his lifetime to teaching, education and youth development. He is President of MusicFest Canada ‘The Largest Annual Music Festival in North America’ and has been an instructor at the International Academy of Design and The Toronto Film School since 1998. Mark graduated from The University of Toronto, took post-graduate studies at Northwestern University, and is married with two sons.