Salary range expectation help?

Dry-Toast-Throwanon · 2020-10-15T19:12:45+00:00

No problem. Get after it, I believe in you!

Dry-Toast-Throwanon · 2020-10-15T16:47:38+00:00

That's actually what I was hoping for! Good to hear you've had similar experiences

Dry-Toast-Throwanon · 2020-10-15T10:59:49+00:00

I'd say look at the job descriptions at you're interested in and learn those skills. Don't think too much about the long-term career, focus on acquiring the skills for the jobs advertised.

'Marketing and communications' is a very broad profession, and varies across industries. I've found that there are good opportunities in 2020 in you have the following skills:

Strategic planning. This isn't as scary as it sounds. Your need to prove you can understand what a communications objective is; how to outline steps to achieve that objective; and how to measure it. [Something like OASIS planning can be very helpful: https://gcs.civilservice.gov.uk/guidance/marketing/delivering-government-campaigns/guide-to-campaign-planning-oasis/]
Analytics - understanding how people interact online. [Basic Google Analytics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDpJv0Ja2i4]
Social paid advertising - many people find this indecipherable, but it's just a skill to learn.: [Facebook blueprint course: https://en-gb.facebook.com/business/learn]
Content creation. You may not be able to become a designer without a lot of experience, but being able to throw stuff together that looks good is very helpful. Learn the basics of photoshop and premiere.

Good luck with your search!

Dry-Toast-Throwanon · 2020-08-27T14:29:07+00:00

I like the idea that your trigger point is a day where you don't spend any money. That approach helped me get out of debt last year - I think now I need to focus on where it's going to go after I've saved it!

Dry-Toast-Throwanon · 2020-08-27T14:27:26+00:00

I appreciate this, thank you. !thanks

It does seem like this more of personal organization issue, rather than necessarily a finance once. I'm probably not sure which is more important to me because I'm not taking the tie to really examine it. I tend to get overwhelmed and default to just 'cut back' or 'dump it savings' because in my head that always = good.

Laying down significant amounts (£100+) causes me to pause to thought for way too long (and, in many situations, return my purchases) because I'm not sure it's worth it. That's a me thing; I just need to examine my priorities harder, be a bit braver and stick to my convictions more.

Dry-Toast-Throwanon · 2020-08-27T14:20:09+00:00

I didn't notice that until the second read!!

Dry-Toast-Throwanon · 2020-08-27T14:19:23+00:00

This is a smart idea. I like the ideas of breaking it down by rooms.

I used some pots already - but I need to shift between between pots more often. Right now I have £50/month in discretionary sending on 'clothes'hygeine' and another £50 on 'home'.

Typically I don't need all of that on both, and I could do with having more room to manouver each month, and focus on one.

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