Motivation, Stress and Communication

Motivation, Stress and Communication

Introduction

There are many companies in the United Kingdom where one would want to work. Given the recent decline in the job market, the UK is still a country that provides many employment opportunities not only for the experienced but also for the fresh graduates. GlaxoSmithKline is one such company and is an employer of choice in the UK. I am a marketing graduate and I plan to take up a career as a marketing executive at GSK. I am particularly interested in the marketing and sales domain. This will help me in applying all the marketing and sales concepts that I have learnt during my studies in the practical life too. The reason I have chosen GSK over any other company is that it is a mega enterprise which offers an excellent growth opportunity for me, values quality human resource, and offers a wide range of experience. I think I meet the skills and competencies required for the company and I will make an ideal candidate.

The job description

The recruitment process of the company is very well organized and every interested candidate can chose to apply for a certain department. The recruitment process of the company is three staged. The first stage requires filling an online form. In the second phase, the shortlisted candidates are required to appear for a telephone interview among the pool of meritorious candidate who apply, and in the final stage the candidates who clear the telephone interview are required to come over to GSK for a whole day assessment that involves several activities. The successful candidates are then made part of the graduate development programme where they are incoming employees are provided with a splendid 30 months training.

Knowledge, skills and experience required

The appropriate academic knowledge required for the appropriate job; the relevancy of a graduate's degree with the position available; it is highly imperative that a graduate possesses the technical knowhow as the world has undoubtedly embarked upon the technological age; and understanding the graduate encompasses regarding the sector to which the respective company belongs (Barke, 2000).

What fascinates and amuses an employer for the marketing graduate are the varying skills the graduate possess which are vital for performing the designated tasks; in marketing employers usually look for the exceptional presentation, communication and writing skills, besides the possession of the basic marketing knowledge. Most importantly what doubtlessly differentiates one candidate from the other one is the relevant work experience that the graduates possesses, which he might have accumulated during his vacations, or other academic breaks. Experience not only adds weight-age to your application but also denotes to the employer the skills that the graduate has learnt over time via those placements, internships or part time employments.

As discussed earlier, for a marketing graduate, it is highly imperative that he possesses everything that may play a vital role in taking him up in the corporate ladder. It is not only the splendid marketing knowledge, presentation and communication skills, but the analytical approach and ...