A Career in Advertising Management

Is it just me or are decisions not what they used to be? I have recently had to make many tough decisions that will impact my future in a significant way. These decisions range from choosing a major, to actually deciding I want my profession to be. I am making these decisions in small but consistent strides; I went from being a student of the Center for Major Exploration to being almost ready to declare my major. A dashed decision would not do much good because it is essential for me to major in something that will give me the edge required for one to be successful in my chosen vocation. My occupational choice is growing to be increasingly competitive because of the steadiness of the industry (BLS). I want to be an advertising manager; I want to be involved in everything needed to successfully sell a product. Competition is inevitable in such a high level position thus I must be constantly aware of all the new, popularized medias, like the internet (Jerrett; “Starting”; BLS). According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, “working under pressure is unavoidable and long hours are common… in 2008 about eighty percent of workers reported working forty hours or more a weak.”

My interest in this vocation came after I complete a project for a sociology course where I had to analyze the components of a magazine advertisement. I did remarkably well in the assignment, so I began to consider advertising as a professional possibility. The prevalent problem I ran into, however, was that I sought to be involved in the creative process of the work but I also wanted to be the one that would develop the best strategies for a client to make their product well known. In other words, I wanted to be involved in everything that had to do with ...

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...ion could create for me will in the end benefit not only myself but, hopefully, my future family as well. While there are always positive and negative qualities to every situation and decision, I am sure the resolution of becoming and advertising manager is the correct verdict for me.

Works Cited

"Advertising Coordinator Salary." Advertising Crossing.com. Advertising Crossing, n.d. Web. 05 Oct. 2011.

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition, Advertising, Marketing, Promotions, Public Relations, and Sales Managers, Web. 05 Oct. 2011.

Jarrett, Dean. Personal interview. 4 Oct. 2011.

"Starting a Career in Advertising." Advertising Crossing.com. Advertising Crossing, n.d. Web. 05 Oct. 2011.

"What to Expect from Advertising Work." Advertising Crossing.com. Advertising Crossing, n.d. Web. 05 Oct. 2011.