MARWA BUHAMOOD

201100337
MARKET YOURSELF REPORT 1
GSP 5203

Table of Contents
Research - 1................................................................................................................................................... 3
Responsibilities of a Marketing Specialist................................................................................................. 3
The marketing Specialists job skills and requirements ............................................................................ 3
Research 2 .................................................................................................................................................. 3
Interview Questions .................................................................................................................................. 3
Analysis ......................................................................................................................................................... 6
Conclusion ..................................................................................................................................................... 6
References .................................................................................................................................................... 7

Research - 1
Responsibilities of a Marketing Specialist

A marketing specialist responsible for delivering the clear and proper

message to the customers and public, and maximizing the
communication channel with the marketing elements needed to
promote. (Exchange, 2014)
The marketing Specialists job skills and requirements

Communication a marketing specialist has to be able to have peoples

skills be able to speak and hear the people he is talk to and with. He had to
be able to gather information and present to the public.
Critical Thinking being able to analyze the information given to him and
come up with recommendations to do the work needs critical thinking.
Attention to detail evaluating information and data that demonstrates
trends takes accuracy. (SnagAJob.com, 2000-2014)
Research 2
I met with my cousin Hassan Mohanna Buhmood who works in the
Marketing and PR Department in King Hamad University Hospital. We
met in the Hospital itself after he was done with work, so I would have a
more visual picture/understanding of what he does.
Interview Questions

1. Tell me about your job what do you do on a daily basses and the
required competencies, the industry and the company?
Works in King Hamad University Hospital, in the Marketing and PR
department, where his main responsibly is ensuring the best picture of
the hospital to the public.
He is in charge of the hospitals Newsletter. He has to have the
Creativity to market the Hospital, especially the Private Practice. He
organizes events from A-Z, Creates the Seating arrangements, and
provides the slides, the representations & the video coverage. Events
such as Blood Donations campaigns, where they have two types of
campaigns which are held in Hospitals where they invite the people or
the companies to come to the hospital where all their staff/people get
to donate their blood. The second type of campaign event is where they
go to the companies themselves or hotels, military units.
He makes sure that all the staffs are ready to go, with all the
equipments that are needed, the transportation arraignments are

provided. He also attends the events to ensure that there is no conflict

and that everything and everyone is settled in and the events run
smoothly.
2. What motivates you to work as Marketing Specialist?
Its a very fun job, where you can move around every day and meet
new people, it is not just another desk job where you just sit for the
whole day. It takes creativity and it isnt a routine job.
3. What parts of your education do you see as relevant to this
Marketing Specialist position?
Bachelors Degree in Business Informatics. He studied marketing and
other aspects of business.
4. do you think studying Marketing is similar to actually working in the
marketing area of the business?
No, when you study marketing you are just reading about it. But
when you are working in that area, you actually get to enjoy working on
it and seeing the risks and feeling the joy that it provides when working
and much more.
5. Do you find your job exciting or boring?
I find it very exciting. Seeing as it took me awhile to get to where I
am but it is worth the wait
6. Tell me about your proudest achievement.
Coming up with the idea & slogan for the cover of the newsletter
that we distributed to the public.
7. What have you gained from your Marketing Specialist work
experiences?
Bring more creative & learning how to deal with different kinds of
people, such as the V.I.P people that our hospital Greats. It taught me
how to work well under pressure very much better than I used to.
8. How did the person get the job?

He applied for this job, through handing the hospital his C.V. and
then went to three interviews, which where all a month apart from each
other.
He first met with the Head of PR & Marketing, the General Manager,
he Head of HR, the Head of Finance, the Senior Marketing specialist. He
then had his second interview with the Head of HR, the Head of PR &
Marketing & the Senior Marketing specialist. For the last interview he
met with the Senior Marketing specialist & the head of PR & Marketing
department.
He was finally offered two weeks of training where they wanted to
see if he had the requirements they needed from him to do the job and
then after his two weeks he got offered the full time job at the hospital.
9. Describe a situation where you had to plan or organize something
unexpectedly.
They had some V.I.Ps coming in from Sudia-Arabia on a very short
notice. So he had to call the Security department to inform the gate of
the arrival. He also called all the departments where the V.I.Ps wanted
to visit & spoke to the head of the medical departments to inform them
of the short notice and to prepare for their arrivals. When they arrived
he went and greeted them as they came, gave them a full tour of the
hospital and the departments that they wished to visit and offered
refreshments as he waved while they left.
10. Have you done this kind of work before?
No, this is my first job in marketing. I have a lot of experience from
different areas of the work place, such as sales and training, call-centers,
coffee shop and coffee maker, promoter for calling cards, photographer,
and customer service for viva call-center. So you see I do appreciate the
job that I have now from all the different job experiences.
11. Do you recommend me to get a similar job?
Yes, because it is a good career choice that has a big and bright
future for you. You have the skills needed to do this job and its a great
opportunity for you.

Analysis
Comparing my research that I have done online with the interview that I
have made with Hassan, I see there is a link but it quite different when I was
reading then when I actually went and saw and spoke to a person who was doing
the job.
There are a lot of skills and requirements that are needed from a person to
do this job but the main thing they have in common is the public and the image
that they have to show them. It is their job to ensure that they are able to give
and show the public/customers a very well and clear image that would attract
them to the companies/industry that they are working for.
This job requires so many skills such as communication skill, Creativity,
Teamwork, Time & Self-management skills and more. I not only found this job to
be very interesting but I found myself wishing I could apply at the moment so I
would start to get my head thinking and be involved in the working industry.
The job involves working with many different types of people and going to
many different areas so they could promote the Hospital and organize events
needed and organize photo shooting for the slogans, events, newsletter, and
hospital logo designs also coming up with new ideas and much more exciting
tasks.
Conclusion
Seeing as I am very good at communicating with people and how many of
my skills are similar to the skills requited for the marketing job, I find that that I
need to learn more about how I can improve myself and continuing studying what
I love and need to learn to implement it in the work place.
From my previous job experience I learnt so much about myself that I did
not know I could do in the work place, such as I could work well under pressure, I
am very self-aware when it comes to organizing and time management, I must
complete the task that was given to me by any, means necessary and that I like to
be good at what I do.
From what I saw in my interview and a quick tour of what Hassans job
requires, I realize that we should always be prepared for anything that may
happen in the work place. For example if an unexpected meeting was to be held
he had to do whatever he could in order to organize that meeting without
conflicts. Another example is if transportation was needed for the staff to go to an
event and it got delayed, he has to make sure that the transportation gets there
in time or call another means of transport so that the staffs get there in time.

References
Exchange, A. J. (2014). Interactive Marketing Specialist Job Description. Retrieved 11 09, 2014, from
America's job exchange: http://www.americasjobexchange.com/interactive-marketingspecialist-job-description
SnagAJob.com, I. (2000-2014). Marketing Specialist Job Description. Retrieved 11 09, 2014, from
Snagajob: http://www.snagajob.com/job-descriptions/marketing-specialist/