You never know what to expect in life, where it can take you
and what kind of fulfillment it can offer you. It’s just like an amazing lottery with millions of winning tickets. My name is Paula, I am an Online Marketing Specialist at
Oracle University
and this is my story. Having graduated from a technical profile college, it seemed almost normal to follow the same career path. But I said no. I wanted to try something else, so I took an Advertising Masters Program
and I really became in love with this entire industry. Advertising
and the new impact of the Internet through social networking is my current fascination. I knew I had to work to incorporate both my skills intro one dream job. I want to believe that I have come to work at
Oracle as part of a great plan that life has for me. It’s not the most glamorous job in advertising or in the fashion industry, but it’s everything you need to start investing in your development
and to build relationships. A normal day at work begins at 9.30 at our
Oracle Office in Bucharest. After a short chit-chat, coffee
and some conference calls, marketing gets to work! Some of the members of my team are working besides me but others are based all over Europe. This is extremely useful when coordinating the EMEA Marketing for
Oracle University, because this way it’s easier to keep an eye on these various locations. Even though it’s a team play, you need to speak up
and make your mark. I am the kind of person that never stands-by
and waits to be given directions, I am curious
and intuitive. This makes things easier. In
Oracle you really need to find your own way
and to discover how to organize your time
and how to get involved with people. People to people, this is the focus. But everything is up to you
and it strongly depends on the type of personality that you have. I try to get involved in various activities, participate in
Oracle Days Events, interact
and meet all kinds of people. For those who are newly graduates or interns,
Oracle has lots of trainings
and webcasts you can attend to help you develop your career shape
and to understand better the way the business works. You can also be awarded for ideas
and setting the trends so that makes it worth it. What I like most about my job is the fact that I can come with ideas
and bring them to life. For example
Oracle University has a special seminar program called “Celebrity Seminars” where top industry speakers teach 1-day or 2-day condensed seminars. We thought of creating something exclusive
and a video was the best idea. So my colleague
and I became reporters for a day
and interviewed this well-known speaker regarding his seminar. I think this is a good way to market this business. Live footage is a very good marketing tool so we are planning to use the video to target our online audiences via Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn. This can even go in the newsletters that marketing sends regarding the Celebrity Seminars. This is what I meant when I said
Oracle is a free spirited organization
and you can surely find your place here among us. The best way to describe my job is WEB 2.0. The modern online approach comes to life while we are trying to sell our business. We need to be out there
and we are responsible of spreading the buzz regarding our training offerings
and our official courseware materials. There are so many new ways to interact with the target audience nowadays
and I am so eager to discover the best online techniques! If you have any questions related to this article feel free to contact
[email protected]. You can find our job opportunities via http://campus.
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