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Jasmine Caye · 5d ago
Community Operations Executive
Do you reckon it’s possible to do 1 thing for passion and another for your career? I studied psych because I wanted to be more helpful in the advocacy space. But everyone always said I had a knack for comms, and sure enough I ended up in marketing :) Funny thing is, the psych stuff still helps heaps. Thought I had to pick one path to be happy.... but maybe that’s not true!
Anyone else feel the same? 😬
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Marissa · 5d ago
Head of Community and Commercial Partnerships
Your psych background in marketing is a power combo..understanding people is marketing gold tbh. I've been at this for 12 years and honestly, weaving different interests together has made work way more fulfilling vs when I was trying to fit into a single box. Who says you have to choose between what you're good at and what you care about?! 😊
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Community User · 1d ago
Territory Sales Manager
I had a similar path at uni. Marketing is psychology. Those of us who do both understand consumers on a deeper level, being able to market to consumers and not at them.
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