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1. What is the AMA Houston Job Referral Program?
The AMA Houston Job Referral Program is one of the best recruiting resources and most cost effective advertising solutions available for employers who need to hire marketing talent in Houston. It is one of many valuable offerings provided by the Houston Chapter of the American Marketing Association and it is without doubt one of the most popular programs with AMA members.
The success of the Job Referral Program is attributed to the weekly delivery of the AMA Houston Job Referral Newsletter, which is in its eighth year of publication. What began with less than one hundred email addresses has expanded to over three thousand. Over the past eight years, the Job Referral Newsletter has successfully engaged hundreds of hiring employers with job seeking AMA professionals.
2. What is the goal of the AMA Houston Job Referral Program?
The goal of the program is to bring qualified job seeking professionals and reputable hiring employers together in a very timely manner.
Great marketing positions become available everyday in Houston and it is the intent of this program to make certain these opportunities are presented to our AMA members. We ask all AMA Houston members to help evangelize the value of this program in our community. By doing so, you will help build one of the best marketing job pipelines in the country. Given the erratic economy and its never-ending affect on the job market, you could also consider this as a wise investment in your future.
3. How does the AMA Houston Job Referral Program work?
For the nominal price of $100, the AMA Houston Job Referral Program allows local hiring companies to advertise a position in the weekly AMA Houston Job Referral Newsletter. This publication reaches over 3,500 marketing professionals in Houston via email. If necessary, the position can remain listed in the Job Referral Newsletter up to two months at no additional cost.
4. How does the AMA Houston Job Referral Program differentiate itself from Internet job board services and newspapers?
The AMA Houston Job Referral Program differentiates itself from Internet job board services and local newspapers in two distinct ways:
The program provides hiring companies with a captive marketing audience and a targeted approach for communicating available job positions.
The advertising vehicle used is a dynamic email newsletter versus a static Web page or newspaper. This is an important point to note because the Job Referral Newsletter is forwarded to marketing professionals beyond the 3,500-circulation base.
5. Why is the AMA Houston Job Referral Program a better recruiting solution than Internet job board services and newspapers?
There are three main reasons why the AMA Houston Job Referral Newsletter provides local hiring companies with a better recruiting tool than Internet job services and newspapers:
The Job Referral Newsletter is automatically delivered to the inbox of 3,500 marketing professionals in Houston
The quick and easy to read format of the Newsletter keeps the readership rate exceptionally high
Many of Job Referral Newsletter subscribers are not necessarily in the job market and would not take the time to visit an Internet job board service or read the classified ads of a newspaper. Often a new job opportunity quickly catches the eye of a person who is not in the job market but suddenly becomes interested.
6. What types of positions are listed in the Job Referral Newsletter?
Positions range from entry level to senior level. The following are typical types of sales and marketing positions that are advertised in the Job Referral Newsletter:
Vice President of Marketing Product Manager
Marketing Research Analyst Director of Marketing
Communication Analyst Sales Analyst
Marketing Manager Program Manager
Marketing Communications Manager Marketing Coordinator
Sales Manager Project Manager
7. What are the costs associated with the AMA Houston Job Referral Newsletter?
There is no cost associated with receiving the AMA Houston Job Referral Newsletter.
Hiring companies wishing to advertise a position in the Job Referral Newsletter are charged $100. Special pricing is offered to companies who wish to post multiple positions over a twelve-month period. If you would like to list a position please send an email to: Robert Melvin, AMA Houston Job Referral Director at robert.melvin@redhotmessage.com
8. If I want to advertise a position in the Job Referral Newsletter, what information do I need to provide?
Although not mandatory, the job description should be in paragraph style without formatting such as bullets. The length should be kept to fewer than 400 words if possible. An example of the desired format is below:
JOB SUMMARY:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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RESPONSIBILITIES:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
REQUIREMENTS:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
CONTACT:
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xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
9. Whom do I contact if I want to list a position in the Job Referral Newsletter or if I have any questions?
If you would like to list a position or have any questions, please send an email to Robert Melvin, AMA Houston Job Referral Director at:
robert.melvin@redhotmessage.com
10. How can I receive the AMA Houston Job Referral Newsletter?
If you would like to receive the Job Referral Newsletter, you may either go to our home page, scroll down and enter your name or send an email to our Job Referral Director robert.melvin@redhotmessage.com. Our Job Referral E-newsletters are sent typically once per week over the weekend, arriving in your mailbox by Monday morning.
NOTE: Please be sure that the email address you provide is capable of receiving emails from services such as Exact Target. With the growing number of email viruses, many company email servers now have filters in place that prevent broadcast services such as Exact Target from delivering emails. When in doubt, set up a private email address with a free service such as Yahoo or Hotmail. |
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