THE LIFE & TIME OF THE FADZELS

Hi guys! I'm back to talk about my media master journey. So, yeah I've been selected for the programme. My group of six, 4 made it to the final. This is kind of sad for me to talk about - so yeah excuse my sadness. So let me explain exactly what this programme is all about. Media Masters Management Trainee programme is a fast track programme where talents are trained to know the nitty gritty of marketing and advertising for 3 months. This includes trainings and job rotations.  Alright, so once I got it - during the first week it was literally classroom-based learnings. Trainers who have tons of experience in media planning taught us the stuff that we need to know. This includes programmatic marketing, performance marketing, digital 101, media strategy, euromonitor 101, tools 101, and excel 101. It was really a great opportunity for self-development. and you know me, I LOVE TO LEARN! But, the first week was crammed and jammed packed but it was truly the cream of t...

My media masters journey has come to an end. And, I'm back to share my experience about how I became the chosen one, one of the 12 "lucky" people to have ever hold the title  "Media Master". 1. Applying for the job The job application was quite simple. The advertisement was featured on jobstreet but I applied on jobvite just because it seemed like a better chance for my resume to be considered.  I don't really remember like literally applying for the job and being so ohhh I want the job kind of thing. So yeah, one Friday afternoon, I got a call from them asking me what GroupM is about and etc - a quick chat on the phone and the girl, Shalini told me that I've been called for an interview. At that time, I'm like yay! And the email was very detailed in terms of what to expect during the session - this includes communication skills, pressure test, english, maths and etc. The email also gave a list of courses that we, the potential candi...