Would you like to find a job in a marketing department but have no experience in this field? Would you like to gain a foothold in the field of marketing and therefore acquire sound basic knowledge? Hardly any renovated company hires employees in this important department who have no experience or appropriate training and further education. It is therefore important that you prepare yourself thoroughly for the challenges in this specialist area before looking for a job.

Specialists in marketing, PR and sales departments are expected to have professional workflows, knowledge of the latest tools and methods and comprehensive project management skills. They are expected to be able to competently take the lead in planning, coordination and analysis. In many cases, the starting signal for a career in this field is the Markom certificate examination.

The Markom certificate for is the ideal springboard into the world of marketing for newcomers. It opens the door and confirms that the holder of the diploma has a solid basic knowledge of all relevant areas of marketing. The certificate examination is conducted by the same sponsoring associations that are responsible for the professional examinations in marketing, communication, sales and public relations. Presentation of the Markom certificate is also a prerequisite for registering for one of the above-mentioned professional examinations (only until the 2018 examination year). The course provides a sound basic knowledge of all relevant topics. This enables participants to make a clear decision after this course as to which of these areas they would like to work in later and in which area they would even like to achieve a higher professional qualification. The Markom award is therefore a decisive step and the first stage on the way to one of the following qualifications: Marketing Specialist (BP), Sales Specialist (BP), Communications Planner (BP), PR Specialist (BP) and Copywriter (BP).

The education portal Ausbildung-Weiterbildung.ch lists the most important and most up-to-date preparation courses for the Markom certificate at a glance. Simply filter the course offers by region and find training providers near you. Order free documents on the individual courses directly from the individual schools and also benefit from helpful guides on the subject, checklists and, for example, the self-test: "Is marketing really my vocation?".