{"id":31816,"date":"2022-10-27T16:29:29","date_gmt":"2022-10-27T03:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nzie.ac.nz\/?p=31816"},"modified":"2022-11-11T12:23:09","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T23:23:09","slug":"success-story-josh-upskill-in-digital-marketing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nzie.ac.nz\/success-story-josh-upskill-in-digital-marketing\/","title":{"rendered":"Upskilling in Digital Marketing Leads Josh to Career Satisfaction\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Joshua Kim<\/span><\/a>\u2019s career was a \u201cjourney of snakes and ladders\u201d before he upskilled in Digital Marketing with NZIE. After a brief stint in the Air Force that was cut short with injury, time in real estate, plus y<\/span>ears of experience as a Sales Representative and Market Researcher, he set his target on the Digital Marketing industry.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

After completing NZIE’s <\/span>Digital Marketing Diploma<\/span><\/a>, he\u2019s now a qualified Digital Account Manager employed at NZ\u2019s leading SEO company <\/span>Pure SEO<\/span><\/a> (alongside NZIE\u2019s SEO short course tutor, <\/span>Bruno Hebling<\/span><\/a>). Not to mention a Taekwondo Instructor on the side!\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

We chatted to Josh about why he chose Digital Marketing, how he picked NZIE as the perfect course for him, plus his Diploma highlights, and a high school pal that joined his study journey.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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What Drew Josh to Digital Marketing? \n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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After high school, Josh went to Auckland University and studied marketing, information systems and a Bachelor of Commerce. However, he \u201cdidn’t know what kind of opportunities were out there\u201d after studying. After years of working in various industries \u2013 he was keen to find the perfect fit.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

\u201c<\/span><\/b>I thought that it would be best to venture off and focus on upskilling myself, and that’s where NZIE came in. I knew that I had a background in marketing and sales. And I guess I wanted a taste of the different varieties and aspects that digital marketing can offer. Because it’s obviously it’s not as black and white these days with all the different formats and mediums we have available.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Researching His Options, with Help From a Friend <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Josh has been friends with NZIE graduate and fellow <\/span>SEO Specialist Tama<\/span><\/a> since high school. They even lived together in multiple flats across Auckland. After both deciding to further their studies and upskill in Digital Marketing, they used their talent for data analysis to find the best study option available:\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

\u201cWe both did a bit of research together – joint split research where you look for three providers and list their pros and cons. We worked out which one may be the most suitable for our requirements.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

NZIE\u2019s <\/span>Diploma in Digital Marketing<\/span><\/a> stood out to them both:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

\u201cWhen you are looking for any new service or product, you’re going to look at the other competitors, reviews, and check out what industry connections they have. Especially with an education provider, you want to see the next step is getting an internship or a job role. And you’ll want to scope that out before you enrol because, unless it has an end integration process, then that’s a bit of a red flag. I saw many digital marketing agencies that were in partnership with NZIE, for example, Firefly<\/a>, Pure SEO<\/a>, and Harper Digital<\/a>. I was really interested in the industry connections and the fact that it was in the NZQA qualified.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Josh was also inspired by our Student Success Stories<\/a> and impressed that 93% of NZIE graduates are employed in the industry.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Highlights from the Diploma in Digital Marketing <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Josh valued NZIE\u2019s personal approach to student learning, offering in<\/span>–<\/span>depth <\/span>pastoral<\/span> care and industry<\/span>–<\/span>expert tutors. <\/span>Rajika<\/span>, <\/span>Lasma<\/span>, Steve and Jana stood out to him during his Diploma – <\/span>Here are his reasons why:<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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