708: What It’s Like to Be a Marketing Professional at British Telecom With Dan Mian, Gradvance [Main T4C Episode]

Dan Mian is a marketing professional at British Telecom, also known as BT, where he is responsible for the marketing strategy and execution of four specialist businesses. Dan has more than six years of experience in marketing, sales, operations and commercial roles. He graduated from Loughborough University in 2015 with a BS in geography and economics. In 2019, Dan founded Gradvance, a company to help students, graduates and young professionals achieve their career goals and excel in the right career for them.  WHAT YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT IN THIS EPISODE: What the title “marketing professional” means (5:02) What Dan does in his job (6:51) What Dan’s average word day looks like during lockdown (14:39) How Dan landed one of 200 slots in a graduate scheme at BT that received more than 20,000 applications (18:05) How Dan’s experience in supply chain and call centers at BT has helped him in marketing (22:33) What Dan has learned about the job searching process (25:36) How Dan came up with the idea for Gradvance (37:23) Why Dan chose to major in geography and economics and his advice for soon-to-be college grads (40:00)