"Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell 'em, 'Certainly I can!' Then get busy and find out how to do it."
Theodore Roosevelt

Anonymous wrote:Can you fake it till you make it? If they want to hire you, you must be ok for the job right

A man would do this. Though I agree with a PP that I wouldn't risk this if you already have a decent job.

Can you fake it till you make it? If they want to hire you, you must be ok for the job right

Anonymous wrote:AI can easily do all the programming and database work a marketing analyst needs.

Vibe coding is not an option if you are selling a product to market. Huge security liabilities.

Anonymous wrote:If you really want the job, be eager and open to learn new skills and develop your presentation skills. Tell the new company that you will work on the technology piece on your own time to close the skills gap. Go on YouTube to learn the tech skills you need to be efficient in this job. Be thorough in your preparation for your presentations. This will build confidence and make your job easier.

OP print his and read it everyday. They gave you excellent advice.

We are rooting for you. And keep your network strong because you must have a good network to pull this.

Anonymous wrote:Are you cute?
My company hired a cute young woman to do marketing analysis, and all the guys tripped over each other to teach her SQL

Hahaha

If you really want the job, be eager and open to learn new skills and develop your presentation skills. Tell the new company that you will work on the technology piece on your own time to close the skills gap. Go on YouTube to learn the tech skills you need to be efficient in this job. Be thorough in your preparation for your presentations. This will build confidence and make your job easier.

OP are you out of work? The one time I took a job for which I did not think I was qualified, I was fired 6 months later. For not being qualified. I even brough it up in my interview, like, hey, are you sure I am qualified? They said I'd be fine. I was not. But I left a job for that. If you are unemployed, you maybe have nothing to lose.

Are you cute?
My company hired a cute young woman to do marketing analysis, and all the guys tripped over each other to teach her SQL

AI can easily do all the programming and database work a marketing analyst needs.

Anonymous wrote:Can you take a class for the programming?

OP here. I will speak with the hiring manager tomorrow to find out the extent of programming and based on that I'll take a class.

Anonymous wrote:Are they going to train you?

I find most job descriptions are a wish list, ideally they want those skills.

Have you talked with the hiring manager? I’d want to know what the plan is for training me and where they expect me to be performance wise at 3 and 6 months. Personally I’d say go for it. It’s going to be uncomfortable, but that isn’t a bad thing.

OP here thanks for responding. I will bring these questions up when I meet the hiring manager. I will have an informal talk with him tomorrow about the role.

Are they going to train you?

I find most job descriptions are a wish list, ideally they want those skills.

Have you talked with the hiring manager? I’d want to know what the plan is for training me and where they expect me to be performance wise at 3 and 6 months. Personally I’d say go for it. It’s going to be uncomfortable, but that isn’t a bad thing.

Can you take a class for the programming?

I have been looking for 13 months and a friend of mine reached out late last night about a potential job offer. My experience has been mostly in account management (in the back end). And I have mostly worked for non profit. This new role is for a marketing analyst. The role requires skills in programming and database. In addition, it is a front facing role requiring frequent presentations.

I do not lack confidence, but I have never done any programming it worked with a database. And I have not had a lot of experience presenting either. So I am clearly not qualified for the role. My friend's friend is doing my friend a favor. And he said they can put me on a probatioary period for 6 months or so.

I feel like this an opportunity I shouldn't pass because at my age of 49 it's a huge chance to be offered this