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Oh the irony! Asked to contribute to a blog to help market the program, when our team lost a challenge 3yrs ago for suggesting a blog as a good way to connect with customers online!

So let me tell you a little bit about my experience with The MARS Apprentice. I was involved the first year it began (thanks Robyn and Mandeep!) and had the defining experience of my McMaster career. The level of intensity was so high that it pushed our team of 5 to connect in a way I had never known at that point. "Team-building" as a term doesn't come close to describing it... and the results were fantastic.

In a personal sense, the program gave me a *lot* to be thankful for. Coming from a Finance background and trying to make the jump into Marketing, I was having difficulty getting interviews for marketing positions. And when I did get an interview the question always was "Why are you here when you just finished a 16mo finance internship?" Simply by completing the program I added an enormous talking point to my resume... and the internship I won at JAN Kelley was instrumental in building my foundation in marketing practices. I learnt so much through the Apprentice program that allows me to excel in my marketing role today.

Several years later, I'm the Email Marketing Specialist at Canadian Tire Online working with the 3rd most highly visited retail website in Canada and managing a marketing database of nearly a million Canadians. I've had the opportunity to work with some of the best-in-class online vendors for email, analytics, search, and creative... and am project managing programs that will take online loyalty in Canada to new heights. And I owe the smile on my face every day to Mr. Mandeep Malik, and the Orbits Corp team.

If you want to work in marketing and you want a chance to show you have what it takes, apply now.