While you were in school, you probably imagined how awesome your life would be once you graduated. After all, with a marketing degree, you should be able to get an incredible job right away, correct? Sounds great - but that's not always the case.

New year, new cohort of digital marketing apprentices in San Antonio! We’re stoked to welcome 7 new growth minded digital marketers to the apprenticeship experience.

So, we all know the importance of having a digital portfolio to highlight your work samples. The next step is putting together the pieces into one cohesive body of work. But what does a portfolio piece really look like for digital marketing?

The marketing field is quite broad and for someone just graduating or changing career paths, the options for the future are exciting, but overwhelming. How do you decide where to go next? What type of job will allow you to use your skills and give you the best opportunities today and in the future?

Just three little letters strike fear in the heart of many marketing professionals: SEO. Are you, like so many others, immobilized by worries of whether you’re doing it right? Or perhaps you’re just not using it at all?

This post is written by Aurora Geis, head career coach at DCI. She works with 13 apprentices to provide guidance in their professional and personal lives.

Career coaching - is it right for you as a young professional? Yes. Coaching brings clarity, focus and long-term perspective to an individual in any stage of their career.