Trendy clothing companies, computer and software companies, food and beverage brands. What do they all have in common? They know that college campuses include dense groups in the 18-24 target demographic. By having on-campus marketing reps, accessing and influencing that demographic could be like shooting fish in a barrel if the marketing concept and plan are executed correctly.
If you are into the game of resume building, and gaming the job-hunting system then these unpaid positions may be your ticket for marketing experience points. How much marketing and experience will you actually pick up? That all depends. Some are as simple as slinging free drinks of a particular brand at the bars on the weekend, and others are more involved like using a software program in classes and going to campus events to promote it (offered by Microsoft several years ago, not sure if it is still around...).
Search job-searching websites, pick up your campus newspaper and look in the classifieds, or check out the career or employment section on the store website the next time you are buying goods on-line to see if they have campus rep positions. There are tons of these opportunities out there, so check them out.
