From marketer to Salesforce Consultant

Meet Mariël, Salesforce Consultant at GoSoniq. After a stint as a marketer, she decided to take her career in a new direction and follow her passion. Mariël is happy to share her story with you!

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After completing my Bachelor's degree in Commercial Economics at the Hanzehogeschool and my (pre-)Master's degree in Marketing Management at the Rijksuniversiteit, I started working as a Marketer for an international company. A beautiful, versatile job in which I had the freedom to discover which aspects of marketing appealed to me most. During this period, I discovered my passion for data analysis and management.

The bridge between marketing and IT

Looking for a new challenge, I ended up at GoSoniq. I had not heard of Salesforce before but the combination of consulting, marketing and IT really appealed to me. I quickly noticed that in the position of Salesforce Consultant I could put my analytical skills and passion for data and information to good use. I especially like the bridge between Marketing and IT. The Salesforce platform enables users to collect, manage and analyze a wealth of data. This allows strategic decisions to be made and marketing activities to be optimized. Moreover, my role at GoSoniq provides an opportunity to explore different industries, markets and company cultures.

Working at GoSoniq

After working at GoSoniq for 11 months, I find that my enthusiasm for my work continues to grow every day. Within the company there is a culture of openness, with an informal working atmosphere. As a result, I experience a lot of freedom and responsibility in my work. There is room for own initiative, making decisions and performing tasks independently. I have now completed the Salesforce Consultant Traineeship by obtaining my Salesforce Administrator Certificate last January. Currently, the focus is on continuing to develop as a consultant with the help of various customer projects, training courses and Salesforce Trailheads. In the future, my ambition is to obtain additional Salesforce Certificates, such as Sales Cloud Consultant and Marketing Cloud Consultant.

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