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Monthly Archives: July 2010
Interview Skills 101 – Have You Neglected These Basic Rules?
Quite a few of my close friends will be attending interviews shortly so I thought it wise to elaborate on some basic interview skills that will help them and others during this period. The best interviewees won’t always make the … Continue reading
Posted in Interview Tips
Tagged graduate interview, interview hints, interview questions, interview tips, interviews
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A College Degree Does NOT Entitle You to a Great Job!
I am so sick of reading articles about how desperate the job market is for recent graduates. If much of the literature out there propagates the notion that jobs are hard to come by, well guess what, that’s the attitude … Continue reading
Posted in Employment Market
Tagged degree, Employment Market, first job, Gen-Y, graduate jobs, job-seekers, student loans, university
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4 Steps to Attracting Gen-Y Talent
With the current view that the generational gap in the workforce is as wide as ever, it’s spurred a recent push by companies to better understand the Gen-Y recruitment landscape. Many companies that had previously been satisfied with their talent … Continue reading
Does Your Resume Need an Extreme Makeover?
There’s a lot of advice on the internet about “Hot to write the Perfect CV” or “How to Make Your Resume STAND OUT”. A lot of the information is repetitive (not necessarily a bad thing) but regardless, all of it … Continue reading
Are You a Careerpreneur? 7 Ways to Tell if You Are!
We can’t all be entrepreneurs, there’s simply not enough problems that need to be solved and it takes a certain innate quality to venture out on your own. At some point though, we will all have to establish and manage … Continue reading
Posted in Career Wisdom
Tagged career advice, career progression, career wisdom, careerpreneur, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, networking
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Grad Job-seeker’s Corner #4: Realistic Expectations About Finding Your Dream Job
I had a very interesting situation put forward to me by one of my very good friends on the weekend. Of all who exist in my inner circle of family and friends, she’s one of the few people that I … Continue reading
Posted in Grad Job-seeker's Corner
Tagged career advice, dream job, facebook, linkedin, networking, social media, social networking
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Facebook Connect Makes it Easier to Create a Professional Online Brand on Gradkin
Hi Everyone,
I’m very pleased to be announcing that we’ve integrated Facebook Connect into Gradkin. This means that young job-seekers can easily sign into Gradkin and create a Personal Brand by clicking on one button. The Facebook juggernaut continues to thrive … Continue reading
Gen-Y Jobs #2: M|Buzz is after Driven Graduates to Join as Social Media Consultants
We all know that social media is making waves in industries around the world. With the growth of networking sites like Facebook and Twitter over the last several years, companies are starting to take notice. One company that looks to … Continue reading
Overcoming the Odds #2: Sylvester Stallone the Real Rocky
For some reason I’ve been reminiscing lately about all the cool movies I miss and used to watch as a kid – Superman, Karate Kid, Rocky and others. It’s hard to pick a favourite, but Rocky would certainly be up … Continue reading
Posted in Overcoming the Odds
Tagged overcoming the odds, pursuit of passion, setbacks
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7 Guaranteed Ways to Annoy Recruiters
What I’ve found about “common sense” is that it’s not as common as you might expect. I’m always surprised at the number of indiscretions job-seekers commit when on the job hunt, without understanding the ramifications. What many would expect to … Continue reading
Posted in Career Wisdom, Workplace Etiquette
Tagged job hunting, job search, job-seekers, recruiters
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