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Monthly Archives: September 2010
8 Ways to Make Facebook Your Friend – Part 1
In a previous post I elaborated on the increasing trend by hiring managers to screen candidates using social media. As this strategy emerges here in Asia, many young job-seekers are perplexed as to how they can prevent themselves falling through … Continue reading
“No Reservations” – Is It Better to Use Many Social Media Platforms?
This is the second installment of week 1’s radio show. In this part we discuss whether or not it’s better to use a range of social media platforms for your career.
Join our Facebook page and follow us on Twitter to … Continue reading
Gen-Y Jobs #6: Stream Media, Another Cool Start-Up is Hiring
Stream Media sits comfortably in the midst of the mobile industry, focusing on mobile payment and mobile software development for the Android OS. Their core product, MoVend, is an in-app mobile payment platform which allows users to make payment within … Continue reading
Does Your Online Reputation Matter?
For every person that you ask about online reputation you’ll get a different opinion as to whether it matters in your job search, or life for that matter. I’m of the opinion that young job-seekers should be very wary of … Continue reading
Gen-Y Jobs #5: Strategicom Are Seeking Exceptional Young Talent
Strategicom are the known as the B2B Branding experts. They are a progressive people-oriented company that is in the process of mounting their operations in different cities. Hence, they seek like-minded individuals to share the responsibility of improving the positioning … Continue reading
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Tagged branding, gen-y jobs, gradkin, graduate jobs, personal branding
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“No Reservations” – NUS Campus Radio Show About Careers
We’ve teamed up with the good folks at Radio Pulze to present a weekly show on NUS campus radio about careers. The show known as “No Reservations” will cover a broad range of subjects to aid students in their future … Continue reading
Gen-Y Jobs #4: Join Dealguru, a Growing Singaporean Start-up
Dealguru are the company behind the award winning Deal.com.sg, a lifestyle shopping platform for dining, leisure and entertainment. Their website matches buyers and sellers in an exciting win-win situation. The attractive deals for customers are made possible by merchants recognising … Continue reading
Social Media For Your Career: Seminar @ NUS on September 15th, 3pm-5pm
Social media is a phenomenon that’s here to stay. With the growth of platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Youtube, it’s given rise to a more interactive approach to your job search. We’re seeing global trends of employers spending progressively … Continue reading
Keeping Up with Expectations at Work
In this post, my friend Fernando, discusses the similarities between your career and your relationships.
Some people are specially good at selling themselves during job interviews and -are also capable of- maintaining the expectations set during it, once they … Continue reading
Posted in Career Wisdom
Tagged career advice, career wisdom, careers, interviews, work experience
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