Archive for March, 2009
Resume An extremely important aspect of securing interviews is based on your resume. A big mistake many graduates make when applying for roles, is not tailoring their resume to meet the specific needs of each position. As you can imagine, human resource departments receive large numbers of resumes when they are hiring new employees. Generally [...]
I studied Arts/ Commerce and majored in psychology and marketing. As I was coming close to completing my degree, I began searching for employment. I found applying for jobs online frustrating, time consuming and almost hopeless in that in such a competitive industry, it was almost impossible to get employees to consider you for the [...]
Ok, your resume got through the first hurdle, but not you have the job interview. Here are some basic recommendations prior to walking into the offices. Firstly, you should review the Job Description and ask your consultant to explain any areas that you don’t understand. Make sure that you have been provided with the interviewers [...]
Facebook could potentially be minimising your chances of being offered a job. Two weeks ago, I was having lunch with a client and their recent (graduate) employees. The topic of Facebook came up, and as the graduates were joking about their profiles and friend lists, the client added “I looked you up on Facebook before the interview.” [...]
The Importance of First Impressions: When you meet someone for the first time, first impressions are calculated as follows… • 7% the words that you say • 38% tone, the way you say it • 55% body language and how you look. All business attire should be reflective a professional, dignified appearance. Well dressed employees [...]
A new book has titled “Not Everyone Gets a Trophy: How to Manage Generation Y” (Jossey-Bass, March 2009) is aiming to give Employers a reality check. Tulgan’s book advises employers to use this economic downturn to give a “much needed reality check” to Generation Y. He recommends that managers stop undermining their own authority, never [...]
Well, it comes as no surprise to you that there are fewer graduate vacancies than there were 6-12 months ago. The economic downturn has made employers more nervous to take on extra headcount, and priorities within organisations are for “value-added” positions. At ProGrad, we’re seeing a decrease in positions within the media/ advertising/ publishing arena [...]
