Posts Tagged ‘graduation’
For any recent University graduates looking for a careers portal that is specifically designed for graduate job seekers, look no further. ProGrad own and maintain a graduate job website www.graduatejobs.com.au and target advertisers specifically looking for grads. We all know the frustrations experienced during the job hunt that follows University. Roles are few and far [...]
When attending interviews, you are in essence selling yourself. You are the product and you need the interviewer to buy into you. Think about yourself as a product. What is your brand? How do you represent your brand? What does your brand say about you? Are you a premium brand? What are the key objectives [...]
How to use Linkedin to find a job ProGrad are regularly advising our graduate job seekers about the power of using social networking sites to find jobs. Linkedin.com is a great tool for any job seeker and something that you will utilise heavily throughout your professional career. For those of you not entirely familiar with [...]
This is without a doubt one of the most difficult interview questions to answer. It’s up there with “What is your greatest weakness?” Where most candidates go wrong, is shooting too high when answering this question. In having high expectations, it can scare a potential employer. They may believe in that talent and potential, yet [...]
Employers will need to have the following in place to ensure maximum success with the new recruits. If these things are not in place, the new recruit might feel insecure in the role which may lead to a disillusioned employee who is neither productive nor profitable for the company. If the following criteria can [...]
It is essential to manage the expectations of your sales graduate from the first week. Where possible, list the expectations on paper, and ensure that this is positioned with the graduate. We would advise explaining to the graduate what will happen if: a) Targets are achieved – what is in it for them? b) [...]
I was recently reading a dicussion on Linkedin which was submitted by a graduate asking how long (on average) it took to find a graduate position. Naturally, this is like asking, “how long is a piece of string?” Still, it got me thinking. How long are people really waiting? How does a job seeker reduce [...]
Job seekers beware! 2010 has kicked off and so have the job boards. There has been a significant rise in job advertisements on the online job boards and confidence is definitely returning to employers and job seekers alike. But with the increase in applications, has come an increase in anticipation and ultimate delays in recruiters [...]
As a recent graduate, it is likely that your interview experience will be limited and therefore it is hard to know what the general expectation is when you’re visiting a company for an interview. Always treat an interview as though it were a business meeting. Put yourself in the shoes of a professional business person. [...]
I was sitting in a coffee shop this week, moments before starting a large graduate assessment day. In preparation for the 40 or so graduates who were about to be in attendance, I was quickly eating some food and drinking a quick coffee, knowing it would be the last time for the next 6 hours [...]
