Posts Tagged ‘organisations’
It’s the end of the financial year already. The sales are on, vacuum cleaners are half price, cars are driving out on their own and with a new year approaching many companies have their hopeful hats on ready to go from strength to strength, while others prepare to pick up with a fresh start. This [...]
We’ve all seen the ads. The skinny young boy, inspired by an iron man, he eats his nutri-grain and grows up to become the next generations elite sportsman, and the motto reminds us “You only get out, what you put in”. This advice, though somewhat generic when applied to a breakfast cereal, is really quite [...]
Ted Mosby is an all round nice guy. He has a good group of friends and he has definite direction in his life. In fact we all know where Ted’s story leads; the two kids on the lounge show us how it ends up. What we don’t know is how he gets there? In fact [...]
If you have applied to ProGrad over recent weeks and have not yet heard from us, please contact us directly on 02 8235 8300 to ensure that your application receives immediate attention. Due to an influx of applications, we have been finding it difficult to make contact with all applicants. We are therefore providing priority [...]
ProGrad received this email from a recently placed graduate who is several weeks into his new role: Hi Virginia, I just thought it’s about time to say hello from my new workplace- thanks to you! Week 3 is coming to an end, and to be honest I really loving it here. It’s exactly what [...]
ProGrad had the first themed cold calling day today, in the lead up towards Australia Day. On Monday 25th January, the ProGrad team hit the phones to drive new business activity and had a beach theme. The day was organised by John, who organised the theme and even put together the “rules of the beach” [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
It is very common for graduates to seek a career in marketing after University, partly due to the popularity of the subject at University yet also because it appears a “safe” career choice. We speak to hundreds of graduates each week and most of them will express their desire to get involved in marketing. The [...]
Business to business sales in itself is a highly lucrative role to get involved in, but the earning potential can vary enormously depending on the industry sector. Technology companies have historically offered a more attractive earning potential than many other career opportunities offered through ProGrad, and yet still there is a core reluctance for candidates [...]
