Can ‘Tweeting’ Get Me a Job?

July 19th, 2011 → 2:55 pm @

With the internet being the social being that it is today one can only try and use the platforms available to one’s own advantage.  How can one ‘tweet’ a need and create a following in order to help you find that job that you so desperately want?  Follow these tips on how you can use [...]

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Back Home in SA, Now What?

July 19th, 2011 → 2:51 pm @

So you have come back to your mother land and are exploring your options in the job market.  Many overseas travelers returning back to South Africa don’t usually return home to retire as they might have only saved enough money to get them started with the fundamentals or even if that.  What is the most [...]

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The I Want Attitude

July 19th, 2011 → 2:45 pm @

When you want to go on holiday you visualize beforehand where you are going and what you will be doing.  All the clothes you need to pack and what the weather will be like.  You plan accordingly by arranging house-sitters to feed your pets or water your plants and look after the house.  The same [...]

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Make Every Day a Mandela Day

July 4th, 2011 → 8:10 pm @

Mandela Day on July 18 is an annual international day adopted by the United Nations. It is more than a celebration of Nelson Mandela’s life and legacy; it is a global movement to take his life’s work into a n…

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Attitude Is Everything!

June 29th, 2011 → 3:48 pm @

An UK recruitment company called Reed conducted a recent poll and discovered that 96% of employers hire someone who displayed the right attitude over an applicant with perfect set of skills but lacked the right mindset towards the job. This might be wonderful news if you lack some experience or skills and can hone in on [...]

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Managing Rejection at Work

June 29th, 2011 → 3:45 pm @

Facing rejection is like that long-last unwanted family member that comes for a surprise visit and gets under your skin.  They nag at you and you do not know how to get rid of that sinking helpless feeling.  It happens to all of us one time or another during our career, you get looked over [...]

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Undercover Team-Building at Work

June 29th, 2011 → 3:44 pm @

The extent to which some companies go about team-building can be sometimes a little extreme.  Sure it might very well be fun to shoot a co-worker with a paintball or participate in an inflatable-sumo-wrestling match.  Crazy Olympics, Survivor Challenge, Karaoke, Making a Music video or Quad biking might also be what some companies are using [...]

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Asking for a Job Promotion

June 29th, 2011 → 3:42 pm @

As in nature things change and are constantly evolving and adapting to their environment.  This could be said for one’s personal growth and getting ahead in life.  Think of it as our intellectual growth which needs to be nurtured and fed in order to be sustainable in its environment.Usually like a newly planted flower we [...]

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The skills graduates need to succeed

June 21st, 2011 → 9:13 pm @

Communication skills are one of the most sought after soft skills among graduates.
Ireland’s graduate recruiters have provided an insight into what they look for from their graduate employees.
The gradireland Graduate Salary & Graduate Recruitment Trends Survey 2011 revealed half of Ireland’s recruiters demand a 2.1 degree classification or above but just 15 percent accept a [...]

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Downsizing? Survive and Keep Your Job.

June 17th, 2011 → 5:46 am @

In the long run you really want a career that you can evolve with and make an impact within the company.  Unfortunately, in today’s market there are companies that need to downsize which leads to professionals being without a job and having to start a fresh; particularly if you are part of a medium or [...]

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