Graduate job tips

Earlier this month, I attended the Mashable Online Career Fair hosted through Brazen Connect. The career fair had a $10 fee and was fully virtual. Each candidate had to wait in line to speak to a recruiter at a virtual “booth” from each company. The main pro was that you could wait in more than [...]

If there’s one glaring problem with about 95% of all CVs in the UK today it is that fact that they look almost identical and don’t exactly inspire in terms of content either. The reason for this is the way in which there is something of a CV blueprint in terms of how it should [...]

With hundreds of thousands of students graduating this year, the job market is fiercely competitive. Statistics taken from a recent High Fliers Survey showed that there is an average of 52 applications per graduate job. To give yourself a better chance of securing a job, you should try to gain work experience whilst studying – [...]

About a month ago, I signed up for LinkedIn Premium. Instead of “Job Seeker Premium,” I chose “LinkedIn Business Plus.” This service allows you to send 10 InMails a month. InMails are messages you can send to anyone on LinkedIn. If they don’t write back, your InMail will replenish. Basic account users are limited to [...]

Growing up, your parents, teachers, and mentors will tell you, “You can be anything you want to be.” They say, “so long as you work hard and try your best, your dreams will come true.” Is this really how life is? Not really. Not everyone can become a professional NBA player or an astronaut. But [...]

Last week I was asked to give a guest lecture at my old university. The designated topic was SEO and PPC. In order to ensure that the students remained engaged, I decided I would present around a theme that resonated with the students, and hopefully therefore keep them more engaged. The topic of the lecture [...]

As a way to help job seekers and graduates gauge an understanding of the existing employment environment, GJT has put together an employment infographic. Check it out here. As a way to help job seekers and graduates gauge an understanding of the existing employment environment, GJT has put together an employment infographic. Check it out here.

Many Gen Y workers will tell you, “I work so hard, but I don’t get paid enough.” If you work twelve to sixteen hours a day, a $40,000 annual salary seems like nothing. In today’s economy, salary seems to be a taboo subject among employees and employers. With yearly merit increases at 2% or lower, [...]

Last summer myself and a couple of mates did a 6 day cycling trip in the Haute-Savoie region of the French Alps. Our aim was to complete 2 iconic climbs a day. Climbs that over the years have gained prestige and notoriety in the Tour de France: Alpe d’Huez, Les 2 Alpes, Col du Galibier, [...]

Cover letters are the bane of the existence of most job seekers. They take a long time to compile mainly due to the fact that unlike a CV, each one has to be tailored to a prospective employer. Job seekers may despise them, but for most employers the cover letter is most often the defining [...]