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Comment on Finance Industry Insight: what is interdealer broking? by Finance Industry Insight: what is interdealer broking? | TravelSquare

Finance Industry Insight: what is interdealer broking? | TravelSquare — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:14:44 +0000

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Comment on LinkedIn: Why bother? by Jobs: Top 5 web platforms to get noticed on | Develop your career

Jobs: Top 5 web platforms to get noticed on | Develop your career — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:31:44 +0000

[...] of all, why bother? Well I have already posted on why it’s worth bothering about LinkedIn but it’s worth looking at the issue more generally. According to Jobvite, in the USA nearly [...]

Comment on Our Careers: Research Science by Andrew Falconer

Andrew Falconer — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:54:02 +0000

Always designed to catch the eye!

Comment on Our Careers: Research Science by Barbara

Barbara — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:37:32 +0000

Love the tag ‘ovaries’

Comment on Our careers: Teaching English overseas by teaching english overseas

teaching english overseas — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 11:31:21 +0000

choosing a teaching English overseas job as a career option is really good idea to go with and the person who is fluent in speaking English can teach English very well.

Comment on Should I get paid overtime this Christmas? by Sarker

Sarker — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 16:11:09 +0000

Dread: I completely agree. I have a BS in Psychology and an M.Ed in Intensive Special Education. Guess what I do for a lviing: I’m a computer guy for a school and a Filemaker Pro developer. Two things that have nothing to do with my academic degrees. The best part? I’m self taught in both of those areas.Did I have a great time in college? Oh yeah. Was it a tremendous waste of money? You betcha. IMHO, an 18 year old kid just can’t predict what s/he is going to want to do for work for the rest of his/her life. I’m sure some can, but I believe that most can’t. Heck, i sure didn’t Out of high school I went to Berklee in Boston to become a professional studio drummer. I mean, my God. Was I insane?My advice to any 18 year old who asks will be: Get a job, live on your own, do some volunteer work and see where you’re at in a couple of years. I wish someone had said that to me.

Comment on CV advice for International Development by LilHtler

LilHtler — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 10:36:07 +0000

well, it depends on what kinda CV you want. there are crhonological cv’s and then there are academic cv’s and then there are also skill-based cv’s. basically the kind of cv you want will depend on the job market/place you are targeting, for example, in the US, the cv style and preferences are different to what employers in sweden might want. US market prefer cv’s that are detailed whereas in sweden anything exceeding one page goes directly to the bin. what i do know is your CV must be polite and tidy. the best fonts to use on CV’s are the ones that are found everywhere and give a clean look such as arial or century gothic. if a pdf format is accepted, never send a word cv, pdf is more professional. in pakistan, detailed cv’s are more preferred but make sure that page 2+ are only taken by experience details. however, the most important thing is your cover letter. you need to literally TALK to the employer your heart out in your cover letter. do not use fancy language. when you writer a cover letter, you should write in a flow the same way you would introduce yourself on a phone by speaking. the point is your message is clear and tells about you not the copy paste gibberish.

Comment on Caution – current ‘employment’ scams uncovered by Sumeth

Sumeth — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 08:20:49 +0000

Hi FionaI can attest to the sotnrg community of HE careers advisers, particularly having spent a good part of today talking to you in the real world ! Postgrads (and research staff) sometimes think we only really know about undergraduates or won’t be able to help because they are mature career changers. It’s worth pointing out that most of us are well over 21 and many of us have worked outside HE, being mature career changers ourselves. I think providing careers support to some of the brightest and best graduates who have gone on to postgraduate study is a real privilege (and the best job I’ve ever had).However at the other end of the spectrum, I also agree with your concerns about the decimation of careers support in schools. There seems to be an assumption that if you develop enough web resources and throw masses of information (about league tables or glossy versions of working in certain professions) at a school leaver (or earlier), they will be able to make rational strategic choices about their careers on their own. Careers guidance isn’t about just pushing information. It’s about challenging misconceptions (about work or yourself), asking the deeper questions which get to the core of what you really want, and having the space to talk about your future with an independent listener, free from parental or peer pressure (or supervisor pressure if you’re a postgrad!) something which is a valuable service throughout your life, but particularly when you start out.Now, back to working out how to use the RDF Elizabeth

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Comment on Top 5 Creative CVs by Salman

Salman — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 05:55:21 +0000

These CV ideas are best. I never thought I could create a custom CV -realizing my field of commerce. Thanks for the idea.