There has been a step change recently in the way graduates are engaging on the various Social Media platforms. When Social Media first came to prominence their engagement was primarily social and consisted of posting and exchanging updates, pictures etc with friends and relatives. Nowadays web savvy graduates are busy brand building, tailoring their profiles, and building networks …
Networking has become a crucial aspect to marketing in today’s world and the sheer volume of people you can interact with in a day is staggering. Learning to take the menial, daily interactions and turn them into business prospects is a skill that takes time to develop. Are you destroying your chances with potential clients …
What do Martha Stewart, Oprah, and Beyoncé have in common? They are acknowledged as experts in their respective fields. You can be too, even if you are not a celebrity, by developing a strong personal brand for your web presence. Starting is simple; answer these three questions. In what field am I an expert? Where …
We all know that we have access to our own, personal databases of the friends, ideas, and happenings that are most important to us using social media. However, have you ever thought about the fact that companies may be using those exact same databases for recruitment purposes? No matter your age or experience, it is …
What did we do before the internet when we were looking for a job? We used to go door to door, and we also read the newspapers and rang up for appointments, when job hunting. No one really knew anything about the people and company doing the interviewing nor the candidates who are looking for work. Well now with our social networks …
With the recent surge of startup SM companies like Twitter, Facebook, and Snapchat capitalizing on people’s personal information through social media, the discussion of privacy and just what exactly is acceptable, needs to come into focus. There are hundreds of companies springing up to suck up your data like a vacuum cleaner and find some …
Data Privacy !!! Social Media companies taking and selling your data?Read More »
Traditional recruitment agencies seem to have been around forever. Social Media is the new kid on the block but already has become an integral part of modern life. Recruitment Agencies working in harmony with Social Media bring together, and harness the power, of both the human engagement aspects and the lightning fast and widespread reach, to …
Information technology has expanded as a discipline with applications into almost all areas of study. An understanding of Java and social media can be helpful in fields as diverse as finance, biology and business to name a few. A postgraduate IT conversion course can allow a student from diverse disciplines gain a professional understanding of …
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It’s no real secret to Graduates that social media has taken off exponentially in the last several years, but did you know it’s also become a major avenue for job hunting and finding your next career move? Besides Linkedin, the most well known career platform in the world, other social media platforms such as Twitter …
Trying to stick out from the crowds on LinkedIn? Well lets start by getting rid of those buzzwords you’ve been using. What buzzwords are used the most frequently on LinkedIn in the US? Users in the US show a strong preference for three buzzwords. Coming in third place is ‘effective’, second place goes to ‘strategic’, …