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Careless Social Media Posts put Careers of Young Adults at Risk [Infographic]
Over one in eight young adults aged between 18 and 25-years-old are posting online in anger about their boss or workplace and therefore putting their jobs at risk. This is one of the findings in research from AVG as part of its Digital Diaries series, called Digital Baggage. With the typical 20 year old now [...]
UK graduates with inappropriate online photos 70 per cent less likely to get job interviews
UK graduates who display drunken photos on their social media profiles reduce their chances of gaining an interview by 70 per cent, AVG Technologies’ latest Digital Diaries study reveals. The study of UK HR Professionals, also found that 90 per cent search for unprotected social media profiles in order to assess a candidate’s suitability. Digital [...]
How to get your social media life in shape before graduation
Here’s a sweet 16 step plan to prepare your online self for the working world: 1. Google yourself Do you like what you see? Would you hire you? This is exactly the first thing every recruiter for every job you will ever apply for is going to do. Based on what you see, are you [...]
Marketing jobs of the future
Marketing has seen exceptional growth in the last half a century. The cyclic nature of the economy has meant that this long lived growth is slowing down with the recession. What does the future hold for marketing? Understanding the future of marketing is very important as it has been consistently changing and developing as a [...]
How to boost your business using social media
According to websites such as Mashable, TechCrunch and Wired, we should all be on social media day in, day out, to boost our business. Whether you’re interested in increasing your online presence, gaining sales or finding potential investors, it’s crucial for you to get to grips with social media platforms and make the most of [...]
How to best advertise yourself on social media for your graduate job hunt
Many careers advisers and recruitment specialists will tell you that it is crucial to hold an online presence in order to boost your applications and covering letters. However, what they fail to specify is exactly how you should go about this; it’s all fine and well telling you to make your profile private and be [...]
Land a graduate job through social media
The days of simply posting your CV on Career Builder, e-mailing former colleagues and ambling around company websites are a thing of the past, in terms of job seeking. These days, if you’re serious about getting a job, it’s important you put your computer to work. In other words, this means getting the word out [...]
The Evening Standard’s Business Connections Event
On Wednesday, Raj, Gary Ingram from Brand-ing and myself, all headed on down to the Evening Standard’s Business Connections Event, to meet some movers and shakers in the digital world. And what an event it was! With a strong turnout and some fruitful networking at the event prior to the talks, we then made our way [...]
Rules of Social Media when looking for a job
Social media can be a real time-sink. There is no doubt. And without a strategy, the danger of spending hours online and getting nothing accomplished is very real. So, in response to this apparent need of saving people time online, ‘Social Media Aggregation’ services were invented. These services allow you to simply post your update [...]