Are you active on social media platforms? How do you manage your social media accounts? How often do you monitor your postings and home page? When was the last time you updated your information? Chances are, most fresh graduates today have at least one social media account online. Be careful on the path to harnessing… Continue reading
Gone are the days when companies rely solely on job boards and recruitment agencies to recruit talent. Today, social media is becoming part of the recruitment marketing mix as companies start to realise its pros: jobs can be filled faster due to social media’s high usage rate and immediate response time; a larger pool of… Continue reading
There’s an old adage that goes like this, “It does not matter what other people think about you, what matters most is what you think about yourself.” While this could be true in terms of improving our self-esteem, apparently, what others think about us aka reputation does still matter as it defines our values in… Continue reading
Hard skills are defined as specific knowledge and abilities that are learned through education or training. Given that many industries and professions have a specific list of abilities that are necessary to properly perform the job, hard skills can also be thought of as job-specific skills. Putting the right hard skills on your resume is… Continue reading
Not only changes in work, we also need to rethink our networking strategy. Networking is an essential part of a job search process as it gives job seekers more opportunities to advance your career. Attending meetings and social events are generally the most preferred method to do networking. However, prior to COVID-19, job seekers need… Continue reading
Wake up, have breakfast, open a laptop, find a job in an online job platform, click apply, eat lunch, go out, go home, maybe open social media for a while, sleep, REPEAT. You don’t even bother to rewrite your job resume for a different job application and, probably, you use a simple bullet writing technique… Continue reading
When you squeeze through a crowded auditorium in a career expo or compete with hundreds of other applicants on an online job platform, you want to be the centre of attention. Yet, standing out “in a positive way” is no easy task. There are a lot of things you should prepare to ensure that your… Continue reading
What can you do with an English degree nowadays? Sure, you love arts and literature and you are aspired to be the next world’s great novelist in history – which is the reason why you pursue an English degree. But is that all you can be after graduating? While some people might believe that… Continue reading
Are you fresh graduates thirsty for a job but cannot get the one you desire because you lack experience? Worry no more, you can kickstart your career as a digital agency. Digital marketing is the only field which values skill sets more than an educational degree in terms of employment. If you have skills, creativity,… Continue reading
What was your New Year’s resolution in 2019? Spending more time with family? Finishing your school? Eating less junk food and starting a healthier diet? – So have you achieved those resolutions you set last year? You might have achieved some of your New Year’s resolutions. But probably you have broken some of them too.… Continue reading