Forgive me for this indulgence, but this post talks about one of my hobbies, rugby. It’s the Rugby World Cup right now, and it seemed too easy to use this as inspiration for the blog. I’m sure that many of you won’t have any previous experience of rugby, and might be entirely uncertain about what’s going… Continue reading The value of being prepared…… a careers idea from the Rugby World Cup
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Bizenko has been created by Nick Palmer to bridge the gap between education and employment. Basically, Nick was miffed when he graduated and didn't understand the commercial world, and once he'd learned a little bit more, he was miffed that the people he needed to employ didn't understand the commercial world. On a hunch that there were lots of people who didn't understand the commercial world, he devised a solution that would save willing participants the cost and heartache Nick incurred to resolve the problem. We hope you enjoy the service.
Watch the hiring manager hit the nail on the head!
Here’s a great video (4 minutes) describing the dilemma facing most job-seekers. The subject in this story (James) has been job-searching since graduating in 2012 (three years at the time of publication), but he just can’t get the breakthrough in to a marketing job. James takes the initiative with an unusual stunt, and manages to… Continue reading Watch the hiring manager hit the nail on the head!
Scoring drop out rates……….
An interesting article from the BBC, reporting that local Councils are to be scored on how well they tackle the drop out rate from school and college. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-33675200 I doubt there are many people who would say that youth engagement is not critically important, and needs monitoring, but I have a fear that, in some… Continue reading Scoring drop out rates……….
Graduate rates of satisfaction Summer 2015
It’s nearly that time of year again, when a new wave of graduates hit the job market. This year’s cohort are the first in the UK to have completed the process paying “full” tuition fees of up to £9,000. A couple of recent surveys published in June 2015 caught our eye. A ComRes survey commissioned… Continue reading Graduate rates of satisfaction Summer 2015
A sobering thought for those about to take public exams.
It’s always reassuring to see prominent leaders speak out on important topics, especially when they say something with which you instinctively agree. This link leads to an article on the Huffington Post (UK) in which Tony Little, outgoing Head of Eton College explains his concerns over the “silo mentality” of the GCSE / A-Level /… Continue reading A sobering thought for those about to take public exams.
How to land your dream job.
This isn’t the normal sort of topic for us. We don’t really “do” job-hunting process, and instead concentrate on career training. But we were recently asked to write a guest blog for mystudentventure (a great service to match growing companies with students keen for experience). This was a question they asked a selection of guest editors,… Continue reading How to land your dream job.
