- Alumni – Linkedin – Professional Communities – Local career networking – young grad networks
GC Top Tips: Career Path
What can I do to increase my chances of promotion?
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What is a career mentor?
A mentor is a person who can provide you with impartial, honest and confidential advice on your career at times of difficulty, transition, new jobs or changes in career paths. A mentor is a person you can confide in and speak to frankly about how your career is progressing. The honesty goes both ways though
Calling all Graduates: A New Year…A New Job
One of the most common New Year’s resolutions we all hear from friends and family is that they are going to change career path, find a new employer or quit their job. At Graduate Career Tips, we think that despite a weakened economy, there are still plenty of job opportunities in 2012 for talented graduates
What are my transferrable skills?
During your time at university or in any job, you will pick up what employers or recruitment professionals often refer to as transferrable skills. Transferrable skills are vital for securing new jobs and opportunities and getting onto graduate programs. Identifying what you see as your transferrable skills will help you sell your capabilities to potential
Accomplishments in your job – getting yourself noticed
Once you have successfully got on a graduate programe or got your first job out of university then it is time to start delivering. You will hear alot about the word delivery in a company and many managers will define success and the metrics of success in terms of what you have delivered. This is
Careers fairs for students
During your time at university, there will be numerous ‘careers fairs’ or such events where top graduate employers come onto campus to pitch what their graduate programs have to offer. This gives you a great opportunity in an open and honest safe environment to ask all the questions you want answers to. Don’t waste these
What is the elevator pitch?
While on the graduate program and even further into your career it is vital that you can articulate what it is that you do and what value you add. It is even more important that you can do this in a very short snappy, clear and straightforward way. This is known as the elevator pitch
