College is just a small step on the road to realising, utilising and fulfilling your potential. Some college experiences amount to taking lectures all day and attending club meetings. Unfortunately, that is not going to prepare you for the necessary money-making venture later on. Colleges sometimes don’t do their part as students are thrust into the practical world without any prior knowledge of the…

There are blunders that entry-level job seekers make during their interview that can seriously impair their ability to bag a good position in the company. Getting the first call to the company is a “hurray” moment in anyone’s life, but unfortunately, some candidates ruin their moments. Lack of experience, misinformation and carelessness are the main culprits of lousy interview practices. Interview…

If there is one thing that gets most students worked up, it is the mundane task of drafting their resume. Your resume represents your capabilities in a paperback version. It must be reflective of your strengths and skills. Fresh applicants who recklessly design their resumes must be prepared to get them trashed in the nearest bin. First-level job seekers are in a pickle to find a job quickly. The…

After you have had your share of buttered pancakes and coffee hits in the breakfast of first job day, the feeling of accomplishment at getting the job, it is replaced by a sense of dread. What must I do to make a good impression? How can I make my boss like me? How should I approach my colleagues? How would I deal with a work problem? These are all valid concerns that bug many entry-level or freshly…

With the youth unemployment increasing day by day, there are multiple debates on what could possibly improve the communication between the job recruiters and the candidates. What is it that interviewers seek in an entry-level employee? How much does Alma Mater matter? Are skills such as Photoshop, Excel, Word more important than the right attitude?

Interestingly, a study by the BMO financial…

Coaching of entry-level job seekers is extremely important to improve the rate of youth employment. From having the right attitude to the right resume, many entry-level employees make grave errors. Recruiters often complain of interviewers coming in with gums in their mouth to applicants whose calls go dead in the middle of interview briefings. Unfortunately, the result of such reckless and…

For both job seekers and recruiters, it is necessary to find a harmonious platform for connecting.

Entry-level job seekers with poor research skills find it difficult to navigate the job market. With no relevant prior job experience, their options are already meagre. The recruiters, on the other hand, find it difficult to systematically organise the scores of resumes they receive in their…

When you receive the call for your first interview, it is an exhilarating yet nerve-wracking experience. You start rummaging your mind for all the “classic advise” that you have been given. The triteness of the rhythm of “be confident, don’t show nervousness, fake it till you make it” becomes a jumbled, erratic mess in your head. The question then remains; how should I prepare for my first…

For entry-level job seekers, finding a job is akin to online dating. You don’t know how to initiate the conversation; you don’t know how to navigate your options or where to even begin the search. Everything seems more intimidating than ever. However, intimidating or not, jumping into the waters of vocational valleys is a must to initial career support. As an entry-level job seeker, you have to get…

It is a harsh world for the fresh graduates out there. In a perfect world, we could have hoped that a university not only taps your academic potential but also helps you adjust quickly to the practical world. Unfortunately, this doesn’t happen all that often. The dark, dreary reality is even bleaker for those who have equipped themselves smartly to run with the tide. The tide of job seeking requires…

Just finished college or university? If yes, there's a good chance that you're trying to figure out how to embark on your career with no experience. Well, the very first thing you should know is that you're not alone. In essence, countless students are facing the same problem; they need the experience to secure a job and of course, still, need a job to get experience, it's pretty frustrating!

But the good…