Entries from August 31st, 2009
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Posted August 31st, 2009 By Guest Blogger | 3 Comments |
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Each August, the new incoming class of Entrepreneurs in Training (EITs) begin their training at Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST).
The third group of EITs, the class of 2011, started at MEST this month. Their goal: learn how to start a software company that sells to international markets.
As I looked at these eager new EITs, I realized they were all very excited about the awesome opportunity that lay in front of them. They each had the ability to showcase their skills while proving to the world that talent does exists in Ghana. So I wondered if they also felt a bit overwhelmed…
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Category: Professional Advice, Uncategorized
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Posted August 28th, 2009 By Kimling | 6 Comments |
Former TV news reporter who made the jump to Corporate Communications at Meltwater.
Location: San Francisco CA
Education:
BA Philosophy, Wellesley College 2004
MS Broadcast Journalism, Boston University 2005
Fanatical about: Yoga, food, road cycling, great video production and swimming
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Out of curiosity, I recently ran a quick analysis via Meltwater News to see how frequently a new social networking company (Twitter) and a traditional corporation (General Motors) show up in the headlines. Each of these companies have experienced a meteoric rise in media attention, albeit for drastically different reasons. Would either one of these companies receive more headline coverage in both social media (blogs) and traditional online media?
The results are interesting. From March - August 2009, Twitter showed up in blog headlines nearly 3 times more than auto manufacturing giant, GM. However, in traditional online news media, it was nearly…
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Category: Uncategorized
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Posted August 26th, 2009 By Guest Blogger | 3 Comments |
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The following post was written by Samuel, an Entrepreneur in Training (EIT) at Meltwater’s non-profit organization, MEST, in Ghana.
Having been an Entrepreneur in Training (EIT) at Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) for eighteen months, I feel rightly placed to give a sneak peek into the life of an EIT. Young, smart, ambitious, bright and engaging are some of the adjectives that describe the average EIT. Driven by the BIG vision to create wealth and employment locally - through African software companies that are players in the global markets - each EIT embarks on the exciting, yet challenging journey of building a…
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Category: Career Reflections
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Posted August 24th, 2009 By Nora | No Comments |
Joined Meltwater in July 2005 in Berlin after working for publishing houses in Munich and New York. Nora is now part of the Corporate Communications team.
Education: BS in Business and Media Science, (BA Heidenheim) Germany
Location: Berlin
Fanatical about: Dancing, boxing, traveling, music
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Sometimes students attending my university recruitment workshops ask me: “What makes a good job application? How can I stand out in a crowd? How can I present myself as the best candidate for the job?”
I have been recruiting for a few years now and have screened quite a few CV´s. What I have discovered is that there are many different ways to approach these questions and there are many recipes that work.
Based on my experience, I recommend the top 3 approaches when applying for a new position:
- Tailor your CV and cover letter to the job requirements.The cover letter is the…
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Category: Professional Advice
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Posted August 21st, 2009 By Kimling | 9 Comments |
Former TV news reporter who made the jump to Corporate Communications at Meltwater.
Location: San Francisco CA
Education:
BA Philosophy, Wellesley College 2004
MS Broadcast Journalism, Boston University 2005
Fanatical about: Yoga, food, road cycling, great video production and swimming
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In April 2009, Forbes.com published their World’s 20 Best Places to Live list.
It turns out that there are Meltwater offices located in 11 out of the 20 cities listed by Forbes, including Zurich, Auckland and Toronto.
Check out the map for details. The pin-pointed cities indicate the Forbes top 20 cites, while the Meltwater logo  indicates a matching Meltwater office location.
View Meltwater Offices & Forbes’ 20 Best Places to Live in a larger map
- Vienna, Austria
- Zurich, Switzerland
- Geneva, Switzerland
- Vancouver, Canada
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Dusseldorf, Germany
- Munich, Germany
- Frankfurt, Germany
- Bern, Switzerland
- Sydney, Australia
- Copenhagen, Denmark
- Wellington, New Zealand
- Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Brussels, Belgium
- Toronto, Canada
- Ottawa, Canada
- Berlin, Germany
- Melbourne, Australia
- Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Stockholm, Sweden
Is your city not on the map? Defend…
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Category: Meltwater Culture
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