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Meltwater Berlin’s 5th Year Anniversary

Posted July 1st, 2010 By Nora  | 12 Comments
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How it all started:

Five years ago today was my first day at Meltwater. I had never heard about the company before I joined. I only knew that I was going to start in a sales role within a small Norwegian start-up that had ambitions to expand globally. The company had only 60 employees in Northern Europe back then and together with two Norwegian managers (Ingolf and Fredrik), our team of four new hires ( Christiane, Sonna, Inga and myself) entered the German speaking market. We opened our first office in Germany’s capital, Berlin.

Back then our office…

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AIESEC National Kick-off Conference – April 9-11th

Posted April 28th, 2010 By Nora  | 8 Comments

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In April this year Meltwater sponsored the German AIESEC National Kick-Off Conference in Bielefeld, Germany. Together with two recruitment managers, Kathrin Pamp and Navina Sharma, we gave a presentation on career opportunities at Meltwater Group as well as at our non-profit organization, Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) in Ghana.

AIESEC is the world’s largest student-run organization – with over 45,000 members in 107 countries and territories. Their aim is to create a platform for young people to develop their leadership skills in a global learning environment- by offering international internships as well as leadership trainings.

Each year the AIESEC German leadership team invites more than…

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The Fall of the Berlin Wall, 20 Years Later

Posted November 11th, 2009 By Nora  | 4 Comments

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20 years ago, the Berlin Wall came down, symbolizing the end of a four-decade partition of Germany, with whole families split, and the suppression of a part of the German population. With that day and the reunification of Germany, the lives of many countless people were changed forever. A few of our fellow Meltwater Colleagues were directly affected by this historical event and I had the opportunity to speak to one colleague, who shares her thoughts here:

Christiane: “I was 11 years-old when the Berlin Wall fell. It completely changed everything. Living in the GDR, we weren’t allowed to travel to the…

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Building Your Professional Toolbox: 3 ways to polish your job application

Posted August 24th, 2009 By Nora  | No Comments

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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:

  1. Tailor your CV and cover letter to the job requirements.The cover letter is the…

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