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Entries Tagged as 'Professional Advice'
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Posted June 9th, 2010 By Guest Blogger | 4 Comments |
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As we enter mid-June, university students around the world are completing exams and tossing their graduation caps as they prepare to enter the next phase of their lives. However, with the world on the rebound from one of the worst economic crises in history, this can be a very uncertain time for many. As a Recruitment Manager at Meltwater Group, I wanted to share a few simple tips for standing out from the crowd.
- Attitude is everything. A candidate’s attitude is something every company will be evaluating in interviews. Your attitude gives a window into your work habits, and if you…
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Posted March 30th, 2010 By Kimling | 2 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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Some of my Meltwater colleagues recently sent around a thought-provoking piece published recently in the New York Times. Guy Kawasaki, a co-founder of Alltop, a news aggregation site, and managing director of Garage Technology Ventures, reflects on lessons learned so far in his career and gives advice on building important skills.
His first job, of all things, was selling jewelry, and he says he learned a fundamental lesson: “… how to sell. Sales is everything. As long as you’re making sales,” he says, “you’re still in the game.”
Guy interestingly goes on to criticize the investment banking and consulting professions, advising graduates…
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Posted February 9th, 2010 By Kimling | 2 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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Performance reviews can be tough. Myself, my friends and my colleagues often experience anxiety prior to going into quarterly or annual reviews. So when I came across a blog post titled “How to Sail Through Your Performance Review,” I just had to share some of the advice here:
- Know what you’ve done well. Before you go into your review, make sure you know your strengths, accomplishments and be ready to articulate them. I have outlined all my goals and objectives for the next six months and keep a running tally of my accomplishments. Additionally, it’s a good idea to make a…
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Posted January 26th, 2010 By Guest Blogger | 9 Comments |
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As a kid I used to play a game with my sisters we called the “Trust Game”. It was a simple game with a deeper lesson than I realized back then. My oldest sister, Stephanie, would stand behind me, I would close my eyes and fall backwards, allowing her to (and hoping she would) catch me. In the few seconds before I felt her arms catching me, a rush of doubt and fear flooded my mind. However, once I felt her arms and knew I was saved from falling to the ground, comfort and joy overwhelmed me. It was the…
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Posted January 5th, 2010 By NickyD | No Comments |
With Meltwater since June 2006, took a world tour with Meltwater News through Silicon Valley, Philadelphia, New York, Buenos Aires, most recently landing in SF to help build the MW Communications effort.
Location: San Francisco, CA
Education: BA Political Economies of Industrial Societies, UC Berkeley 2006
Fanatical about: Cycling, running, Danish Modern, art collecting, music mixes, Bourbon
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If you are a young professional, I can’t advocate seeking out a mentor enough. A mentor is by definition more senior than you and has had greater professional experience, but most importantly, a mentor is your source for inspiration and long-term development. A mentor is invaluable for bouncing ideas off of and learning from.
To make the most of your mentor-mentee relationship, remember that it’s your responsibility to make your mentor’s investment in you a valuable use of his/her time. It’s not all take, take, take.
I came across some helpful advice on how to maximize the relationship with your mentor, and thought…
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