There is no need to rush through university
Date created 3rd August 2010 | 0 CommentsThere is no need to rush through universityPause.For the last 14 years in full time education it has been one assessment after another exam after another. Like mine, I expect that the pace of your education and progression has been determined largely by external forces. More often than not you have been 'pushed' through the system.Without realising however, it is often this momentum that carries students through undergraduate university education. However, is it momentum or is it haste. What is it that students are rushing towards? What I am going to sug...
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Facelook
Date created 20th July 2010 | 0 CommentsAlmost every young, aspirational professional has some sort of social networking account and it’s most likely to be a Facebook account. In March 2010, Facebook announced its user base had reached 350 million worldwide and an average of 35 million users updated their status each day. So I thought I’d login to my Facebook account and see what’s currently being updated. “... I wish I wasn’t at work”, “...is eating Ice Cream”, “...had a wonderful time shopping with Ally” – none of these comments seem to conjure up images of aspiration!I...
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The World is your Oyster!
Date created 7th July 2010 | 0 CommentsExperiences are king in the world of graduate recruitment; they are viewed as the best mediums for learning, and can open doors in unimaginable ways. We spoke with Celia Pronto, Marketing Director with STA Travel, to find out how STA are encouraging students, graduates and young people throughout the country to explore, engage and educate their minds abroad.STA has made a name and reputation for itself within the student market; what aspects of the way STA work has helped to bring this about?STA Travel has an established network of branches in some unive...
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Corporate Climber + Social Reformer = Ideal Candidate
Date created 9th June 2010 | 1 CommentsDharmesh Mistry has lived it all; he's been national president for one of the largest student communities in the UK (NHSF), he's worked for some of the largest and most profitable companies in the world, living the high life; he’s also managed charities and social projects, and he’s spent months, if not years, at a time in some of the most deprived slums in India. In a world where graduates seem to think that caring for the world and pursing a professional career do not mix, he explains the opportunities for amalgamating the two to make a positive ch...
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