Advice & tips for applying for a job
As a guest writer for Ribit, Fiona McLean, CEO of The Social Index, shares her tips on how to make a great first impression to support your career growth. Fiona is an innovative, commercially savvy and strategic HR Executive who shares our passion for helping students become more employable and build rewarding careers.
In the first of 3 blogs as a guest writer for Ribit, Fiona McLean, CEO of The Social Index, shares her tips on how to build a high value network to support your career growth. Fiona is an innovative, commercially savvy and strategic HR Executive who shares our passion for helping students become more employable and build rewarding careers.
Friend of Ribit Tom Hitchcock, CEO of Purple Patch Consulting, shares his considerable knowledge on helping students and employers hire successfully. This is part 2 of a 3-part series of articles on the topic of improving engagement between job seekers, including students, recent graduates, those already in the workforce, and employers. Introduction In our previous …
Company Culture V Team Culture – what culture type are you? Read More »
Friend of Ribit Tom Hitchcock, CEO of Purple Patch Consulting, shares his considerable knowledge on helping students and employers hire successfully. This is part 1 of a 3-part series of articles on the topic of improving engagement between job seekers, including students, recent graduates, those already in the workforce, and employers. Meeting the needs of …
To Hire Successfully, Companies Should Meet Job Seeker Needs. Read More »
For students, being cooped up at home right now can be a stressful and overwhelming experience. Some of you may be feeling different emotions while others simply will struggle to adapt, get motivated, get organised or even know what they should be doing. Here are some tips and ideas to help you survive and hopefully …
You’ve all heard a lot about hard skills and soft skills or ‘human skills’ as some people prefer to call them. Sometimes it’s hard for students to demonstrate that they have the technical or professional skills for a role because they haven’t had the workplace experience. As well as these “hard skills” learned through your …
As clichéd as it sounds, New Year resolutions can be useful to help you reflect on aspects of your life that you want to change or grow in the new year. As students, your aspirations are probably a mix of personal, academic and career ambitions. Many people try to kick-off their new year’s resolution from …
Five student resolutions to kick start your New Year Read More »
Job hunting isn’t easy. So, we’ve put together a list of things you can do to help speed up the process and although some may be little things, it’s usually those that make a difference. Review our list below and give it a try. 10. Build relationships before you need them Today, most jobs are …
