I have been having a few teething problems with a wireless Internet system, which left me in a rather dazed and confused state for a while! No excuse I know but I shall endeavour to bring you up to speed.
I was in the Guardian Last Saturday - in the 'Rise' section that's for graduates and you can find nestled in the jobs section. I had to review some books on job hunting.
This all came from when I was approached by a Chris Alden, a journalist completing a piece for the Guardian Newspaper. More specifically the Rise section of the Saturday paper that is in the Work section and is aimed at graduates. Chris had found me through this blog and wanted me to help reviewing eight books that are written to aid job seekers. They were:
What Should I DO With My Life? - Po Bronson
The 2006 What Color [sic] is Your Parachute? - Richard Nelson Bolles
How to Get a Job You'll Love - John Lees
Great Answers to Tough Interview Questions - Martin John Yate
How to Get The Best Graduate Job - D. Williams, P. Brown and A. Hesketh
Pitch Yourself - Bill and Michael Faust
How to be Brilliant - Michael Heppell
Brilliant CV - Jim Bright and Joanne Earl
Some of which were rubbish and some were rather helpful. You can read the article here.
They also put me on the front cover which was nice!
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I also went to the CIPR Northern conference! I was incredibly disappointed that not one single student took the CIPR offer of cheap tickets! - Come on guys at this rate they will never offer again!!
Anyway I went and had a wonderful time! I have some pictures (courtesy of Andrew) but Blogger is misbehaving so I'll put them up at another time.
Anyway on what was probably the hottest day in the history of Leeds (6th July - write it down) over 150 delegates descended on the Electric Press in the Millenium Square. I handed out some badges (which - future student helpers note - was an excellent way to meet people too) and showed all the delegates about and then got to see all the keynotes and visit three workshops. Bargain!
I was also interviewed for the podcast being done of the day and it is well worth listening to as you get to hear large chunks of the conference including behind the scenes questions. There is also a videocast too!
Stuart Bruce's blogging workshop really opened my eyes as to the rather shocking lack of knowledge by so many of the other delegates about blogging and a lot of other social media. I found this fantastic and incredible - I can't imagine not having a blog and not reading others. After all, blogs and other web sites where I get my information from for the most part!
This continued to be the theme of the day and certainly most people there will have gone home with their heads ringing to the tune of podcasts, RSS feeds and blogs!
Anyway I shall let you know tomorrow how I am preparing for the Hill and Knowlton Graduate Project Day on the 19th!
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THE TRANSITION FROM UNIVERSITY TO GRADUATION TO JOB-SEEKING TO ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE AND BEYOND...
Alex Pullin
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- Alex Pullin
- A Public Relations graduate from Leeds Metropolitan University, I have worked for a variety of different PR agencies and in differing sectors, before finally being drawn to Tech PR. I now work for red in an Account Executive role. The content and opinions expressed on this blog do not reflect the views of nor are they endorsed by red. This blog contains my own thoughts and opinions, and is not a representation of the thoughts and opinions of my employer.
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15 comments:
You know every once in a while I get reminded that all of us are standing on a tile.
A step away from that dime shows just how in the dark most everyone is about blogging and social media.
It's a good thing for us, a bad thing for them.
That's a significant achievement, and a great tribute to the power of student blogs. Note also how your blog becomes your updated and updatable portfolio.
We disagree on PO Bronson. Great writer, but perhaps you need to have hit your middle years to get that book.
Great exposure. Blogging really can open up doors (pardon the cliche). All the best with Graduate Day!
Nice coverage in Rise Alex!
Great article! Thanks.
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