Trail To Employment – Applicant Skills Series From maintaining quality customer relationships, and regulating compliance, to dealing with embedded AI in the future, companies face many challenges. Problem-solving skills can get you through these and other roadblocks encountered in your search for a job as well as when starting on your career journey. Problem-solving, which …
Trail To Employment – Applicant Skills Series Adaptability – the ability and willingness to adjust to new, changing circumstances – is a crucial skill for an ever-evolving job market. According to the CICan Innovation Fund Project Report, employers value graduates’ confidence to step out of their comfort zone and take risks. Being adaptable also means …
Trail To Employment – Applicant Skills Series “I speak, therefore I am” – but does an employer who is hiring candidates think this too? Written and verbal communication are the means through which we connect. The Erasmus Competence Booklet introduces communication as the bond between a speaker and their audience, or a writer to their reader. …
Sustainability is soaring in popularity, and it’s hard not to notice as global temperatures rise—so much so that regions around the world are experiencing unexpected heatwaves, prompting changes in seasonal activities and attire. What’s also on the rise are green careers. These sectors range from agriculture to high-tech, all united in their commitment to protecting …
5 things I wish I knew before: Returning to my home country You hear all about the benefits of studying abroad: widening your perspective, learning a new language, becoming more independent, etc. And it’s all true! BUT. Only a few international students realise that the years spent abroad might get in the way of their …
“September 8th 2014. After commuting for nearly an hour in the utterly crowded Parisian metro – amazing how quickly my romantic view of Parisian Art-Nouveau metro’s can change -, I managed to reach my French university. It was the first day of the exchange programme for my master ‘Intercultural Communication’, and I couldn’t wait to …
So you’ve applied for a position abroad, and are now invited for a job interview. Unfortunately, jumping on the plane for an interview when you do not even know yet if you will get the job is not really ideal. Luckily, thanks to almighty internet, a lot of companies are willing to interview candidates via …