Online networking through LinkedIn is massive, says BDO internal talent acquisition manager Phillipa Dale who has worked in recruitment since 2004. As someone who receives torrents of invitations to connect on LinkedIn, she is well placed to share advice and insights on using LinkedIn appropriately and well.
When Kirria Person approached Spacetime managing director about a co-operative placement, she had no idea it would turn into an internship. Nor then she know she’d spend a good amount of her time working remotely at Spacetime because of lockdown.
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I bet you’ve been told again and again that a LinkedIn profile is an essential part of your job search. Yet, how often do you think, “Why should I bother?”
When everything is so uncertain, is there any point in applying for an internship? Definitely, says AUT business and information systems student Kirria Person who was in her second week of a placement with Spacetime in March when Covid-19 shut the country down.
Kirria says Spacetime adapted quickly, setting up on-line meetings and creating slightly different roles and activities for her. There was no suggestion of the placement not continuing. As a result her time with Spacetime was a much richer experience..So what are internships?
Whether fresh-faced student/graduate or battle-hardened professional, those first few hours of a new job or internship are often among the most stressful and daunting of our working lives.
Searching for an internship requires a bit of determination - just like searching for your socks in the laundromat, But there are many ways to find an internships - formally and informally - as you'll see in this blog.
LinkedIn profiles that include a picture are 14 times more likely to be seen, according not LinkedIn research. This makes your profile picture a very important part of your LinkedIn profile whether you want to have your photo up there or not.
Grace Davies is definitely a fan of internships, having done two while studying at AUT. She gained heaps from both and believes internships area a great way to prepare for the workplace and test your career options.
Keen to get some experience outside of your study but struggling to work out how to do it? Volunteering is one way to do this – it gives you the chance to connect and learn about workplaces - and is something that employers look upon extremely positively in these uncertain times