Nov 22
A recent article on msnbc.com, written by Eve Tahmincioglu, discusses the top six networking no-nos when hunting for a job. The neat thing this excerpt has at the end is a survey asking the readers to vote on what their top no-no (of the six introduced) would be. Out of 4,484 votes, being unprofessional was voted the top no-no with 38% of the votes (1,690).
So what classifies as being unprofessional? The article summarizes unprofessionalism as being too laid back or informal. If your conducting an email or text speak in clear sentences and don’t truncate. Often times we will text our friend using acronyms or truncating words. This is something to avoid because you are trying to leave a professional impression using unprofessional lingo. Additionally, always use good grammer and spelling. Communicating with incomplete sentences with random punctuation errors can give your contact a bad feeling about your professionalism.
These tips should definitely be used when working with social recruiting websites including facebook, linkedin, and ugrowu. Whenever you are networking you should treat it as a job interview.
Tagged with: Hiring Manager • Networking • Student Interaction • Tips
Mar 17
Hello! Hope everyone is having a great week. Just wanted to stop by and let everyone know that we are actively improving the site every day! You may notice there are not a lot of companies/students/universities in the system yet. That is simply due to the fact that we just launched a few days ago. The user base will grow throughout the year and the UGrowU experience will continue to be enhanced. We are taking the approach that “If you build it, they will come” (Field of Dreams). So all of you students start making your profile unique by adding videos and tell everyone a bit about yourself. Here are some things you should do:
- Upload a video
- Change your profile picture
- Fill in your profile so we can match you with a correct fit when the perfect company comes along
- If you have friends on the site add them as your peers
- Keep it professional but make sure you show who you really are
Some things to come:
- Video Scholarship contest (Get your video uploaded)
- Enhanced navigation
- Friend Invite tool
- Suggestion area
Tell us what you want and we will build this site for you! Have a great week and talk to you soon.
The UGrowU team.
Tagged with: Student Interaction
