Follow Friday: Graduate Recruitment on Twitter December 3, 2010
Posted by helencurry in networking.Tags: graduate recruitment, graduate schemes, job hunting, networking, Twitter
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Active UK graduate recruitment accounts on Twitter
- RPM Ltd – marketing – @rpmgrads
- Cushman & Wakefield – real estate – @cushwakegrads
- Mercer – consulting, outsourcing, investments – @mercergradrecuk
- Teach First – @TeachFirst
- Centrica Grads – energy – @centricagrads
- Jaguar Landrover – @jaguarlandrover
- Unilever – @unilevergradsuk
- Addleshaw Goddard LLP – law – @AGgrads
- Linklaters LLP – law – @linklatersgrads
- Mishcon de Reya LLP – law – @mishcongrads
- Vodafone – @graduaterecruit
- Xerox Europe - @xeroxstudents
See also Graduate Recruitment on Facebook
Online social networking – Follow Friday: Entrepreneurs November 19, 2010
Posted by helencurry in networking.Tags: enterprise, entrepreneurship, Facebook, linkedin, networking, starting your own business, startup, Twitter
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If you are a Twitter user, you will be familiar with Follow Friday (or #FF) – every Friday people tweet their recommendations about who to follow. I thought I’d pick up the idea, but broaden it to share the Facebook and LinkedIn accounts I’d recommend as well.
These will be useful for job-hunting, networking, sharing your questions, getting information, and tracking down events to attend.
I have been following Global Entrepreneurship Week, so in honour of that I have taken entrepreneurship as my first theme. Interesting to see how different organisations favour different networks.
For general tips on networking approaches (not just online) see our handout on Networking.
First of all, some of the strongest and most active groups are the student societies and careers-service-led pages. They are mainly sharing events and successes within their community, so you’ll need to search for the one at your uni. At the University of London we have Royal Holloway Entrepreneurs, UCL Entrepreneurs Society, SOAS Student Enterprise, King’s College London Business Society, Queen Mary Entrepreneurs,
For general interest, I’d recommend Starting your own Business, Enterprise UK, Flying Start, Global Entrepreneurship Week, and NACUE – National Consortium of University Entrepreneurs.
You will want to use LinkedIn to network with individuals you know, but I’d definitely recommend joining groups like these too. You can ask questions, join topical discussions, and build your network through finding other individuals to connect with.
- On Start-Ups – The Community for Entrepreneurs
- British Library – UK Entrepreneur Network
- Real Business Entrepreneur Network
- UnLtd – The Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs
- UK Business Network
- UK Directors & Business Owners
Celebrities
- Duncan Bannatyne – http://twitter.com/DuncanBannatyne
- Peter Jones – http://twitter.com/dragonjones
- James Caan – http://twitter.com/jamescaan
- Richard Branson – http://twitter.com/richardbranson
Individuals
- Jack Smith – Young Tech-Entrepreneur – http://twitter.com/_jacksmith
- Dan Martin – BusinessZone editor – http://twitter.com/Dan_Martin
- Peter Grigg – Head of Policy & Research, Enterprise UK – http://twitter.com/pgrigg
- Jonathan Moules – Financial Times, enterprise correspondent – http://twitter.com/Jonathan_Moules
- Bill Morrow – Founder of Angels Den – http://twitter.com/BillMorrow
Organisations
- Business Link http://twitter.com/BusinessLinkGov
- Flying Start http://twitter.com/FSMakeItHappen
- School for Startups http://twitter.com/s4s
- NACUE http://twitter.com/NACUE
- Global Entrepreneurship Week UK http://twitter.com/GEWUK
- Virgin Media Pioneers http://twitter.com/vmpioneers
- The National Enterprise Academy (NEA) http://twitter.com/thenea_org
- Talent Scouts for NEA http://twitter.com/TalentScout_NEA
- UnLtd http://twitter.com/UnLtd
- Enterprise UK http://twitter.com/The_Enterpriser
News
- Business Zone http://twitter.com/BusinessZone/
University societies
- Royal Holloway Entrepreneurs http://twitter.com/rhentrepreneurs
- Queen Mary Entrepreneurs http://twitter.com/QM_E
- UCL Entrepreneurs Society http://twitter.com/UCLEntrepreneur
Anyone else you’d recommend?
Museums at Night – this weekend! May 14, 2010
Posted by helencurry in arts administration.Tags: arts administration, culture, heritage, museums, Twitter
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Did you know it is Museums at Night weekend? Find out what is happening near you – there are lots of special events including spooky tours and even a sleepover in Churchill’s secret wartime bunker!
Sounds like your kind of thing? Perhaps you’d like to know more about careers in museums? You could be an events organiser, curator, education officer, exhibitions officer, or work in online collection development.
Find out more at our Careers in Arts Administration event on 16th June 2010, where speakers include the Museum Learning Officer at the Ragged School Museum and the Head of Development at the Design Museum! It is open to all (not just current students), and is a great opportunity to ask questions. We have a related page on Facebook too, with regular updates on jobs, news and useful websites which is worth a look even if you can’t make the event.
Twitter
Another great source for information and networking related to museums is actually Twitter, so I’d recommend you give that a try. Museums are very much embracing the digital age, and Twitter is perfect for cost-effective marketing and networking, so you’ll find hundreds of museum people using it. Here are some starting points:
Lists
- @Culture24/uk-museums-on-twitter – list of UK museums on Twitter (list maintained by Culture24)
- @CareersGroup/artsadministration – list of anything UK arts administration related, including museums, theatres, galleries, government bodies, culture news and people working in the sector (list maintained by The Careers Group and growing all the time…)
Accounts
- @MuseumID – Gregory Chamberlain – Independent ideas exchange and think-tank for museum professionals
- @CollectionsLink – Collections Link is a network of professionals working in museums, libraries and archives and is run by the Collections Trust.
- @JaneFinnis – Director of Culture 24
If you have any recommendations, let us know @CareersGroup!
Like us? Hate us? How can we help you? December 17, 2009
Posted by helencurry in library news.Tags: blog, feedback, information services, library, podcasts, The Careers Group, Twitter
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We in the information team are having a drive to get feedback to improve our services. Do you have any thoughts on our blog here? What is your favourite post? What do you find annoying? Should we write more or less? Any ideas welcome!
Please leave us a comment below, or email us on library@careers.lon.ac.uk
It really does make a difference and the team will look at all your suggestions.
Twittering careers March 4, 2009
Posted by helencurry in library news, The Careers Group.Tags: careers, feeds, JobOnline, jobs, The Guardian London Graduate Fair, Twitter, vacancies
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Are you a fan of Twitter? Check out these new The Careers Group accounts:
- JobOnline – http://twitter.com/JobOnline – the latest graduate vacancies
- The Careers Group – http://twitter.com/careersgroup – updated with careers news articles, new resources, upcoming events…
- The Guardian London Graduate Fair – http://twitter.com/londongradfair – new exhibitors and general build-up to the big day.
At the moment we are still developing our Twitters, so let us know what you want on here or send us a Tweet and we will act on it!
Keep an eye on the blog for news on this and more Twitters!
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