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The networking matters
Many graduates thinks that they only need the knowledge about different processes to be good professionals, but the truth is that the social relationships are as important as the things learned in class.
The Law for the first job
In Colombia, as an initiative to raise the number of jobs for young people, the gouvernement aprooved a law that promotes the hiring of young people and reduces the taxes for the companies that do that.
Reboot
A a social design programme tailormade to connect and inspire participants. Through situated learning young people mix with professionals to improve livelihood - together. Working interdependently, participants gain new insights and connect ideas.
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Template rejection letters are miss leading
Lack of quality feedback means you can't learn from inteviews. Worse false infomation is misleading
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Internships As A Gateway
Through various personal and professional experiences I have learned that students can benefit the most while in school through various programs available through the school itself. Internships programs are the best to get your foot in the door.
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Creative Personal Branding- A career management system
Creative Personal Branding is an experience-based learning and coaching model developed by Jürgen Salenbacher. According to Jürgen, by adapting to CPB model, youth can create a personal brand that will make them competent in the creative economy.
No experience? Irrelevant experience? Is there such thing? Let's give them a chance!
I have hired a significant number of candidates. Interestingly, many of my team's best assets were considered to have no (relevant) experience. Here's why I gave them a chance anyways and how it worked out - most of the time for the best.
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How will you measure your life?
What's really important?
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Alternative forms of education.
What about changing the way we educate people?
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Just a question
Do we have to equip the young people, or do we have to equip the world of work for the young?
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What will the workplace look like in 2025?
Research by Linda Gratton of London Business School on 5 forces influencing the workplace and their influence.
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Mr. and Mrs. They
Ever talk to a job seeker? "They said......" comes flying out of their mouth at least two times a minute. Who are Mr. and Mrs. They and why have we allowed them to invade our world? I say we vote to send them back to "Theyville" and dethrone them
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Four principles for discovering opportunity
These four principles may not have gotten me a job, but they certainly have led me to opportunity.
Get $100000 to drop out of college
Peter Thiel (Paypal co-founder, Venture Capitalist and the first investor in facebook) started a program called "20 under 20" where he pays twenty kids under the age of 20 $100,000 to leave school and start a company.
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What a waste of $6,570
Lack of exposure means lack of choices. In reality, teens know more ice cream flavors than they do things they can become when they grow up. Rethinking how we invest in our children's college education isn't just important, it is overdue.
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The Promise of Social Business
Social Business is the techniques of social media applied to the workplace. Social Business holds the promise of new jobs, 5X more roles than what was created with internet!
Swim against the tide
When did we start optimizing our résumé instead of following our interest? At the end our résumés turn out to be very similar. Doing something in a different way makes you stand out again.
social skills
I found my first job simply based on my social skills. That first job help me learn more then all my school years.
Re-purposing the Classroom
Re-purposing the physical classroom by leveraging technology to shift the lecture to "homework," emphasizing interactive classroom dialogue.
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"We forgot that the true purpose of education is to make minds, not careers"
Is our current educational system chasing the wrong ideals?
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Bridging the Gap with MindSumo
MindSumo is a new platform on which businesses can invite students to solve problems, while those students are given the opportunity to show off their ideas to potential employers.