Lauren made her second appearance on Canada AM this morning to discuss job hunting techniques for students and recent grads.
Here are some of the tips she offered:
biggest mistake students make is job searching too narrowly, both in the methods they use to find jobs and also in the types of roles they seek
there are so many more opportunities this year compared to last year
as we demonstrated during the Focus on Retail event in March, retail is a valuable work experience for any profession – employers from all different industries, not just retail, love retail experience
there are so many amazing resources online, including TalentEgg, and also including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, that can go outside the traditional job searching methods
on a resume, start with your core skills and don’t just put in your work experiences but demonstrate your life experiences which will show the employer that you’ll be a positive return on investment (ROI) for them
link to your online profiles (as long as they’re appropriate!)
Thanks to RW&CO for providing Lauren’s wardrobe! She visited RW&CO at Yorkdale Shopping Centre in Toronto last week to choose an outfit. We got the whole adventure on video, so stay tuned for that footage later this week!
As usual, the past few weeks have been very exciting here at TalentEgg. Firstly, we would like to give a warm welcome to two new TalentEgg clients, The Source and Starbucks. Be sure to keep checking back for great job postings from these two great companies!
Also, TalentEgg’s founder, Lauren Friese, has recently been taking some fun road trips across Ontario to McMaster University, York University, the University of Toronto Mississauga, University of Toronto Scarborough and Queens!
Check out this video of Lauren from the Impact Innovate 2010 Conference at Queen’s University on March 6 where she spoke with students about entrepreneurship:
Don’t forget about our Focus on Retail event, which will take over TalentEgg next week, from March 22-26
Visit TalentEgg.ca daily for amazing content on everything from debunking the misconceptions about starting a career in retail to exploring the career paths in retail available to Canadian students and recent grads. We will also be showcasing meaningful job opportunities from some of Canada’s top retail employers, including Starbucks, Reitmans, Sears, The Source and Enterprise.
If you have any questions for retail employers, submit them as a comment on this post or send them to us on Twitter because we’ll be at Ryerson University’s Ted Rogers School of Retail Management next week to host a Q&A panel featuring retail professionals.
We would also love to start posting more entries on TalentEgg’s blog to better inform YOU about the great benefits our website has to offer so if you have any great ideas, let us know!
We have some egg-citing news to share with the TalentEgg community!
Retail information, employers and careers will be taking over TalentEgg from March 22-26 to help students and recent grads learn about all the different meaningful careers in the retail industry, find out what it takes to launch a successful career in retail, and explain the misconceptions about working in retail.
The great thing about working in the retail industry is that you have can have virtually any degree or diploma—whether you want to work in marketing, finance, sales, media, communications or administration, retail employers are always looking for smart, energetic students and recent grads to fill their roles!
We are pleased to announce participating employers such as Starbucks, Reitmans Canada, Sears, Enterprise, and many more who will be announced just in time for the week-long Focus on Retail.
In addition to great articles and videos, we will also be publishing job opportunities for students and recent grads, so register at TalentEgg.ca to make sure you can stay up to date with all of the exciting content we’ll be rolling out later this month.
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