A few days ago, an unassuming brown package arrived at TalentEgg.
It was addressed to Daniel.
We wondered what it might be – handwritten address on the front, pretty bulky…And Daniel wasn’t expecting anything.
Eagerly, Daniel tore open the envelope and found….
SunLife's Sun Guy on Daniel's desk
Sun Life’s Facebook Sun Guy! And not just 1, but 10!! Now we all have Sun Guys on our desk, and I must say, he really does brighten up our days.
Thank you Sun Life – you made our day!
After 2 days of feeling kind of, sort of sick, this afternoon I finally decided to take off and go home to rest.
[This is the embarrassing part]
I’m watching the Family Channel.
And I’m watching a show starring a Dog and a Dragon (as you do, when you’re 25).
And the entire episode is about finding some sort of special egg!
And the egg puns haven’t stopped. Here I provide you with a sample:
“no, the egggggg!!!” (when they lost the special egg)
“we’re too late, it’s sunny side up”
“the egg plan is scrambled, master”
….and then:
“mission eggcomplished”
“that’s all, yolks”
“time to make our eggcit”
I must say, I’m upset that I didn’t think of some of these myself. Look out for these and other egg puns in future e-mail and spoken communications.
‘Til neggst time.
If you haven’t noticed, the whole world is talking about the recession. Even we’ve covered it here on TalentEgg. And over the past weeks we’ve dealt with a hard reality- things are changing.
So what’s up with TalentEgg? How are we dealing with this new economic uncertainty? How do we make ourselves recession proof, continue to grow our audience of Gen-Y career seekers and continue to help employers brand themselves effectively to that audience?
Well, the answer can be found in the title of this entry- we charge into the future.
For TalentEgg, that doesn’t mean spending lots of money on advertising, but instead on continuing to be innovative in our…innovations…and inventions….and increasing our intensity when it comes to making new connections.
One place where we’ve realized we can make a big impact is in communicating what we learn from employers to our audience of students and new grads.
Advice, information, resources are incredibly important for 2009 and 2010 grads, and TalentEgg is in a unique position to provide first-hand information to that audience. We speak to entry-level/student employers all day, every day. So we happen to have quite a good idea of what the recruitment ‘market’ for students/new-grads is really like.
In order to convey that information more formally and effectively, we’re launching our brand new Career Resource Centre in the next week. We’re looking for contributors and are even considering syndicating other high-quality resources. If you’re interested, give us a shout.
On the employer side, we have made a commitment to increasing intensity by 100%. When the going gets tough, the tough get going. (I’m slightly embarassed to have used such a cliché but…oh well :)).
Look out for us over the next few weeks and months in the press, at HR-related events, and- if you’re an employer– in your office showing you or one of your colleagues some of the benefits of getting involved with TalentEgg.
If you’re a student, what does this all boil down to? More resources, more access, more transparency in the search for your first real job.
And with that, I’m off for a Family Day weekend away.
The TalentEgg team wishes you all a very Happy New Year and all the best in 2009!
It’s very exciting that TalentEgg is now in its second year of operation. 2008 was great, but 2009 is going to be even better! We’re looking forward to continuing to connect students and new grads with meaningful entry-level jobs, internships and summer jobs.
Before we leave last year in the dust, however, I want to congratulate TalentEgg’s founder and president, Lauren Friese, on being named a 2008 “Woman of the Year” over at She Takes on the World, which is a lifestyle and business blog for female entrepreneurs.
Lauren is recognized for her hard work getting TalentEgg up and running, and for her continuous efforts to make TalentEgg so successful. Way to go, Lauren! You definitely took on the world in 2008 and I’m sure I can speak for everyone when I say we can’t wait to see what you accomplish with TalentEgg in 2009.
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