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Reckitt Benckiser Masterchef

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

Like many Australians, I love my nightly fix of MasterChef on TV, a competitive cooking game show which is currently the top rating series on Australian TV. So imagine my delight when we were told we would be facing a cook-off challenge after our Quarterly Sales Meeting!    The sales department was split into 3 [...]

To relocate or not to relocate, that’s the question…

Friday, May 14th, 2010

Would you consider relocating for your career? For many, moving away from home is daunting enough, but moving to a different city or country can be downright terrifying – especially if it’s for an extended period of time. But for the brave few who opt in, the adventure is just about to begin… Yesterday, my [...]

Marketing and Finance: Like Trying to Mix Water and Oil?

Friday, April 30th, 2010

As a budding marketer, do you cringe at the thought of doing math? Are you like most others that believe that as soon as you graduate and embark on your career in marketing, you will never have to deal with numbers again? Whilst a marketing job will certainly get your creative and managerial juices flowing, [...]

Corporate Responsibility … Just PR fluff?

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

Every FMCG company talks about corporate responsibility and community involvement but wipe away the PR fluff and you’ll find that many do very little, if not nothing at all… It’s easy for a large organisation to just donate a portion of profits to a charity organisation and call it social responsibility. But at RB, we [...]

An (un)typical week at RB… What makes us stand out from the graduate pack?

Friday, April 9th, 2010

What is it that makes RB graduates stand out from the pack? Perhaps it’s the fact that we often get thrown in at the deep end and are expected to not only survive, but thrive! It’s not everyone’s cup of tea – but for those proactive few who like a challenging opportunity, its amazing how [...]