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Are you in the right job?

Friday, June 4th, 2010

How do you know whether you’ve reached your career nirvana? In fact, is there really such a thing as a dream job? Different jobs suit different people; so what is a good fit for one person may be hell on earth to another! But one thing is for sure: you are going to be spending [...]

Break into Brand Management with RB

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

I know from personal experience during my MBA career search process that getting your foot in the door of a CPG or FMCG firm as a brand manager is extremely challenging.

Well, I just learned that RB is creating such an opportunity for students in the U.S. to break into brand management with the launch of our Campus Brand Manager program [...]

“Humanising” your job search to maximise your career opportunities

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

As you may have read, some posts on this blog give advice to those job seekers who really take their search seriously, going further than just looking at the careers section on an online portal and applying. Of course, that may work on some occasions, but why not stand out from the crowd right from the start of [...]

Top 10 LinkedIn Groups for Aspiring Brand Managers

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

LinkedIn Groups are free to join, and you can choose to join up to 50 groups from a list of thousands of user-created groups for literally just about anything.

While there are thousands of quality groups out there that I encourage you to check out, here are the Top 10 LinkedIn Groups for Aspiring Brand Managers to help you build your own brand and launch your career…

How to win £1,000: The next generation of the Finish family

Monday, January 18th, 2010

It’s been a while since I last posted a blog post on here. Since then I’ve moved to the Finish delivery team of the New Technologies Group. And one of the things we are working on is asking where the general public thinks the future of Finish (Calgonit, Electrosol) products should head. And what will [...]