I’ve been following the fortunes of the Junior Apprentices on the new BBC show featuring Lord Alan Sugar and his search for the brightest business minds in the UK. Last week’s show saw the end of Hannah Cherry, a 17 year old who scored 100% in her business AS level. So why was she fired? [...]
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Fired for ‘coasting along’: Something unacceptable on the Junior Apprentice AND at Reckitt Benckiser
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010The Importance of Knowing Your Corporate Brands When Job Hunting
Thursday, June 3rd, 2010If you were about to purchase a Clearasil product, would it matter if you knew they were manufactured by the same company that owned Airwick, Veet and Finish? Perhaps you might not pay particular attention to the parent company when buying a branded product, but when you’re looking for Marketing Graduate Programs in the FMCG [...]
Reckitt Benckiser Masterchef
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010Like 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 [...]
Could the Junior Apprentices cut it at Reckitt Benckiser?
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010Last Wednesday, new show Junior Apprentice was shown on British TV, in which 10 teens battle to win £25,000 from Lord Allan Sugar. It’s a spin-off from the hugely successful BBC show The Apprentice and the young competitors are aiming to win the cash towards their business development. The first episode saw the teenagers selling [...]
Reach out and touch RB
Wednesday, May 5th, 2010Apparently, a lot of graduates are fascinated by RBs corporate brand identity, the pink kite. Last week I attended Bocconi&Jobs with my colleagues from Talent Development: this is one of the most important career fairs in Italy, taking place at Bocconi University twice a year. Companies have the chance to make presentations, display current opportunities [...]
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