Archive for October, 2010

The Importance of Being Yourself at Work

being-youself-happy-personIn my 10 years of working, something has perplexed me; on entering through the doors of the office, many of us lose a sense of who we are; we lose a sense of self. We take on a persona of how we think somebody should behave in a particular context and we start exhibiting behaviours that our friends and family would find strange e.g. we become cold, aggressive, subservient or fearful. This office persona is often a burden and can be detrimental to success in the workplace. Read the rest of this entry »

Podcasts the Future of Learning

podcasts_girl_listening_v1Podcasts and lectures are as much a part of the 21st century student’s life as beer and beans. Your average week at University might look something like this: attend lectures (4 hours); guffaw away to Karl Pilkington or Chris Moyles via podcast (7-8 hours); eat, sleep, drink (the rest of the time). This may seem like a logical division of your time, but what it you could combine the podcasting with the learning? University lecturer David Hearnshaw didn’t seem to think this was very viable way back in 2006, arguing that “more than words” were needed to ensure a rich learning environment. He may have been right with regards to the nuts and bolts of University lectures, but that doesn’t mean that podcasts can’t be a valuable learning, tuition and self-help resource in other ways. This week we look at how the podcast can help you study. Read the rest of this entry »

5 University Activities that Can Boost Your CV

extra-curricular-activities-boost-your-cvThroughout your time at university, you will be given the opportunity to get involved in a variety of tasks and extracurricular activities, such as, participating in your halls eating contest and the annual sleepathon. However, of the million and one things to do, a select few look really awesome on your CV and add immeasurably to your employability. But with so much to choose from, where does one start? Never fear, Tobiaking is here, and I’ll be separating the wheat from the chaff by cherry picking 5 uni activities that will not only look great on your CV, but that you will enjoy too. Read the rest of this entry »

How to Use Delicious to Find Jobs

delicious-logoGreetings students and graduates! I hope you are all either enjoying the first few weeks of a fresh year (or first year) at University, or feverishly beavering away in the hunt for internships and graduate jobs. Don’t forget that our student careers blog is here to help, and today I have a particularly tasty treat for you.

I’m sure you are all thoroughly well-versed on the joys of social media, having had myself and my fellow freelancestudents.co.uk bloggers ram the point home since our inception. However, at the risk of you being suffocated by an ever-more complicated array of social media outlets which might help you get a job, this week I’ll be throwing a last one (maybe!) into the mix: Delicious.

Below is a run down of what it is, how it works and what it might be able to do for you. Read the rest of this entry »