GLOBAL BRAND SEEKS RECENT GRADUATE
March 15, 2010 by Nicola · Leave a Comment
One of the largest and most well known brand names in the FMCG market is seeking exceptional graduates for its next graduate program to begin their careers in the coming weeks.
The graduate program run by this global giant is second to none and competition is fierce. Plenty of training will be provided to ensure your progression through the ranks as an External Representative through to junior management roles or transfers to other internal departments.
For the right graduate this role represents the perfect opportunity to combine your business acumen with your ambition to achieve. You will need to be someone who has a proven track of setting personal goals and achieving them, be highly organized, well presented and have a passion for building and developing an already well known and loved brand name.
Only the most driven, confident and excellent communicators will make it into this opportunity. If you think you match this criteria and you have recently completed your degree in any discipline then apply now as applications will close shortly.
GRADUATE DIGITAL MEDIA OPPORTUNITY
March 15, 2010 by Nicola · Leave a Comment
Our client is a worldwide leader in digital media. They are looking for a creative graduate to come on board as a Graduate Digital Media Opportunity.
Our client is a respectable company who work with image licensing and enables creative innovation for advertising. The graduate that is fortunate enough to secure this position will be responsible for working on accounts such as small magazines and design services.
Key responsibilities:
• Meet or exceed established monthly revenue
• Maximize sales
• Proactively target high-potential clients
• Identify new client opportunities
• Develop comprehensive understanding of new products and services
• Maintain up to date knowledge
Key skills that will make you successful in this position:
• Effectively work in a team and as an individual
• A strong drive to generate sales
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Confidence
If this sounds like the position for you, then don’t miss the opportunity and apply now!
These roles require immediate start dates.
GRADUATE MARKETING EXECUTIVE
March 15, 2010 by Nicola · Leave a Comment
GRADUATE MARKETING EXECUTIVE
Great Marketing Executive position available!
If you are online marketing savvy - you will greatly succeed in this role
Looking for someone with a strong attention to detail
This is a rare and exciting opportunity for a graduate who wants to break into marketing early on in their career!
Our client is a well respected leader in the IT sector and enjoys a high growth rate year on year. They are currently looking to double their staff. Multiple opportunities will be available as a *Graduate Marketing Executive*.
Requirements of this position:
• Maintaining social media company profiles and website content.
• Liaising and networking with a range of stakeholders, e.g. customers, colleagues, suppliers and partner organisations
• communicating with target audiences and managing customer relationships
• Managing the production of marketing materials, including Email and direct marketing, tradeshows and roadshows.
• Arranging for the effective distribution of marketing materials
• Maintaining and updating customer databases
• Organizing and attending events such as conferences, seminars, receptions and exhibitions
• Sourcing and securing sponsorship for events if required
• Conducting market research such as customer questionnaires if required
• Contributing to and developing marketing plans and strategies
• Evaluating marketing campaigns
• Monitoring competitor activity
• Supporting the marketing manager and sales team
• Writing and proofreading copy
• Liaising with designers and printers
Competencies that will assist you in the role:
• Good computer skills
• Sense of design
• Online marketing savvy
• All-rounder (this role focuses on a number of different areas of marketing)
• Strong communication skills written and verbal
• Attention to detail
• Great marketing ability
Our marketing positions are very sought after, If you want to take advantage of this amazing opportunity, then don’t miss out, and apply now!
*To be eligible for this position you must have completed your degree.*
Blogging Tips
March 15, 2010 by Nicola · Leave a Comment
Here are some tips on how to build a successful blog if your employer approaches you about it! Yuo are a Gen Y - tech savvy graduate after all!When starting with a blog remember to start with people and objectives. This is important if you want a successful blog!
* Start by listening
* Determine a goal for the blog
* Develop a plan
* Rehearse
* Design the blog and the cobnnection to your site
* Develop a marketing plan so people can find the blog
* Rememkber blogging is more than writing
* Final advice be honest!
We hope these help. Happy blogging!
Boredom can kill you!
March 15, 2010 by Nicola · Leave a Comment
Have you got the boredom disease? It’s quite common in the workforce. I have read many blogs about employees bitching how bored they are and I even came across an article that said boredom increases heart problems and quickens death.
But have you ever thought that boredom is a curse you overcome just by being proactive? Maybe it’s time we all took our mothers advice, when we were young complaining of boredom, THERE IS PLENTY TO DO!
Here are a few tips if you want to kick boredom in the workforce and live that little bit longer!
Be proactive. It’s time to take your dear mothers advice. If you feel like you have run out of things to do in the office, ask for more. I’m sure your boss would love to offload some work and it will also give you brownie points in “taking initiative.”
Lack of motivation can also contribute to boredom. Ways to combat this can be to find inspiration about what you do or in the colleagues around you. Set yourself goals and give yourself rewards when you have reached these goals. For example: If you finish a particular task in time shout yourself lunch or speak to that guy/girl that you have always wanted to.
Give yourself variety. Instead of focusing on one set task for hours, start something else and come back to it. This way each task will be fresh and new.
Make the work enjoyable! Find something to be excited about and look forward to in the workplace. If you like going to work, chances are you will like the work and it will be a more enjoyable experience all over.
Teamed with these tips and a willingness to improve and seek out new tasks, you will succeed in beating the boredom bug!
ProGrad training
March 15, 2010 by Nicola · Leave a Comment
At the moment we are holding training days for the graduates who have been successfully placed in a job through our services. We have module one and module two being held.
I love it when their fresh faces come through the door!
That’s one thing that makes ProGrad so unique as a company. We offer training to our graduates - so for any of our amazing opportunities you don’t actually need experience - we give you that experience through our training!
If you would like to know more about ProGrad and our business training then visit our website at www.prograd.com.au or contact us on (02) 8235 8300
CONGRATULATIONS!
March 15, 2010 by Nicola · Leave a Comment
We would like to congratulate everyone who has recently finished their degree and who will be graduating in April this year!
It is very exciting and you should be very proud to wear the robe and take that certificate!!!!
We also wish you all the best in the work force too!
Feel free to contact us if you would like our help. We work a little bit like a recruitment agency for graduate students. We aim to get your foot in the door of many organisations from a whole variety of different sectors such as IT, MEDIA, ADVERTISING, and FMCG. We do this by placing graduates into business to business sales roles in these organisations and after this head start you can progress from there!
If you would like to know more feel free to visit our website at www.prograd.com.au or contact us directly on (02) 8235 8300.
Social workplaces
March 15, 2010 by Nicola · Leave a Comment
Many regard the social aspect of the workplace as very important - especially graduates, as many have said a great working environment is in their top 3 most important things in the workforce.
But is it affecting your work? Where do your priorities lie?
There are many other things that you can do to socialise with work people instead of abandoning your work and talking up a storm. Go and do social things together - like going out for work drinks on a friday night or make sure you attend social events that work may hold.
Don’t let the social aspect of work effect your performance in your role!
GRADUATE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE POSITION
March 15, 2010 by Nicola · Leave a Comment
This is your chance to work for a dynamic global organization who is a market leader in the IT industry.
Our client specialises in the provision of information, analytical tools and marketing services to organizations and consumers.
With a great reputation for fast growth and progression within the company, there is plenty of room to develop your skills and move up within the company.
They are seeking to employ a recent university graduate to join their team as a Business Development Executive. The role will have you contacting senior management, chief financial officers and technology officers to generate leads, and book and attend meetings.
Our client ensures this is not a pushy sales role, but a long term relationship building role that requires a mature and methodical person to be able to generate strong leads over a long period of time. They are seeking someone who can build their client base in the form of quality not quantity.
Skills/competencies:
• Great team working skills
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent personable skills
• A great working mentality
If you would like to take advantage of this great opportunity, then apply now!
*To be eligible for this position you need to have completed your degree*
GRADUATE SALES EXECUTIVE POSITION
March 15, 2010 by Nicola · Leave a Comment
Our client is a fast growing Australian owned, IT Networking Solutions company based in North Ryde. They are creating a new position in order to support their existing Sales Account Managers. This new position will be responsible primarily with liaising with customers and helping them with their buying decisions and answering sales and technical queries. This role will suit a graduate who is hungry to start their career within a dynamic, entrepreneurial company in the IT sector.
You do not need any IT background, just confidence, drive to succeed and a positive, “go-getter” attitude.
As an inside sales executive, you will be the primary contact for smaller accounts and a supplementary contact for other accounts when the Account manager is not in the office.
The Inside Sales Executive will be responsible for:
o Ultimately achieving sales targets as agreed to with Management.
o Management of nominated existing accounts to the satisfaction of the client in a professional and ethical manner whilst meeting company requirements.
o Development of new sales within the nominated existing accounts.
o The development of sales to new accounts and nominated target market.
o Liaison between the client and company with a view to meet both parties’ requirements.
This is a self sufficient role that requires at minimum the ability for this person to organise his/her own work, set priorities and to meet critical client and company deadlines. Also crucial to the role is the ability for effective Communication with co-workers, managers, subordinates, clients and the general public sufficient to convey information and to receive work direction.
If you have the following attributes, please apply now!
- Strong communication skills
- Hungry to succeed
- Confidence and professionalism
- Positive, go-getter attitude
- Fast learner
- Good organisation and time management skills