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做好份Intern,為將來鋪路

對許多人而言,實習可能是進入某些行業或某些公司的唯一機會,因為多數實習工作對求職者的要求不如全職那般高,有時企業為了應付暑假或行業高峰期而增聘一些人手應市,篩選履歷時標準也會比平常為低。這意味著這是一次好機會,比畢業時跟「全世界」火拼的成功獲聘機會為高。   我不建議純為賺錢而做的實習,不是說錢不重要,而是這種短期性質的工作,錢相較其他方面的裨益根本來得微不足道。為了高一點的人工待遇,可能只是一餐飯仔,而放棄更能令自己得益的機會就實在太短視了。認真,做好呢份工,分分鐘影響自己一世。   1. 認識真實的工作情況:一般來說,全職工作的壓力較實習大,實習正正給予你一個親身體驗的機會,以便你更了解自己的喜好、能力、理想。在過程中明確了解自己不能接受的東西,日後真正求職時目標便能更清晰,省回很多試工、轉工的時間。   2. 不要只為學分而做:大專院校不少學系都會為同學仔安排實習機會,更有很大的比例是計入學分,但計分權重一般不會很高,導致有些同學們只為完成兩三個月的實習期交差就了事。既然機會放在眼前,同學應該調整心態,不要只求混個學分,橫豎都要做,何不認真對待學習過程,以取得最大的得著?履歷也不只增加一項「在 XXX 實習三個月」的空洞陳述,而是透過良好表現、態度去爭取做實事、表現的機會,為履歷加入具體的職責、實質達到的成果等。   ...

今期流行咩暑期工

又到暑假又到暑假,學生哥放暑假去玩去癲之餘,很多時都會搵份暑期工賺下外快、自力更生,識下女仔,尋找長大的足迹。   對於暑期工初體驗的一群,最常見的不外乎售貨員、飲食業、派傳單、興趣班導師、補習、接線生、搬運。想做下文青的,可以一試書店助理、旅遊記者;喜歡追求生活品味的,可以嘗試當個咖啡室學徒、畫廊助理;喜歡大自然和動物的可以當寵物店助理員、農場動物護理員、假日農夫;喜歡接觸人群的,可以應徵各式博物館導賞員、生態導賞員、主題樂園兼職等;關心社會的「憤青」,可以自薦擔當環保大使、議員助理;想尋求刺激有趣的可以試下神秘顧客、私家偵探學徒。   其實社會上充滿著各式各樣的暑期工,選擇暑期工時不應這麼早就收窄自己的範圍、局限自己的視野。筆者做過很多不同的暑期工,但都有一個共通點,就是每份工作都建構出現在的自己。你會發現那些軟知識會常常不經意地為你的工作和待人處事方式,帶來一些啟示及助力。職業無分貴賤,只要符合以下條件,都可以趁後生一試:   1. 自己感興趣的:只要是自己感興趣的,就會做得上心,經歷自然深刻,這些經歷會轉化成你的「資產」。   2. 冷門的:人一世物一世,有機會當然要試多些,還不趁這些機會,難道要等到有家有室、「一家大細靠晒你」的時候才去試嗎?   ...

Internship Crucial for Success

Most university students are not enthusiastic about their internship opportunities. Before you decide to pass on that internship, consider the downsides for turning one down first and then really think if it’s the best decision for you and your future goals… ...

Making the Most Out of Your Internship

Being the Recruitment Director at the Mountbatten Institute for the past four years, I’ve seen my fair share of interns come and go through our one year traineeship programmes. Here’s my contribution to what I’ve observed from our more successful trainees. ...

How To Turn Your Internship Into A Full-Time Job

Internships may very well be the secret to finding a full time job. Not only does an internship help get your foot in the door of a company, the hands-on experience and networking opportunities are priceless on a student’s resume. And these two factors just might be the push someone needs to extend a full time job offer when your internship comes to an end. By the same token, the inexperience of a young university student could highlight all the inadequacies and lack of professionalism of those fumbling to find their grounding in a new career. ...

5 Ways For University Students To Build Their Resumes

As university students accelerate towards graduation day, the mood can be a jumble of mixed emotions. Certainly there is excitement and nervous anticipation hanging in the air as one chapter in life comes to a close and another slowly begins to materialise on the horizon. Unfortunately, as university ends, it is also this new beginning that can fill soon-to-graduate university students with fear, dread, and anxiety. Graduating from university means entering the competitive “real” world where finding a good job is key to success in life. ...

Intern to improve

Students at top universities around the world are advised by their careers teams to commit to internships as they progress through their academic studies, writes Kate Harper. ...