When Briana Kane speaks about the type of person who would fit in at Meltwater, ambitious is a word that seems to best sum it up. With the support given to her by the company, Briana has been able to realise some of her own ambitions, including being offered the opportunity to help launch Meltwater News in Canada as part of her career progression. As of May 1st, she took on a new opportunity, this time as a Senior Product Specialist in London.
Name: Briana Kane
Birthplace: New York
Joined Meltwater: August 2007, Boston
Current job title: Senior Product Specialist
Who inspires you: Samantha Monk, Managing Director…
It’s a tough time for jobseekers. Job openings are scarce and it’s incredibly difficult to stand out from the crowd. You need to do much more than simply spruce up your CV but hopefully this post will provide you with some ideas to help land that dream job!
How businesses use social media
It’s crucial to understand how and why businesses are using social media as this will help you identify what to look for when you start your job hunting. I’ve said for a while now that social media should no longer be the sole domain of the Comms and Marketing departments.
Critically,…
They say that necessity is the mother of invention and in Jonas Oppedal’s case there may be something in that. His refreshing candour in admitting that he joined Meltwater in 2003 with a burning need to earn some money, but how he soon found himself swept away on a tide of enthusiasm, sets the scene for eight years of challenges and achievements.
Name: Jonas Oppedal
Birthplace: Tønsberg, Norway
Joined Meltwater: September 2003
Current job title: Executive Director, Meltwater Reach
Who inspires you: Anyone who is able to remain humble after achieving success
My three words to describe Meltwater: Team, performance, care
Just starting out
Oppedal turned his back on what…
One of the many advantages of working at Meltwater is the international opportunities and Meltwater jobs on offer. With 56 offices in 26 exuberant locations like Sydney, Barcelona, New York, and Cape Town, there are great opportunities for an international career.
If you visit a few of the Meltwater offices around the globe, you’ll notice that there is one special theme that is common throughout, irrespective of the native tongue spoken; it’s the culture, and the people.
Meltwater’s employees are a diverse group. Among those on the Meltwater team are a former priest, a professional paintball player, lawyers, a professional NFL football player, financial…
Janet pauses when she is asked what it’s like dealing with Meltwater clients and then she says, “It’s like being in a relationship.”
“Because,” Janet continues, “we are committed to doing whatever we can for our clients to build long-lasting partnerships — so that we can meet their objectives, whatever those objectives might be. So yes, I think of our clients as like a ‘relationship’. And it’s that approach to dealing with customers that sets us apart and also provides excellent opportunities for our new staff to build skills in business relations.”
Name: Janet Yu
Birthplace: Hong Kong
Joined Meltwater: 2006, Consultant, Meltwater Buzz, Asia
Current role: 2012,…
