Category Archives: Professional Advice
“Focus on Focus”. When I first heard this phrase, I was sitting in a conference room for my second day of training in Meltwater’s London office. My immediate thought was: “How cliché. What does that even mean?” As training went on, I forgot most of the things that were said, but somehow this phrase stuck in my head.
We usually think of working hard as synonymous with working long hours. However, in my time at Meltwater I have noticed that the best people always seem to wrap up their work and be out of the office the soonest. This inspired me when…
When you hear the term “HR” what comes to mind? Let me take a guess … Policy Police? Compliance Committee? Thorn in my side? Chances are, these are some of the immediate connotations, based on a rather antiquated description of an HR professional. And trust me, I used to make the same assumptions, so no hard feelings. 
However, I feel extremely privileged to be part of a new wave of HR practice. In my mind, HR Managers today have the ability to give a company a competitive edge and significant return on investment. This comes, with no surprise, from strategic…
As we enter mid-June, university students around the world are completing exams and tossing their graduation caps as they prepare to enter the next phase of their lives. However, with the world on the rebound from one of the worst economic crises in history, this can be a very uncertain time for many. As a Recruitment Manager at Meltwater Group, I wanted to share a few simple tips for standing out from the crowd.
- Attitude is everything. A candidate’s attitude is something every company will be evaluating in interviews. Your attitude gives a window into your work habits, and if you…
Some of my Meltwater colleagues recently sent around a thought-provoking piece published recently in the New York Times. Guy Kawasaki, a co-founder of Alltop, a news aggregation site, and managing director of Garage Technology Ventures, reflects on lessons learned so far in his career and gives advice on building important skills.
His first job, of all things, was selling jewelry, and he says he learned a fundamental lesson: “… how to sell. Sales is everything. As long as you’re making sales,” he says, “you’re still in the game.”
Guy interestingly goes on to criticize the investment banking and consulting professions, advising graduates…
Performance reviews can be tough. Myself, my friends and my colleagues often experience anxiety prior to going into quarterly or annual reviews. So when I came across a blog post titled “How to Sail Through Your Performance Review,” I just had to share some of the advice here:
- Know what you’ve done well. Before you go into your review, make sure you know your strengths, accomplishments and be ready to articulate them. I have outlined all my goals and objectives for the next six months and keep a running tally of my accomplishments. Additionally, it’s a good idea to make a…
