Showing posts with label Job. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Job. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Job Hunter
It's nice to be on the other side. For years, I have been a recruiter trying to tap talent pools of universities and colleges for the companies that I worked for. Now, I'm in a job where I have to hunt for opportunities for a premier management school's graduates . And it's nice to have ample support from the faculty, staff, and the students themselves.
I am extremely glad that the job market is picking up post-recession. As an alumni of the same school I now work for, I can say that my batch was hit really hard but previous batches had a tougher time to penetrate the market. Our talent pool competes globally and not just locally - and compared to fresh graduates of business schools here in the Philippines, well you can say that we command a well-deserved premium (I remember telling my friend that we may be broke but we don't come cheap).
But there's still a rough road ahead. But an exciting one nonetheless because the landscape has changed for the better. I guess it's best incapsulated in the final words of this video from Canadian-Indian standup comedian Russel Peters. Believe me, I have had the exact same conversation about job opportunities. Well, except the part about disco dancing.
I am extremely glad that the job market is picking up post-recession. As an alumni of the same school I now work for, I can say that my batch was hit really hard but previous batches had a tougher time to penetrate the market. Our talent pool competes globally and not just locally - and compared to fresh graduates of business schools here in the Philippines, well you can say that we command a well-deserved premium (I remember telling my friend that we may be broke but we don't come cheap).
But there's still a rough road ahead. But an exciting one nonetheless because the landscape has changed for the better. I guess it's best incapsulated in the final words of this video from Canadian-Indian standup comedian Russel Peters. Believe me, I have had the exact same conversation about job opportunities. Well, except the part about disco dancing.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
I feel good!
Dear internet,
After weeks and weeks of carefully reaching out to corporate recruiters, one major bank has committed to 20 jobs for our MBA students graduating this year, and they will be located in Manila or abroad. 20 jobs! And they aren't hiring them as Management Trainees- the selected students will be hired as Program Managers! I choose not to say the name of the bank, but it kinda rhymes with this guy's surname.
I also have a couple more companies lined up, plus the students are doing a tremendous job in marketing our school to companies in the APAC region. So if any of you out there in the internet world want to look into the talent pool I'm managing, send me an email!
I'm feeling good, but I'll feel a whole lot better when their offers start coming in!
Altruism rocks!
Sincerely,
Fan of Ron Artest but not Kobe Bryant
After weeks and weeks of carefully reaching out to corporate recruiters, one major bank has committed to 20 jobs for our MBA students graduating this year, and they will be located in Manila or abroad. 20 jobs! And they aren't hiring them as Management Trainees- the selected students will be hired as Program Managers! I choose not to say the name of the bank, but it kinda rhymes with this guy's surname.
I also have a couple more companies lined up, plus the students are doing a tremendous job in marketing our school to companies in the APAC region. So if any of you out there in the internet world want to look into the talent pool I'm managing, send me an email!
I'm feeling good, but I'll feel a whole lot better when their offers start coming in!
Altruism rocks!
Sincerely,
Fan of Ron Artest but not Kobe Bryant
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