Sufi M and his staff operate The Glaring Facts, one of the leading and densely populated websites involving psychology, media-related material, history of science, and money management. We are certain you will find something that will fascinate you. It’s undoubtedly clear that online, internet-enabled and large networking communities have reshaped the communications industry into an almost unrecognizable... 

One of those creative all-talented individuals drew the drawing below. Yup, it’s me. Can you recognise some of my traits and influences? Mexican Michael A piece of advice I constantly provide fellow University students with is to build up their social media portfolio. Such advice wouldn’t work well with every degree studied (eg. an online presence for a social worker might not be wise) but more... 

This time last year I was frantically putting together my CV and dreaming about the various companies I would actually want to work for. I concluded that my ideal situation would be working for Google, Microsoft or IBM – I managed to get an internship at Microsoft. Here are some of my tips to help you find a placement. Network with Friends and Family Start here first. Find out if any of your friends... 

Go on, admit it. Who has been watching the latest series of The Apprentice? I have and I do have a couple of favourites who I believe could win; Chris Bates and Stella English. What a productive and intelligent couple. Yet, whenever I watch The Apprentice I am struck at how bizarre some business approaches are. Often poor logic and insight cause the worst decisions. Not helped by the fact each contestant... 

I know some of you who read this blog are Graduates applying for a multitude of jobs with little avail so far. Another string for your bow would be a Graduate Recruitment Fair I stumbled across this week called GradU8. If you are in your last year of University or have recently graduated then I highly recommend you get signed up to GradU8. You can even follow GradU8 on Twitter. GradU8 is the UK’s... 

Last night I participated in the #CommsChat session on Twitter. More information about the sessions can be found on their website. If you are a PR Student or communications professional then I highly recommend you join in with the discussions. This blog post is inspired from last night’s discussions. The Rise of Gamification Gamification is a concept which has been around for a while but this year... 

Never have I doubted the amount of information my brain can absorb. This week has changed that for a variety of reasons. A diverse amount of tasks has rendered my mind bouncing between different activates whilst also learning how to use the numerous programs Microsoft use to implement online advertising. Before I started my placement at Microsoft it became clear that day-to-day activities and opportunities... 

Did you know that an increasing amount of employers are using social media to check out applicants? So before you send off your CV here are five of my tips: 1. Google Yourself Think like an employer. The first thing I would do would be to visit Google and type in the applicants name perhaps followed by something relevant to their experiences or education on their CV. For instance, when I type ‘Michael... 

Over the last couple of weeks I have been working on growing the traffic on my blog. This is my piece of advice for how to promote your blog online. 1. Get involved with Twitter and share your posts. Remember that this is a platform for conversation – get engaged. 2. Share all your posts through Facebook. Sometimes using a third party application like NetworkedBlogs can be good way to automate this... 

I can’t claim I know everything about CV writing but these 5 methods are my advice. 1. Include a URL to Your Blog Writing posts to a blog concerning the industry of which you are applying to may put you miles ahead of other applicants. Whilst a CV ideally can be no longer than two pages, a blog can be constructed of hundreds of pages. A blog can be a really good way to show your employer that you...