One of the great things about job-hunting if you are a Gen Y is that it is so easy to get the inside track on a companies that you may be thinking of working for. For us poor old Xers and Boomers it was nearly impossible to find out what it was really like in a company until we actually worked there. Today the internet makes it easy. Graduates only have to go onto Facebook to find out whether the truth of working somewhere matches the marketing messages they have been fed.
There are more and more websites springing up that give the inside story and where grads can ask specific questions about careers, selection methods, hours of work in particular sectors/companies and much more. They make interesting reading and no doubt provide an invaluable service for young job hunters.
wikijob was started by two graduates of Manchester University. is a site used by students and graduates to network with peers, and exchange information about jobs, employers and interviews.
I love www.rollonfriday.com , not least of all for the gossip! It pro.vides news and views about the legal sector.
They are good reminders to companies to make sure their marketing matches reality. There is no hiding place!
Sally
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There are no hiding places any more. I love that line! It’s true. Companies whose marketing doesn’t match reality are finding it tougher and tougher to survive. The power of authenticity is becoming greater by the day, and that’s great news for all of us – not just job hunters!