http://www.progradbrisbane.com.au ProGrad Brisbane is a blog designed to assit graduates with the process of finding a job Mon, 23 Aug 2010 23:10:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Since June 2010, ProGrad have felt the demand of Graduate vacancies grow within QLD, which has prompted our focus in the market.  Historically, ProGrad have focused primarily in NSW and VIC and only worked in QLD occassionally depending on the roles made available.  In June, ProGrad made a company-wide committment ... http://www.progradbrisbane.com.au/hintsandtips/progradbrisbanenews/prograd-brisbane-assessment-days-on-the-ris/ ProGrad Assessment Team: The ProGrad Assessment Day Team will consist of 5-10 people depending on the day.  The team is a combination of our Graduate Managers, our Business Developers and our Facilitators.  During the Assessment Day, each candidate will have a series of score sheets.  These score sheets are for ... http://www.progradbrisbane.com.au/hintsandtips/progradbrisbanenews/prograd-assessment-day-team/ ProGrad Clients: ProGrad have been in Australia since 2005 and in that time we have developed strong relationships with over 600 companies.  Our Client list is attractive and provides graduates with access to employers such as Dell, Microsoft, News, Fairfax, McCain, Mars, Nestle, Fujitsu, Cisco, Heinz, Hasbro, Dow Jones and SEEK. We ... http://www.progradbrisbane.com.au/hintsandtips/progradbrisbanenews/prograd-clients-2/ More and more graduates are leaving University each year and it seems to be getting increasingly competitive for graduates to find suitable employment.  Online jobs portals like SEEK or MyCareer are very popular with graduates when looking for roles, and are viewed as a good advertising method for employers.  It ... http://www.progradbrisbane.com.au/hintsandtips/writing-your-resume/ ProGrad will be running the "Young Achievers" awards ceremony later this year and are finalising the entries.  We have had approximately 100 applications for our awards ceremony so far and are awaiting more.  Applications can be submitted online through our website www.prograd.com.au Entry Criteria: A ProGrad Graduate who has been placed in their ... http://www.progradbrisbane.com.au/graduate-news/prograd-young-achievers-2/ Assessment Day – Hints and Tips for success!   What is the Assessment Day?   ProGrad assessment days are by invitation only and competition is high between graduates wishing to secure their place on the day. At ProGrad, we assess your competencies to help you find a suitable graduate position that can offer you ... http://www.progradbrisbane.com.au/graduate-news/prograd-assessment-day-hints/   ProGrad are currently looking for a Business Development Manager in NSW.  We are accepting applications until Friday 27th March 2010 for this role.  We are also advertising this position on SEEK.    ProGrad is a services organization specializing in sales development across Australia.  Our unique offering is currently used by many global ... http://www.progradbrisbane.com.au/graduate-news/prograd-are-recruiting-business-developers/ ProGrad is a graduate recruitment specialist focusing on assessing, placing and training graduates across a variety of industries.  Our roles are primarily in the business to business sales and marketing teams of some of Australia's largest organisations.  Due to the success of this model, we have designed and developed a number ... http://www.progradbrisbane.com.au/graduate-news/how-to-manage-a-graduate/ Training, development and coaching is essential for a graduate at the start of their career.  This is perhaps something that experienced people take for granted, forgetting that they too started their career somewhere and have at some point been trained and developed. One of the key attributes that we have seen ... http://www.progradbrisbane.com.au/graduate-news/doing-the-basics-perfectly/ Whilst the norm is to ask Behavioural Based interview questions, some organisations will interview in a different way.  When dealing with University Graduates where experience is limited, interviewers will often ask a series of personal questions in an interview to establish the core values of an individual.  Here are some examples ... http://www.progradbrisbane.com.au/graduate-news/personal-interview-questions/