ProGrad Brisbane

An Accountant, an Admin Clerk, and their Manager are walking to lunch when they find an antique oil lamp.

They rub it and a Genie comes out.

The Genie says, “I’ll give each of you just one wish.”
“Me first! Me first!” says the Admin Clerk.

“I want to be in Hawaii, driving a speedboat, without a care in the world” Poof! She’s gone.

“Me next! Me next!” says the Accountant. “I want to be in Bali, relaxing on the beach with my personal masseuse, an endless supply of cocktails and the love of my life.” Poof! He’s gone.

“OK, you’re up,” the Genie says to the Manager.

The Manager says, “I want those two back in the office in an hour.”

Moral of the story: Always let your boss have the first say!

According to ‘The Telegraph’- Article by Jeremy Warner (DEC 2011)

ProGrad is trying to put out the warning for all graduates that there may be some tough economic times ahead.  (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news)

Now is the time to brace yourself and get clued up about the types of industries and roles available.  Our recommendation is to research the industries which will come out on top during the uncertain times ahead. Try looking at publications such BRW (Business Review Weekly), The Australian, SMH, Marketing Mag, CRN, ARN, Adnews and B&T to name a few.

To give you a helping hand, ProGrad have done some of the work for you. We have researched the top performing Industries that will help you make an educated decision on the best suited career path after University.  

ProGrad celebrated Halloween in style this year as we all got our best costumes on to celebrate!
Everyone in the office enjoyed some horror movie trivia, followed by some seriously competitive apple bobbing!

To see more photos of the Halloween dress up day at ProGrad, please go to our ProGrad Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/ProGrad/126475642525

If you would like to discuss any ProGrad opportunities, please do not hesitate to contact ProGrad on (02)8235 8300 or email us at: http://info@prograd.com

ProGrad have recently welcomed a new team member into the Sydney office. Waffaete is a recent university graduate that has come through the ProGrad assessment day.

Waffaete was a memorable candidate on the day as she deomstrated her maturity, professionalism, drive to succeed and strong communication skills.

Waffaete has joined the ProGrad team as a Business Development Manager. She now works within the sales departments helping to generate new business leads and assist other recent university graduates in finding a secure full time position.

The team at ProGrad would like to welcome Waffaete, and wish her all the best in her new role!

If you are a recent graduate, or an organisation looking to recruit a graduate, call ProGrad directly on 02 8235 8300 or visit ProGrads website at www.prograd.com.au

Luke studied Business Commerce at Monash University and worked as a tennis coach and factory worker whilst he was at university. Luke has described his experince at the ProGrad assessment day as ” nerve racking and challenging but a huge sense of accomplishment when successful. Either way a fantastic learning experience!”

Luke was offered to attend an interview for a graduate role at Pitney Bowes. ” I am a Sales Executive within a large territory in mebourne.” Luke, ProGrad Graduate. Luke has attended 4 training modules within his first year of employment at Pitney Bowes.

” The training is a very open and appraochable forum where great content is covered and related to specific roles, also where honesty and openess is welcomed and respected. I would recommend ProGrad to any recent graduate because the training courses and very relevant and applicable to the real world.” Luke, ProGrad Graduate.

If you are interested in finding out more about ProGrads training courses, please call us directly 02 8235 8300 or visit ProGrads website at www.prograd.com.au

ProGrad recently placed 20 university graduates into entry level roles within our client partner companies. The graduates spent their first month at work getting to know the companies products, services and key clients before coming back to the ProGrad offices for their Module 1 training course.

ProGrad Module 1: An introduction to professional sales and marketing, is designed to educate these graduates on a range of business basics including the different between profit and loss, how to manage your time effectively, how to set achievable objectives and the importance of building a strong pipeline.

“I really liked the course; I found it very applicable and relevant. I also enjoyed the interaction with other graduates. Kingsley was a great teacher as he listened as well as taught. He got the points across very well by using good examples.” Natasha, ProGrad graduate.

ProGrad values all of the feedback we receive from our graduates. If you have recently been involved in a ProGrad training course and would like to leave some feedback please call the Prograd office directly on 02 8235 8300 or visit the ProGrad website at www.prograd.com.au

Sophie

There are a number of steps you need to make through in order to be classified as a ProGrad successful. Firstly there are a few basics:

-         A recent university or TAFE graduate

-         Looking for full time work with an immediate start date

-         Have strong verbal communication skills

-         Have an interest in business development or business to business sales.

The next step is to pass a telephone interview and then an assessment day. At the end of the day, ProGrad is looking for graduates who are confident, have great communication skills are well presented and who are driven and hungry to succeed.

If you are a recent university graduate who is looking to start your career, please apply online at the ProGrad website www.prograd.com.au or call out office directly to speak to one of the graduate managers 02 8235 8300.

Sophie