Posts Tagged ‘Education’
Sleep Better… Get better Grades in College
The consensus in the field — informed by a large Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey of American teens — is that adolescents need about nine hours and 15 minutes of sleep a night, but most get less. Teens are ...
UAE’s Best Business Ideas Close to Become Reality
The Big Start Season 4 has selected this season’s 25 finalists that will progress to the second round of the competition, run as Al Tamimi Investments core CSR initiative. The search for the best business idea among final yea...
The Big Start Student Entrepreneur Competition Season 4
One more week is given to all UAE-based final year graduates and post-graduate university/college students, under 30 years of age, to submit their pitches to The Big Start to become CEO of their own business. The Big Start, a C...
Collegefeed To Connect Students And Employers
Collegefeed launched this March, offering a social platform for students to connect with each other and employers long before the career fairs and short interviews begin. The service is designed for college kids who do not have...
Life of a journalism student
My life is different from those who are appearing for exams. Unlike a business or a marketing student, the life of a journalism student is loaded with independent writing and research, and what piles up at the end of year are w...
Night Before Exams
Must study….must study…..!!! This is it…. I prayed…really really hard…then I sat on my cozy bed, prepared to study for my forthcoming exams …I just have to start with History first, then Political Science, Geography...
Zayed University Accredited for the UK Matrix Standard Award
The Career Service at Zayed University has been awarded the matrix Standard for information, advice and guidance. This followed an external assessment process undertaken by emqc Ltd, the organisation responsible for the mana...
Do you procrastinate from applying for jobs?
Do you procrastinate from applying for jobs because the whole process feels like a big overwhelming, spinning blur? Feel like looking for a new job is a whole other job in itself? Do you have ‘job search stress’? I get it. ...
LinkedIn to Introduce New Jobs Feature
LinkedIn is excited to unveil the new LinkedIn Jobs, which will be rolled out to all of members around the world in the coming weeks. Helping to help find your dream job, the new LinkedIn Jobs experience has been completely re...
What can Lady Gaga teach YOU about your career?
Sure Lady Gaga has got a strong, powerful voice, sings catchy songs and obviously works hard… but so do so many other talented female singers out there these days. So what did she and her genius marketing team do to totally d...
Interview Anxiety?
So you’ve got a job interview? Congrats! [But wait a minute! So WHY do you look like a deer caught in headlights?] If you feel fear and anxiety at this point, instead of excitement and motivation, you’re not the only ...
World leaders in education gather in Dubai for Going Global conference
Seventy delegates from the UAE will join more than 850 of the world’s leaders in education to attend the British Council’s Going Global conference, which is being held this year in Dubai. Going Global is an annual conferen...
College is not a spectator sport!
Going to a college is more than just pulling all-nighters and learning how to make gourmet meals with a microwave. These four (or more) years are about growing as a person, developing your identity and learning other pertinent ...
This New Year make Realizations, NOT Resolutions!
The new year came and went!. Many people look at it as motivation to make a fresh start, to change and improve lives – and careers. And, without a doubt, the new year means a new set of New Year’s resolutions for many of us...
What if Dr. Seuss Gave Career Advice?
Imagine if you can, and if you can’t no one can, what might happen if Dr. Seuss helped build your career plan. This imaginary conversation takes place between an incoming senior and the newest career center professional at he...
4 Career Lessons from “Gangnam Style”
Hey, sexy lady… “Gangnam Style” has officially gone uber-viral. The music video broke the Guinness Book of World Records of YouTube views and swept the nation’s media channels. This catchy tune may seem like yet another...
Recruiters Hire Interns Who Show They’re Ready, Now
Many recruiters would agree that recruiting internship candidates is challenging. Of the hundreds of applications for each position they receive, some are from overachievers and emerging moguls. Some others are sent by applican...
Recruiter for a Day: Would You Hire You?
You feel your resume was perfect (even your mother proofed). Your cover letter came from a template you found online (you have every confidence it was the best of the bunch). And yet… you don’t get called in for an intervie...
Top sport psychologists stress on education to achieve results
Two of the top sport psychologists have called upon UAE sports to primarily focus on the training and education of coaches before that of athletes if the country is to deliver top-class sportspersons. “Any country that seeks ...
Your College Degree Will NOT Get You a Job
What is it about human nature that will not allow us to change the way we think… no matter how wrong we are? Case in point: college students, despite all evidence to the contrary, still believe that once they graduate a diplo...
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