Recent News

• And that concludes CareerCamp for school year 2011-2012

  Hard to believe that March isn’t even over. We just had our busiest month yet!

  March 6 – We were at La Consolacion Manila for the whole day, delivering CareerCamp sessions to their graduating students. We also evaluated resumes during the job fair, making sure that the students knew what kind of professional impression their resume was giving. (Even if your resume is stellar, you still need to have it checked by someone who can edit. Please!)

  March 16 – The Philippine Star printed an article written by our intern, Rica Fernandez, about the CareerCamp at LCCM. Congrats, Rica!

• Good luck, San Beda Legal Management juniors!

  CareerCamp days tend to start early for us, and today was no exception. I was at Discovery Suites Ortigas before 7:30 AM because I was the first speaker at “Lex Seminarium and CareerCamp,” a practicum orientation seminar for San Beda Manila’s Legal Management juniors.

  After a quick coffee and bagel (fuel for the career speaker), I spoke for about an hour, giving the students 10 tips to avoid becoming the “annoying applicant” that every HR practitioner, hiring manager, and recruiter encounters at least once a day. Loved that the students were dressed to impress, going corporate with their blazers, skirts, ties, suspenders and all. Some were a little too dressy, but that’s another talk entirely!

• CareerCamp goes to UP Diliman

  

  CareerCamp is visiting UP Diliman on Friday, September 23. We’ve prepared a day’s worth of informative (we promise) and fun (we hope) talks for the students of the College of Science and Philosophy.

  If you’re not going to be able to join us, but you’re interested in finding out just what advertising, BPO, social enterprises and consulting have to do with social sciences majors, follow @career_camp. There will be live-tweeting!

• Campers: Businesses with heart, and smart tips for traveling this summer

  

  First of all, we want to welcome St. Paul University Quezon City to our circle. We held our first CareerCamp there in March, sponsored by Myra E. (Thanks, Myra E!)
  
  

  SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR Anna Meloto-Wilk of Gandang Kalikasan (makers of Human Nature organic beauty products) spoke to us about starting her own business and how to join her team.

• Campers: Find out what it takes to be a TV producer, and if you’re graduating — don’t panic :)

  Congrats to those gearing up for graduation! We will continue to be here and give you advice (because suddenly career panic will become REAL for you). If you’re considering working in media or being a TV producer, check out our interview with Diane Jorolan of CNBC Asia’s Capital Connection.

  And when you go on that first job/internship interview, DON’T LOOK NERVOUS. It shows! For the women, here are some beauty and skincare tips for a more professional you.

• Campers: Best foot forward – for interviews and working in groups

  Thinking of starting a career in advertising? Gerry Urbina shares the worst thing some people have done while applying at his firm. He also advises students to join industry-specific orgs and seek out meaningful internships.
  Complete interview here.

  If you saw American Idol this week, then it’s fresh in your minds that being in a mediocre group can bring you down. Benjamin Caruncho III gives advice for forming groups that work — and that may mean avoiding some types of people!
  Read it here.

• CareerCamp at St. Paul QC on March 4!

  CareerCamp will be at St. Paul University Quezon City on Friday, March 4. What does this mean for St. Paul’s students? Tips for a new, professional you — once you start entering the workforce Resume writing and job interview guides Fabulous freebies from CareerCamp sponsor Myra E And a few more surprises — visit our [...]

• Campers: How NOT to be an annoying applicant

  This is the online version of a message sent to CareerCamp’s mailing list of partner schools. We’ve been hearing a LOT of “annoying applicant” stories from hiring managers lately! But we realized that in many cases, nobody gets to tell these applicants what they did wrong — so they end up being an “annoying applicant” [...]