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During a time where all young professionals are on the hunt for their dream job, how do educational institutions provide their students with an employability edge on a 'budget' and with fewer resources?

The social media platform that will play the most significant role in your professional life is LinkedIn. Now, while over half of recent graduates have a LinkedIn profile, most fail to use it correctly and, consequently, fail to take advantage of the vast benefits it offers - this is a potentially costly mistake.

During our time in the internship space, we have had the opportunity to provide thousands of Graduates with valuable Work Experience. Across a range of industries we have connected Host Companies with candidates, who have had the chance to grow and learn beyond what they thought they were capable of.

With the job market growing more competitive, just having the right qualification for your ideal job is no longer enough. If you want to truly stand out, you need to develop business acumen.

Although most businesses are aware of the benefits of engaging with interns in a general capacity, many haven’t considered the possibility of bringing one on board for a specific project.

As COVID slowly subdues in Australia, companies are keen for a fresh start. Fortunately, for students and graduates, that means new career development opportunities.

In today's increasingly competitive job market, a company might look at 100s of resumes and interview dozens of candidates to find the best person for a role. With those odds against you, you must stand out from the pack.

Acquiring a mentor, or maybe even several mentors, throughout your career has many benefits. They help you avoid mistakes, provide a sounding board for your ideas and concerns, and generally help you advance in your chosen career a lot faster. 

Well what a crazy year for universities, employability professionals and students alike! Whilst it is a year most of us would like to forget, I think it is worth taking a moment to reflect and consider what we have learned.

Many of us connect with new people daily, yet the term 'networking' can deter us. Try and find a new spin on networking - by having this attitude and mindset - can lead to building solid working relationships. 

With the rapid technological advancements in the last decade or so, particularly with fast internet speeds and communication tools, businesses were always poised to increasingly embrace remote engagement practices.

If you are considering signing up for Readygrad’s remote internship program, you may wonder what your average day will be like. This is especially true when it comes to remote internships, which, being new, many graduates have no idea how this might look like compared to a traditional internship placement.

With all the sweeping changes to the entire world’s economy in 2020, graduates hoping to gain valuable experience with a company are starting to realise their best chance is through a remote internship. However, some students still wonder whether a remote internship looks as good on their resume as an in-person one, and ultimately, if it’s worth undertaking one.

With everything going on in the world, and the uncertainty companies are currently facing, most graduates might assume their chances of securing an internship are pretty slim. The great news is, however, this isn’t actually true, and there’s another option for getting some experience under your belt: a remote internship.

Networking isn’t always easy. To help you with your small talk, we have put together a range of tips to start and sustain conversations while networking. 

IT issues are some of the most consistent problems faced by companies. For a start, there’s the issue of maintaining your existing infrastructure, as well as supporting the employees that use it.  Then, of course, there’s supporting enquiries, system administration of desktops and servers, performing system and software upgrades, supporting database systems, networks and PC applications, and helping your staff to get to grips with it all.

Networking and meeting new people is never easy but I learnt that as much as it is a little daunting, it is also extremely rewarding and not so intimidating after all.

How can small businesses possibly create remote internship experience? Well, it is easier than you think and you wouldn’t be doing it alone. Readygrad is here to hold your hand, metaphorically of course, through the entire remote internship process. The National Association of Colleges and Employers recently asked over 200 employers how they are handling their internship programs.