Career Advice
Next Step / How to prepare for the first day of a new job
As making a positive first impression in a new workplace is crucial, properly preparing yourself for the first day can boost your confidence and help you navigate the challenges ahead. As such, here are some essential tips to keep in mind to ensure you can make the most of your first day in a new job.
Cover Story / Should you start a part-time job during your undergrad?
Is starting a part-time job during your undergraduate truly worth it? Read on to find out.
Making a living through art in Bangladesh
There is no denying that artists are here to stay. Moreover, it is now easier to get your work out to a larger audience.
Next Step / Missed your turn? 'Recalculate' your career route
Lindsey Pollak, author of “Recalculating: Navigate Your Career Through the Changing World of Work,” discussed with Reuters how to adapt and thrive when life is unpredictable.
Top 5 sites that teach programming from scratch
If you can bring value to your online presence, then you can make a positive and measurable impact on any business. Here are some websites to help you enhance your credentials.
Study in Japan? Check out Ritumeikan Asia Pacific University
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) started its journey in 2000 and is an AACSB accredited university. Could this be your higher education destination?
Should you pursue a career in medicine?
It is universally acknowledged that a career in medicine and the years of medical school prior to it is much more gruelling than most
Am I compatible with this job?
In an ideal world, people love their jobs and find fulfilment in their work. That doesn't always happen in this imperfect and very much real world. Sometimes, people work for money. Sometimes, it's a fancy brand name that matters.
THE MILLENNIAL WAY TO NAIL THAT JOB INTERVIEW
Millennials are often stereotyped for being too lazy, distracted, high-maintenance, tactless, whimsical, and self-centred. Debunk these ideas as mere myths associated to your performance? Follow the tips in this article to make sure you don't get fired even before you get hired.
WHAT THE HECK IS A COPYWRITER?
Every now and then, advertising agencies will ask to hire copywriters. You may have even met one and wondered if that person is another unemployed individual with a vague job title like the CEO of a Facebook called 'What I Ate Today'.
What to do when entry-level positions require “two years of experience”
It's your dream job in your ideal industry. This is what four years of undergrad built you up for. You are ready to take on all those challenging albeit thrilling responsibilities. Even better—you are genuinely digging the company's mission, you can already envision yourself sticking up Steve Jobs posters in that spiffy green cubicle with the plywood walls. So what's stopping you?
7 lines never to use on your boss
Being the boss is difficult enough without employees saying things that add confusion and misdirection to the process.
Job hunting? Get a personal website
With your résumé and your cover letter, you have to tell hiring managers all about your skills. But why tell them, when you can show them?
10 places to pick up ace leadership skills for free
Does that mean you have to put aside your dreams of being the simmering unicorn of leadership wisdom your team needs to succeed? Well, of course not. There are plenty of free resources that can help you increase your competency, often on your own schedule.
Secrets to success for the fresh grad from C-suite hotshots
Top managers in Bangladesh on what they really look for in new recruits.
5 jobs that might die out by 2025
Bangladesh is slowly catching up to adapting new technology and come 2025, a lot of existing jobs are likely to be in jeopardy of losing their market demands.
Career Camp 2017 is right around the corner
Don Sumdany Facilitation & Consultancy is organising IPDC presents Career Camp 2017 powered by Cooper's Bakery Bangladesh on August 5, 2017.
Nurturing the hidden talents of our youth
Passionate, forward-looking youth must be groomed and guided in order for them to contribute in the sector that best suits their skills, said experts at the 'Skills for middle-income Bangladesh: Preparing today's youth for tomorrow's challenges' roundtable on July 18, 2017.