Aidan
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4 things to remember when considering internships
Apr 2nd
Internships offer a fascinating insight into a world of work which is looking for people just like you, but anyone considering internships should be prepared. Follow these hints and tips, don’t panic and you may well be enjoying a new career sooner than you think!
1) Keep an open-mind: remember that just because you’re starting off on the ground floor making coffees, that doesn’t mean you’ll never progress. Speak to other members of staff and ask them how they progressed. Not only will internships give you vital insight into your possible career, it’ll put a smile on your face as you make the tea for the twenty-fifth time.
2) Dress and attitude is important: internships are work, as well as a way to have fun while learning about your chosen profession, so remember to turn up wearing appropriate clothing and with good personal hygiene. Which brings us to…
3) Punctuality is important: you may not be getting paid for the job you’re presently doing, but nobody should use internships as an excuse to turn up as and when they feel like it. Not only will this reflect badly in the short-term, but those comments won’t be easy to answer when you turn up for a real job in the future and your prospective boss questions how and why this happened.
4) Doing more than you need to is considered good working attitude: doing just enough to get by may seem OK for most internships, but your boss will see you in a much more favourable light if you decide to put in more effort without being told first!
Brick vs. Click: The Business War Continues
Nov 22nd
Historically speaking, the business has been encompassed in brick longer than it has been zipping about on the internet, but the brick and mortar business is experiencing an epic battle with its online competition. This is a war that has been raging for years, but soon, very soon, it will come to a bloody and cataclysmic conclusion…or will it?
For centuries, people have been buying their goods by taking trips into town with lists of what they need. They collect those goods by hand, and cart them to the check out where they would offer currency as tender and leave with the goods. The same process occurs online; only in this case, the shopper never has to leave their house.
Yes, you could buy everything you could possibly need online, but there are downsides and consequences to being a purely ‘click’ buyer. First of all, you cannot get a freshly brewed cup of coffee, the smell of the florist’s shop, or the rush of true window shopping from sitting like a lump in your desk chair. Yes, you could buy coffee in bulk, have flowers delivered to your house, and even spend several hours straight browsing the inventory at your favorite online retailer, but where is the human interaction? Also, many times the prices you find online for goods in your local store will differ from the actual store price- so taking a trip to the store might be worth it.
The purely ‘brick’ buyer faces some cons and annoyances as well. If you shop online in the store, you can miss out on online only specials that can save you money on purchases you make regularly. Also, sometimes shipping can cost less than the cost of the gasoline to get you there. Who doesn’t like shopping in their pajamas? Many people love the convenience of being able to shop for all their Christmas presents while wearing their favorite pair of footie pajamas.
So, what does the ‘brick’ need to do to even the numbers with the ‘click’? Why not put the brick and mortar store online? One store in two places equals twice the business.
This war is a long and deathly one, but it doesn’t seem to have an end…yet.