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Were our universities right – ‘social media is a modern obstruction to gainful employment’?

Emily Knowles is a media studies graduate working in PR and copywriting. After finishing my degree in 2011, my prospects of finding a decent entry-level job looked bleak.  My marks were all right, but not outstanding, and the last sports award I won was in senior school. 1.  Bleak prospects for job-hunting graduates The only Were our universities right – ‘social media is a modern obstruction to gainful employment’?

Keeping employees motivated during challenging times

Courtesy of Dale Carnegie

The first challenge we had as a group was ‘how do you define ‘engaged employees’?’ This was clearly a new concept to many around the table. The consensus was that engaged employees feel involved in the business, have a clear idea about where it is going and their role in that, there is strong teamwork and employees give that bit extra because they want to see success.