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10 Awesome Student Blogs You Should Follow

TKM — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:25:17 +0000

A few weeks ago we went in search of student-run blogs to get a feel for whether students were actively engaged in blogging and if so, to then promote our favourites. We weren’t sure of the response we’d receive, but nonetheless we posted a few messages on Facebook and Twitter and sat watching our screens [...]

How to Find a Job on Twitter Part 2

jameslachno — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 06:53:49 +0000

In How to Find a Job on Twitter Part 1, we gave you the raw materials – tips on setting up an appropriate profile, following people relevant to your chosen profession and engaging with the big wide world (or world wide web, so to speak) through tweeting. This week, we cover the real business end [...]

The Advantages of an Internship at a Small Company

tobiaking — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 07:51:02 +0000

When searching for an internship, the traditional attitude is to find a place in a well-known large organisation within your field of interest in the hope of gaining some valuable work experience, however more often than not the experience can lack depth and relevance. Finding an internship with a smaller company may prove not only [...]

How to Survive an Internship

tobiaking — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 07:36:46 +0000

Internship – a time of training where one’s free time is exchanged in the hope of attaining valuable experience. Upon completion of an internship one can expect to be a connoisseur of teas, filing aficionado, commander in chief of the photocopying machine and a master in the art of sleeping at one’s desk without being [...]

How to Find a Job on Twitter Part 1

jameslachno — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 06:58:19 +0000

Finding a job on Twitter may sound like the 21st century equivalent of looking for labouring contracts in the local bookies – or, better still, the Nag’s Head – but thinking outside the usual jobsites and vacancies columns can pay serious dividends. Nope, Twitter isn’t just a place for slightly unhinged celebrity stalkers to sate [...]

DVD Giveaway: Win Banksy’s ‘Exit Through The Gift Shop’ Film

TKM — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:56:06 +0000

To share in our success of having reached the 1 year milestone, we’ll be giving away copies of the new Banksy film ‘Exit Through The Gift Shop’ on DVD to 5 lucky students. It’s an awesome film and has received some great reviews. Competition Details To be in with a chance of winning simply fill out our [...]

FreelanceStudents 1st Birthday

TKM — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:14:36 +0000

As you may have noticed, if you’ve been keeping your eye on FreelanceStudents over the past couple of weeks, it’s our 1 year anniversary. It’s our first birthday! It seems like only yesterday when the idea was dreamt up in a South London flat. It’s been a tough 12 months and to celebrate we underwent [...]

New Year, New Design and New Features – It’s FreelanceStudents v2

TKM — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:45:44 +0000

16th July 2010 was a momentous day… it marked the end of our first year in operation. High 5s all around! We didn’t think we’d make it past two months, but thanks to you guys we’re still here, and looking forward to the year ahead. To celebrate we embarked on a slight re-design and re-programming [...]

8 Office Personality Types and How to Handle them

tobiaking — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 07:58:41 +0000

Whether you’re a student working in a large corporate firm or an independent start-up with just a few employees, you will encounter some interesting personality types. We reveal 8 ‘wonderful’ different personalities, and advise on how to handle them and stay sane in the office! They are not in any particular order. The Newbie These come in [...]

The Rise of the Social Media Intern

jameslachno — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:44:38 +0000

Demand for Social Media skills amongst start-up and small businesses is soaring. We’ve noticed on the FreelanceStudents job board that more and more opportunities are being posted! Yet, it seems that students have not yet woken up to this growing opportunity despite the fact that many are already equipped with these skills. Perhaps because a [...]