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“Many fresh graduates have a hard time finding jobs because their skills and educational background do not fit the needs of businesses” Whether you agree or not with the above statement by the Bureau of Local Employment (BLE), let’s face it, finding a job is not as easy as you think it is. And getting an education doesn’t even guarantee a job for you in the future. It’s really difficult to pinpoint the main culprit in this case because there is a myriad of reasons [...]

I have been frequenting the LinkedIn oDesk group lately because I am monitoring a discussion that I’ve started regarding freelancing challenges. And I was surprised to see an entirely different look and feel of the groups section. For one, there is now a slide gallery of recent posts that were made, a bar with tabs where you can give a thumbs up, comment, like, pass or flag for a post. Plus a Hootsuite/Facebook like status update console where you can attach a link and provide more detail [...]

Life as a freelancer is not a bed of roses and you know that, I’m sure. It’s challenging. It’s sometimes disappointing and frustrating. And what better way to learn than to ask those who’ve been in the business, and have gone all through what we’re just starting to cross. So I started a group discussion in LinkedIn and asks: What Are Your Biggest Freelancing Challenges? Here’s what LinkedIn members has to say: Ashish Mishra • [...]