Mentoring for Students – Powerful Lessons Beyond Academia?
Think back on your undergraduate studies. Like many, you might want to go back and teach your younger self what you know today. What if someone could have guided you through your decisions and experiences at the time? Mentoring has a huge potential to transform, and maybe even more so during this confusing time in […]
Learning by Doing – My Marketing Research Internship at VeryConnect
By Niklas Cedenheim. Marketing Research Intern at VeryConnect. Psychology Student at the University of Glasgow. Embarking on your first internship can be an intimidating experience. When I first applied to VeryConnect, my expectations were positive, but vague. By jumping straight into a startup, I hoped to learn more about the inner workings of a company. […]
How to Keep Up with Digital Trends in CPD
Continuing Professional Development is important to both individuals and organisations. CPD is about learning that facilitates professional growth. It helps people to develop and organisations to evolve. It can be challenging to keep up in the rapidly changing landscape of CPD since digital trends are changing its definition. We are no longer talking about face-to-face […]
What are the Benefits of Mentoring PhD Students?
The benefits of mentoring are often thought to be for young people only. At VeryConnect we know from collaborating with a range of mentoring organisations that reality is different. Mentoring can help people in all walks of life. Formal mentoring programmes are gaining popularity in higher education and we wanted to explore why. Mentoring for […]
Creating a Powerful Members Area for Experts
Engaging with your membership community online can be challenging. The International Research Society for Public Management (IRSPM) previously struggled with its website and membership technology. After having identified the need for change in 2015 the Society now has a strong online presence. Today the IRSPM team can easily communicate with its members and stakeholders online. […]
