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Highlights and Advice for Candidates from Chinwag's Careers Day at #SMWLDN 2012

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15 hiring companies, 20+ advice mentors, 1000+ job seekers!

Friday 28th September marked the end of the beast that is Social Media Week London with Chinwag's Careers Day supported by JobisJob at The Vinyl Factory Soho. Hundreds of highly qualified students, recent graduates, and experienced professionals came along to speak with a great lineup of companies looking to hire including Nokia, Dow Jones, Imagination, Milkround, Financial Times, News International, Ve Interactive, Tempero, General Assembly, Enternships, 1000heads, PutItOut and more.

loungeJob seekers and careers movers were queuing for CVSurgeries and Portfolio Reviews from industry professionals and we could see a vibration of enthusiasm for all things digital spread throughout the room. Our Chill Out Lounge gave attendees an opportunity to recharge (physically and electronically!), make the suggested amendments to their CV/Portfolio from their advice sessions and network.

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Ready, set, HIRED! CV Surgeries, Portfolio Reviews & Creative Workshops at #SMWLDN Careers Day

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Need a foot in the door into the digital and social media world? Eager to get yourself in front of leading brands and agencies? Feel you could do with some advice on improving your CV and Portfolio? Want an inside view into how recruiters view your job profile?

If you answered YES to one or more of the above questions, it sounds like you need to get yourself to Chinwag's Careers Day at Social Media Week London on Friday 28th Sept 2012!

Hundreds of graduates, job seekers and experienced workers looking for that next challenge will be flocking to the Careers Day to meet the likes of Nokia, Imagination, News International, Ve Interactive, Dow Jones, Milkround, PutItOut and more! So don't miss out - REGISTER NOW! Check out the Programme below.

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Bootlaw: Selling to a Corporate

On 19 October, we’re delighted to welcome Tim Bratton, General Counsel of the Financial Times, back to Bootlaw to talk about deals with early stage companies from the point of view of the buyer. Tim will mainly be discussing M&A deals based on his experiences at the FT of acquiring companies over the last 3 or 4 years.

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Date: 19 October 2011
Location: Pinsent Masons, UK

First Batch of Tickets Released for Social Media Week London Events

Tickets by Brendan Riley

Save the date: 7th-11th Feb 2011. In less than four weeks London joins New York, San Francisco, Rome, Paris, Toronto, Sao Paulo, Hong Kong and Istanbul for Social Media Week 2011.

Over 500 tickets have been have booked already, but there's still time to grab yours. Keep an eye on the schedule as events are being added every day, we're expecting over 70, double last year's total.

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