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Jolkona is offering the opportunity to dive head first into researching, networking, and brainstorming in this arena. This will include: writing letters of intent, creating proposals, brainstorming strategic “packaging” of Jolkona’s product to deliver to grantors, networking, and attending events. Essential Functions: · Research potential grantors · Editing proposals for style, grammar, and spelling. · Attend networking events to connect with potential grantors. · Work with the development team to brainstorm ideas of packaging Jolkona. Time Commitment: · Average: 10 hours per week · Desired: 6 month commitment Benefits: · Exposure to the startup nonprofit world · Opportunity to place this position and company on your resume · Letter of recommendation upon successful completion of tasks · Referrals on LinkedIn · Ability to build on your portfolio, or create one including 3 letters of intent,
The Student and Graduate Careers Portal for the Middle East. Fresh Graduate Jobs, Student Internships and Freelance positions in the UAE. Iba Masood: The Story of Gradberry.com: How Two Recent Grads Launched a Graduate Careers Portal With $200. As a fresh graduate in the Middle East in 2010, I was lost and confused.
University had only taken me so far; I had theories and equations in my head and a magna cum laude degree in my hands. On the other hand, I barely had any idea as to how to apply this knowledge, and actually get a job and start a promising career. It was during this time I realized that I wasn't alone. Graduates were lacking direction; they needed a helping hand to get them started on the right path.
At the same time, youth unemployment was at its highest in the world in the Middle East at a whopping 24%. My co-founder and I set up the initial domain, registration and design, and created the website with $200. During the process, we did face many difficulties, and continue to face challenges till today. Since launching in November 2011, we've had over 8,000 students registered on the site, 85 students and graduates employed, and 150+ career advice articles. Now, the question is, where do we go from here?
Gradberry: the Linkedin for Students and Graduates Globally. There is an old saying that goes “necessity is the mother of invention”.
It is a saying that still holds true for today’s young entrepreneurs. Before me sits Iba Masood, a twenty-three year old Dubai-based entrepreneur and finalist of the Cartier Women’s Initiative Award who, together with her co-founder Syed Ahmed, has developed an web-based career portal that helps address one of the world’s most worrying trends: rising youth unemployment. In 2011, Iba founded Gradberry, today the leading careers portal for student internships and new graduate jobs in the Middle East. ‘We focus exclusively on internships and vacancies for students and fresh graduates with zero to two years of experience,” explains a bubbly, energetic Masood during our interview at the Women’s Forum in France earlier this month.
With over 10.000 unique viewers and 300.000 pages views each month, Gradberry clearly addresses a burning need among recent graduates in the region. Iba didn’t let the grass grow under her feet. The Fruit Bowl – Startup Shizzle. From the belly of the shark, the co-founders of gradberry discuss startups and success stories.
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