Read The Newspaper Part 1

Read The Newspaper Regularly

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Read
• The
• Newspaper
• Regularly
• witiger
• seneca
• college

[iffatara]

Recently I have spent a number of months in sales, and honestly is the first time its clicked. Richardson might be on to something!!

I began read the paper on my daily TTC commute. It allowed me to keep on top industries and pitch to the clients based on what was most relevant to them.

Being in the know now gives me the braging rights, the first person in my office to have EVER closed an account in their first month (usually takes min of 3 months to develop a relationship).

[profwitiger]

Richardson might be on to something!!... might..., ok, I will take that as a compliment, oh, and congrats for closing the account

[powerpuffkatie]

It is important to stay on top of the news everytime. I work in a real estate firm as a Digital marketing specialist. When Google Plus was launched this year, many realtors had no clue of what was going on. I found an article on mashable.com talking about the Google Plus launch and got someone to invite me. I had first mover advantage with this social network and started getting people to join our page. Now my company's page on Google Plus is highly ranked for real estate. Thanks to the news.

[profwitiger]

powerpuffkatie - your comment about getting in on new networking opportunities is a good one

[dropitlikeitshot798]

Personally I used to be an avid reader of the news. Now everything's online so I source from there. Once in awhile I'll pick up thestar at UTSC. However, I've come to realize that quality in general newspapers is lacking substance especially G&M and TheStar. I resort to now specialty blogs/newspaper to read up on news like tech (Techcrunch, Mashable), sports (ESPN, TSN), business (CNBC, WSJ) and Twitter =). Better, more informative, in-depth coverage. Plus it's more interesting.

Phone guy - C44

[profwitiger]

quality in general newspapers is lacking substance - agreed, that is why i recommend students also read a good quality business magazine (like your reading of the Economist)

[ToonieU]

This is true and take advantage of the free newspaper in the eatery during your time of study at Seneca. Its free and informative.

-Anu MRK460 2012

[jasonkwok1986]

Reading the news is vital to making you a well rounded individual. Whether its reading the paper, website or even following twitter feeds, it is important to be up to date with whats occurring in the world around you. I have noticed that profs at Seneca stress the importance of keeping up to date with the news, and they are 110 percent right. I have been to several job interviews in the past where my knowledge of current industry trends have helped me impress the interviewer.

-Jason K MRK460MS

[Dandelion0416]

Since I am a student now and just been in Canada for one year, reading newspaper on a regular basis can help me know about this city and country, and connect me with the real business world out of the school. Also these business news provide great examples which I can use in my tests, putting what I have learned in class into the practise.

--Yan W MRK460MS

[schea10]

I think that reading the news will benefit yourself because it keeps you updated with what is going on around the world and also it lets you know whats going with the business world and could be also about the industry your working.

-Steven C MRK460MS

[brain3k]

Very true - If you don't have time to read the news, at least have a general idea of what's going on.

[arnejaha]

Reading the newspaper should be as important to you as brushing your teeth every morning. It's important in the big bad job market out there to be on top of your game, and knowing what's going on, is key. It has helped me participate well in lunch and learns at work, elevator talks and general networking. It's a simple way to impress people and get noticed - something that is vital for young graduates!

Harleen A. MGTC44/C46

[manofsteelpan]

news.google.com allows you to customize the news that you get if you have a google (i.e. gmail account). This allows me to consume the news online in a similar way that I consume the news when it's in a paper form (i.e. separate the Business, Sports, and Main section and throw out the rest lol).

Hopefully this will help some make the news experience more personal and more interesting, rather than wading through what Lady Gaga wore last night to get to the important stuff.