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Hays Hungary: The CV Is Not Dead: But Is There Life In Yours?
- 2 Oct 2013 9:10 AM
- specials
The digital prophets have been predicting the demise of the CV for years. But the curriculum vitae or resume is still with us and it’s alive and well. For vast numbers of people in professional roles, as well as those of us working specifically in recruitment circles, it’s still common currency. However, for such an important tool, I’m frequently surprised at how poorly it is sometimes used.
Invitation: International Meeting Point, VakEgér Budapest, 2 October
- 2 Oct 2013 9:02 AM
- entertainment
As usual this IMP will be free, informal and everybody's welcome for this biggest Budapest expat/Erasmus/CSs/locals meet-up event. The VakEgér works like a stock exchange! Look at the screens to see which prices of drinks are going down, and be quick if there's a stock market crash ;)
Zipcar Founder Gives Guest Lecture At CEU Business School In Budapest
- 2 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- business
The ink had not yet dried on the Series A funding that would propel Zipcar to become the world’s largest carsharing company when one of its founders, Robin Chase, decided to send her customers an email that would keep her up most of the night.
Xpat Opinion: A Surprising Verdict: The Gypsies Are The Racists, Not The Members Of The Hungarian Guard
- 2 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Sajóbábony, a small town of 2,000 inhabitants 13 km from the city of Miskolc, has been in the news off and on since 2009, shortly after the random murders of Gypsies in several towns and villages. In the aftermath of these murders the Hungarian Roma population was not surprisingly jumpy and fearful. Intensifying their fear was the activity of Jobbik and the Hungarian Guard, its paramilitary unit. ...
Xpat Opinion: The Plight Of The Homeless In Hungary
- 1 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Perhaps I haven’t spent enough time on the plight of the homeless in Hungary. The United Nations estimates the number of homeless people in Hungary at 30-35,000, of whom about 8,000 are in Budapest. Some of them live in homeless shelters; others, afraid of being robbed, refuse to go there. In any case, there are only about 5,500 places, which is not enough. Some of those counted as homeless ...
Xpat Opinion: New Hungarian “Language Strategies”
- 28 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
It’s time to talk again about one of my hobby horses, foreign language teaching in Hungary. Faithful readers of this blog will undoubtedly recall how often we talked about the shortcomings of the system. Everybody has horror stories about learning a foreign language in Hungary. Although there are some schools that excel in teaching foreign languages, most students leave grade 12 without a working ...
Application Development Campaign Launched In Hungary Under the Title Appra Magyar!
- 27 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- tech
The Information and Communication Technologies Association (ICT) is to launch an application development contest under the title Appra magyar!, with the aim to create a tradition, the association announced at a press conference in Budapest on Thursday. The organisers of the contest are interested to find the best Hungarian mobile applications in the past over a year.
Invitation: Cultural „Király” Days, Király Utca Budapest, This Weekend
- 27 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Cultural programs, children programs, arts and crafts fair and a unique atmosphere right in the city center, organised by the Kultunio Foundation. This event started several years before at the Király street, but it has grown the borders of Budapest's design street and from this year it will re-open in a new, central location at the Erzsébet quare. Open: 28-29th of September, between 10 am and 10 ...
'Beautiful Budapest' Photos By Zoltan Bodis
- 24 Sep 2013 12:00 PM
- Xpatloop
Zoltán Bodis is originally from Transylvania, where he spent his childhood in a country town. Today he’s a professional photographer, based in Budapest for the last ten years, living here with his wife.
Hays Hungary: The CV Is Not Dead: But Is There Life In Yours?
- 2 Oct 2013 9:10 AM
- specials
The digital prophets have been predicting the demise of the CV for years. But the curriculum vitae or resume is still with us and it’s alive and well. For vast numbers of people in professional roles, as well as those of us working specifically in recruitment circles, it’s still common currency. However, for such an important tool, I’m frequently surprised at how poorly it is sometimes used.
Invitation: International Meeting Point, VakEgér Budapest, 2 October
- 2 Oct 2013 9:02 AM
- entertainment
As usual this IMP will be free, informal and everybody's welcome for this biggest Budapest expat/Erasmus/CSs/locals meet-up event. The VakEgér works like a stock exchange! Look at the screens to see which prices of drinks are going down, and be quick if there's a stock market crash ;)
Zipcar Founder Gives Guest Lecture At CEU Business School In Budapest
- 2 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- business
The ink had not yet dried on the Series A funding that would propel Zipcar to become the world’s largest carsharing company when one of its founders, Robin Chase, decided to send her customers an email that would keep her up most of the night.
Xpat Opinion: A Surprising Verdict: The Gypsies Are The Racists, Not The Members Of The Hungarian Guard
- 2 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Sajóbábony, a small town of 2,000 inhabitants 13 km from the city of Miskolc, has been in the news off and on since 2009, shortly after the random murders of Gypsies in several towns and villages. In the aftermath of these murders the Hungarian Roma population was not surprisingly jumpy and fearful. Intensifying their fear was the activity of Jobbik and the Hungarian Guard, its paramilitary unit. ...
Xpat Opinion: The Plight Of The Homeless In Hungary
- 1 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Perhaps I haven’t spent enough time on the plight of the homeless in Hungary. The United Nations estimates the number of homeless people in Hungary at 30-35,000, of whom about 8,000 are in Budapest. Some of them live in homeless shelters; others, afraid of being robbed, refuse to go there. In any case, there are only about 5,500 places, which is not enough. Some of those counted as homeless ...
Xpat Opinion: New Hungarian “Language Strategies”
- 28 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
It’s time to talk again about one of my hobby horses, foreign language teaching in Hungary. Faithful readers of this blog will undoubtedly recall how often we talked about the shortcomings of the system. Everybody has horror stories about learning a foreign language in Hungary. Although there are some schools that excel in teaching foreign languages, most students leave grade 12 without a working ...
Application Development Campaign Launched In Hungary Under the Title Appra Magyar!
- 27 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- tech
The Information and Communication Technologies Association (ICT) is to launch an application development contest under the title Appra magyar!, with the aim to create a tradition, the association announced at a press conference in Budapest on Thursday. The organisers of the contest are interested to find the best Hungarian mobile applications in the past over a year.
Invitation: Cultural „Király” Days, Király Utca Budapest, This Weekend
- 27 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Cultural programs, children programs, arts and crafts fair and a unique atmosphere right in the city center, organised by the Kultunio Foundation. This event started several years before at the Király street, but it has grown the borders of Budapest's design street and from this year it will re-open in a new, central location at the Erzsébet quare. Open: 28-29th of September, between 10 am and 10 ...
'Beautiful Budapest' Photos By Zoltan Bodis
- 24 Sep 2013 12:00 PM
- Xpatloop
Zoltán Bodis is originally from Transylvania, where he spent his childhood in a country town. Today he’s a professional photographer, based in Budapest for the last ten years, living here with his wife.