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Hi Ho, Hi Ho, it's off to Missouri I go!

Warning: in the process of reading this blog, you may feel slight aches and pains in your eyes and bottoms (from sitting) due to the high volume of information being updated. :p it'll be well worth the pain though! :D So I've been wanting to blog...

Published 11-Jun-2012 23:35 by Caroline Ho

Filed under: opportunity, internship, saltire, Saltire Foundation, Risk, Scottish, Leadership, pharmaceutical, U.S.A, University of Strathclyde, Week 1., Project Management, Networking, London, St. Louis, intern, Scotland, Picture, Undergraduates, New Project., St Louis, Saltire Foundation Alumni, 2012, scholar, Scottish Internship, 2012 Scholar, Missouri, caroline ho, risk management, Caroline, gallus, biopharmaceutical
A selection of musings and experiences from Shanghai

It is fascinating to gain a perspective on business in China , and most notably Shanghai , from those with their fingers firmly on the pulse. Whilst at home business studies lecturers harp on about how the sensible money is heading off to cities such...

Published 25-Jul-2011 9:41 by Emily Gray

Filed under: opportunity, IBM, China, Shanghai, Networking, Emily Gray, Investing, People
My German Adventure

It's now over a month and a half since I arrived back in oh-so-sunny Scotland from my German adventure. So far I've been keeping busy seeing family and friends, enjoying my final fresher's week, and revelling in the delights of organising...

Published 26-Oct-2010 11:16 by Iain Morrison

Filed under: opportunity, week 8, Fresenius, Germany, Adventure, Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Challenge, Independent, Friends
It all feels a bit Surreal...???

Well I have been back on Scottish soil for four days and it has all felt a bit surreal. It must be the change in time zone but traveling home had a strange dreamlike quality. I seemed only to register that I was indeed home in Scotland when I saw my mum...

Published 08-Sep-2010 15:06 by Lynn Aitchison

Filed under: opportunity, internship, saltire, Saltire Foundation, Boston, Liberty Mutual., Marketing, Scottish, Business., Scots, liberty Mutual. marketing, cambridge, Liberty Mutual, Liberty Mutual. Boston, Scottish Development International, Boston. Liberty Mutual. Collaboration. Commerical Marketing., Benefits, Commerical Marketing
Leaps and Bounds

It is amazing to think that a little over eight weeks ago I was fretting about what to wear to work (as I am sure most of us; even the boys were doing,) running round the house packing my suitcase and reviewing all the documentation I needed to enter...

Published 03-Sep-2010 17:37 by Lynn Aitchison

Filed under: opportunity, internship, Saltire Foundation, Boston, Liberty Mutual., business development, Marketing, Scottish, America, week 8, Business., Scots, liberty Mutual. marketing, U.S.A, Global Scot, cambridge, Liberty Mutual, Liberty Mutual. Boston, Scottish Development International, Boston. Liberty Mutual. Collaboration. Commerical Marketing., Commerical Marketing, Cape Cod
Attention Saltire Interns!

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Attention Saltire Interns, Proctor & Gamble, the company responsible for providing some of the worlds most recognisable household named brands are offering Saltire Foundation...

Published 31-Aug-2010 13:13 by Allan Easton

Filed under: opportunity, saltire, Proctor, Gamble, alumni
Building a Smarter Planet

Being smart is being capable of making adjustments that resemble human decisions, especially in response to changing circumstances. Being Smarter is having the ability to sustain those adjustments in response to changing circumstances. Our world is becoming...

Published 06-Aug-2010 21:37 by Graham Beat

Filed under: opportunity, IBM, Sam Palmisano, Smarter planet
If you can’t see the donkey at the table.....

Hello everyone, I hope you are all getting as excited about leaving as I am now! I recently went to get my US visa in London and my journey was rather an interesting one so I thought I’d share it with you all via the medium of another Saltire Foundation...

Published 03-Jul-2010 14:45 by Christopher Jones

Filed under: opportunity, Saltire Foundation, Strategy, USA, Lab49, New York, Lab 49, Visa, University of Glasgow, Christopher Jones
The Beginning of the End in Shenzhen...

I'm now in my final week here at IBM in Shenzhen and it's quite a strange feeling to think that this time next week I will be back in Scotland! I have done a bit of reflecting on my time here and I cannot believe how much I have been exposed to...

Published 26-Aug-2009 6:20 by Adam Muir

Filed under: opportunity, finance, IBM, Hong Kong, CFO, discussing, job searching, beginning of the end
Location, Location, Location...

I am now finishing my 6th week out in Houston and my second working in management Services. This second project is heavily based on Microsoft SharePoint software. Very simply the intranet systems that Wood Group has been using, is no-longer fit for purpose...

Published 21-Aug-2009 15:29 by Robert Steele

Filed under: opportunity, Culture, Houston, legislation, business development, Pride, America, Awareness, Advice, growth, Location
Standing Alone in the Lone Star State

One of the many key attributes to being effective in business is the ability to remain cool calm and collected when dealing with imperfect situations…. Walking into another management meeting last week, there was an air of defeat in the room. The...

Published 06-Aug-2009 17:30 by Robert Steele

Filed under: talent, potential, opportunity, Houston, employment, Management, Risk, Scottish, Pride, Leadership, Advice
'The American Dream'

Well it's nearing the half way point of my stay in Boston and I can safely say that I have not had one thing to grumble about. I am loving every minute and each week brings new sites and challenges, in and out of work. We recently said farewell to...

Published 06-Aug-2009 15:35 by Kirsty Davies

Filed under: opportunity, internship, Genzyme, America, Motivation
The importance of door stops in the long corridor of opportunity

Hi everyone, Great to see all your stories! Glad everyone is still having a blast. I thought I should share the past few week's adventures and developments, and what I have learned from them.... We as aspiring graduates are continually told, 'just...

Published 13-Jun-2009 0:13 by Iain Wilcox

Filed under: opportunity