Uncertain About Taking Recent Graduate Jobs? 7 Questions College Grads Should...
Your 20s are an important time. We’re told the personal and professional choices you make during this decade set the foundation of your adult life. No pressure, right? A good problem you’re likely to...
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We all the know the expression, “Looking for a job is a full-time job,” but what if you actually have a full-time job? Working 40+ hours a week while trying to lead a successful job search can be...
View ArticleHave You Tried Following Up On Recent College Graduate Jobs with No Answer?...
A recent Forbes article offered the same, worn “rules” on what to do if you haven't heard from the company after an interview. I have a different rule that applies: It’s called the “Promised Time + One...
View ArticleDon’t Write These 6 Types of Cover Letters When Applying for an Entry Level Job
A cover letter can be the spark that ignites a recruiters interest in you. Or, just as easily, can lead to a quick exit for you as a top candidate. So what makes a really good cover letter... and a bad...
View ArticleJob Seekers, Do You Have Video Interviews for Entry Level Jobs Coming Up? 5...
Most of us seem to dread the video interview. But many recruiters use this tool because Skype and Google+ interviews save both the employers and candidate significant time and money. Plus, in a short...
View ArticleGrads, Beginning to Search for Entry Level Jobs? 12 Tips to Get Your Career...
The Onion recently published a satirical article that featured a 2014 graduate preparing for his 14-month post-grad job search. The piece highlighted how the graduate will spend his time after college...
View ArticleWriting a Resume to Find an Internship or a Job? 15 Tips You Can Apply
For a large portion of my career, I’ve served as a hiring manager. In that role, I’ve reviewed an estimated five thousand resumes, perhaps more. I’ve hired sales people, tech experts, managers,...
View ArticleCollege Students, Need an Effective Approach to Network for Jobs? Try this...
By now, you know that networking is the only real way into your dream job. But are you doing it right? Last week I experienced the ultimate networking experience... let’s say hello to "Ginny"...
View ArticleSearching for Jobs, Recent Graduate? 5 Tips You Can Learn from Online Dating
Job searching is like online dating: you seek to find a great match and then put in the effort to woo the object of your desire. Another similarity: in both online dating and job searching, technology...
View Article6 secrets to writing a great cover letter for a graduate
At best, your cover letter can help you stand out from the crowd of job seekers, at worst it can present you as an anti-creative copy-paster. Unfortunately, the majority of cover letters read retreads...
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