Is Your Entry Level Job Running a Business? 7 Tips for Success
Successful entrepreneurs often follow similar work practices and develop common habits that help lead them to success. Although creating and running your own small business has a steep learning curve,...
View ArticleWomen Starting Entry Level Jobs, Watch Out for 5 Career Obstacles
If you’re like most girls in the corporate world, you want to enjoy a career which is rewarding, challenging and gives you plenty of opportunities to grow. There are, however, a few stumbling blocks...
View ArticleTrying to Revamp Your Career with a New Entry Level Job? 6 Tips that Could Help
Spring cleaning has come and gone, and your home may (or may not) be a bit tidier because of it. But what about your career? What business dust bunnies and everything drawers have you been neglecting?...
View ArticleYoung Professionals, How Far Do You Want to Take Those Recent College...
So many people question whether or not they want to quit their jobs. I’ve quit a couple jobs in my short career (hopefully I’ll never have to have another “job” to quit again), and I can tell you that...
View ArticleIs Your LinkedIn Profile Hurting Your Chances of Finding an Entry Level Job?
When was the last time you took a close look at your LinkedIn profile? When someone finds you on LinkedIn and you make a poor impression, that’s a business opportunity lost. It could have been a new...
View ArticleSearching for Recent Graduate Jobs in the Creative Industry? Tips to...
Do you aspire to work in a creative industry? A job where you’re able to be innovative on a daily basis: social media, Web designer, marketing manager, interactive or graphic designers? Beware: the...
View ArticleReady to Leave Your Entry Level Job and Change Careers? Avoid These 3...
You’re miserable in your job, you were fed up with your previous job and you’re slowly coming to the conclusion that the industry you chose for yourself as an undergraduate isn’t working out the way...
View ArticleWhat Does Job Hopping Mean for Entry Level Job Seekers and Recruiters?
Your resume shows you haven't stayed at any particular job for very long. Does this say to recruiters "unreliable and disloyal", or "experienced"? This debate has been a hot topic among career experts...
View Article5 “C” Words that Can Make a Difference in Winning an Interview for an Entry...
The purpose of a resume is to convince the hiring manager or the recruiter that you are the best (or one of the best) candidate for the job. It is not an easy task to come through convincingly if you...
View Article5 Types of Emails for Your Entry Level Job Search
Tim Kreider lit a fire under the blogosphere in late October with a New York Times column called “Slaves of the Internet, Unite!” In the piece, Kreider gripes about young writers who contribute to web...
View ArticleDoubts about Taking that Entry Level Job in Sales? How It Can Benefit Your...
Most college students are absolutely petrified of those entry level sales jobs that require cold calling. Others feel they are “too smart” or that they just spent way too much money on their college...
View ArticleTry Out Candidates for Recent College Graduate Jobs Before Hiring Them
Automattic employs 225 people. We’re located all over the world, in 190 different cities. We have a headquarters in San Francisco and it operates similar to a coworking space. For employees who live in...
View Article7 Word Question to Ask During Your Entry Level Job Search
There's a short, 7-word phrase that should be a key part of your career development and personal branding arsenal – the thing that differentiates you from everyone else. And those seven words are…...
View ArticleUncertain 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...
View ArticleWorking Full-Time While Conducting an Entry Level Job Search? How to Manage Both
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,...
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