Start Looking for a Job When You Don’t Need a Job
It was a rite of passage that happened every year about a month or two before spring graduation. Students would come in to the career center and indicate to a career counselor that they were looking...
View ArticleRelocation – Four Things to Consider
In this day and age with jobs scarce and candidates plentiful we often talk about setting yourself apart from the pack. One of the things I am starting to hear more and more from employers is: Are...
View ArticleEarlier the Better: Planning Ahead for Job Search Success
If you’re in college and looking for a job or internship, hopefully you’re fully prepared for the job or internship search by having already learned as much as you can about not only the basic, but...
View ArticleDo You Know Reference Etiquette?
References are a great way to highlight your skills and abilities to a potential employer. Typically, the information that is gleaned from a reference might not get you a job by itself, but it may be...
View ArticleThe Modern Resume
Over my last five years working in a career center, I have seen some dynamic changes in the way people look for work. From the explosion of social media and social networking to the way that people...
View ArticleThe Always Popular What’s Your Weakness? Question
Last weekend, I was a presenter at a student organization leadership conference attended by approximately 1,000 university students. I delivered two workshops that focused on how these university...
View ArticleCareer Planning Using Social Media: Not Just for Job Seekers
Career planning and development consists of multiple components. Unfortunately, most social media tools seem to focus on only the job search aspect of career planning and development. Yet, even if you...
View ArticleFour Job Search Tips for Graduating College Seniors
This guest post is contributed by Alisa Gilbert, who writes on the topics of bachelors degree. She welcomes your comments at her email Id: alisagilbert599@gmail.com. When setting out on your job...
View ArticleBecome More Attractive To Employers
Regardless of whether you are a student looking for an internship or a first job after college, or a seasoned professional, it helps to make yourself more attractive to prospective employers. How do...
View ArticleEight Career Planning Tips for the Not-So-Recent College Graduate
In a “perfect” world, you start the career exploration and planning process while you are still in school, getting a degree that will eventually lead to a job. But what if that’s not where you are at?...
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