Category: Interviews

What is Your Body Language Saying?

Does body language talk? You bet it does. What do you want to say? Confidence Looks Like: Eye contact: The confident person looks you in the eye when addressing or meeting you. Their eyes are wide, bright and happy. The eyebrows match this by being raised and open. Posture: The confident person knows to point…Continue Reading What is Your Body Language Saying?

Practice Interviewing on Inteview Stream

Ever wonder how you would perform on a Skype or other webcam interview? Or, how you would do in person? Did you know that you can do practice interviewing from your dorm room and then watch and critique yourself? We all know practice improves performance. Your CofC Career Center has a tool and all you…Continue Reading Practice Interviewing on Inteview Stream

6 Ways New Grads Can Stand Out in an Interview

By Sonia Acosta, CareerBuilder Writer From CareerRookie.com As a recent college graduate, you’re probably not a stranger to competition.  College acceptance, scholarships, internships and leadership positions within student organizations can all be significantly challenging to attain with dozens, hundreds or even thousands of students vying for the same spots.  The job market, however, is a…Continue Reading 6 Ways New Grads Can Stand Out in an Interview

How Your Job Search Is Like March Madness

by Kevin Flynn, Director of Recruitment and Candidate Services From CommonGoodCareers.com Another season of March Madness is upon us. Since I’ve spent the majority of the last week either watching tournament games or interviewing candidates, I’ve started thinking how the March Madness is a lot like a job search. What can jobseekers learn from March…Continue Reading How Your Job Search Is Like March Madness

Top 10 Internship-Ready Majors

From Internships.com It’s that time of the year. 68 college basketball teams have made it to the NCAA Tournament – the “big dance.” Rankings, seedings, and brackets are top of mind. But there’s another competition launching today, too – a competition for career readiness and ambition, for bragging rights based on majors. Today we released…Continue Reading Top 10 Internship-Ready Majors

5 Things I Look for in a Great Job Interview

By Matthew Swyers, Founder – The Trademark Company From Inc.com In my career I have reviewed thousands of resumes and conducted hundreds of employment interviews for both The Trademark Company and other businesses for which I have worked. In doing so, I got to see the good, the bad, and the downright ugly in terms of resumes,…Continue Reading 5 Things I Look for in a Great Job Interview

Final Cut: Words to Strike from Your Resume

From Forbes.com by Daily Muse, Contributor If you’ve applied for a job recently, you’ve probably looked over that 8½ x 11” summary of your career more times than you can count—and tweaked it just as often—in pursuit of the perfect resume. But before you add another bullet point, consider this: It’s not always about what…Continue Reading Final Cut: Words to Strike from Your Resume

10 commandments of dressing for work

By Beth Braccio Hering From CNN Living / CareerBuilder.com In a 2010 national poll conducted by the Center for Professional Excellence at York College of Pennsylvania, “appearance” ranked second only to “communication skills” when respondents named qualities most often associated with professionalism. Universal dress rules can’t be set in stone, because what is considered appropriate…Continue Reading 10 commandments of dressing for work

Cougar Career Workshop Series – Fall 2011

Due to the popularity we saw in the Spring semester, the Career Center will be bringing back it’s Thursday night Cougar Career Workshop Series. In an effort to try and reach out to students and alumni that may not be able to access the Career Center during the day, the Career Center will be hosting…Continue Reading Cougar Career Workshop Series – Fall 2011