From CNN.com: A great article that highlights the importance (and real-life examples) of job searching students who are examining, re-evaluating or adapting the content of their Facebook and other social media sites for potential employers. The article also focuses on the reality that employers are now researching potential candidates online as a screening and evaluation tool for…Continue Reading Young job-seekers hiding their Facebook pages
The Best Entry Level Government Jobs
From GovCentral: There is a lot of discussion about how government-sector jobs are more stable than others in our faltering economy and about how government hiring trends are predicted to be more resistant to the economic downturn than other sectors. Unfortunately, this doesn’t do you a whole lot of good, if you’ve got no idea…Continue Reading The Best Entry Level Government Jobs
Mastering the Phone Interview
CNN’s Stephanie Elam and Money’s Donna Rosato discuss how to make your next job interview a success. http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2010/03/11/elam.state.of.your.job.cnn?hpt=T2…Continue Reading Mastering the Phone Interview
9 Things that Seal the Deal for Hiring Managers
From CNN Living: One thing about the hiring process is true: It leaves much room for speculation. Whether you got the job — or you didn’t — most job seekers want to know why. Why were you chosen over the next guy? Or, better yet, why weren’t you? Was it your experience, your attitude, your…Continue Reading 9 Things that Seal the Deal for Hiring Managers
5 Signs Your Resume is Passé
From GovCentral: The workplace is not what it was five years ago. Neither is the job hunt. The most successful candidates are those who are ready and willing to adapt to a changing landscape. But it doesn’t matter how ready you are for the modern workplace if your resume’s straight out of 1994. And sometimes,…Continue Reading 5 Signs Your Resume is Passé