by Beth Braccio Hering from CNN.com / CareerBuilder.com In a tight market, every job seeker needs to find a way to stand out from the crowd. What separates the great from the good and makes a particular candidate too irresistible to pass up? Often, it is one of these three things….Continue Reading 3 Things Make Job Seeker Stand Out
5 Ways to Use Google Alerts for Your Job Search
From jobhunt.org Google Alerts will send you e-mail when new entries (or even a single entry) are added to the top search results for the specific search term you ask Google to monitor. Currently, Google provides 6 different Alert capabilities (see Setting Up Google Alerts) and you’ll probably find a need for all of them…Continue Reading 5 Ways to Use Google Alerts for Your Job Search
10 Ways to Use Twitter to Get Recruiters’ Attention
By Shannon Lowder Salary.com contributing writer Because more than a hundred applicants often respond to each online job posting, recruiters are rethinking their traditional practice of posting positions on career websites. Rather than posting the jobs and dealing with an onslaught of random resumes, they’ve started proactively seeking skilled workers. And Twitter is fast becoming…Continue Reading 10 Ways to Use Twitter to Get Recruiters’ Attention
The Job Hunter’s Career Checkup for Graduating Seniors
From Vault.com By Deborah Federico, Assistant Director of Undergraduate Career Services in the School of Management – Boston University Ah, it’s spring semester of your senior year. If you’re like most college seniors, you’re probably in a mild state of panic right now about finding a job. Wow, how did this happen, you’re probably wondering,…Continue Reading The Job Hunter’s Career Checkup for Graduating Seniors
Dos and Don’ts for Creating Your Online Presence
By Denene Brox, Salary.com contributing writer Many of us live a large part of our lives online. So it’s no wonder that your online presence can have a major influence on your career success. If your present or potential employer searched for you online, what would they find? Would those search results reveal a professional…Continue Reading Dos and Don’ts for Creating Your Online Presence
14 Common Job Hunting Blunders
by Dawn Dugan, Salary.com contributing writer Whether you are just starting your professional life or are a seasoned pro looking to make a savvy career move, whether you are between jobs or simply feeling the need to move on, the quality of your job hunt will determine your level of success. If you’re a serious…Continue Reading 14 Common Job Hunting Blunders
3 Things That Will Get You Hired
Originally posted on NewGradLife It is simple – the way to stand out and get hired is to understand what a hiring manager goes through. Today, two or three times as many applications and resumes are received for virtually every open job; hiring managers are buried under reams of paper or thousands of e-mails. So,…Continue Reading 3 Things That Will Get You Hired
More College Graduates Take Public Service Jobs
By Catherine Rampell New York Times – Business Day A great article published earlier this month on studies that highlighted the recent trend for seeing more college graduates taking jobs in the public service and nonprofit sectors, due both to the economy and for personal reasons. This would be a good read for any upcoming graduate, or one interested…Continue Reading More College Graduates Take Public Service Jobs
10 Careers That Didn’t Exist 10 Years Ago
From CareerRookie and Careerbuilder.com Every so often, you meet someone with a job title that makes you go, “Huh?” Either it’s too technical to understand, too hard to describe or in some cases, people just may not have heard of it. But, why would someone not have heard about a job’s existence? Simple: All the…Continue Reading 10 Careers That Didn’t Exist 10 Years Ago
How to answer ‘Tell me a little about yourself?’
From CNNLiving.com & CareerBuilder.com To a painter, an untouched canvas holds unlimited possibility for a bold new creation. But for each artist, the potential for something great is counterweighed by the potential for unparalleled failure. Similarly, excitement and anxiety loom over job interviews. When you present yourself to an employer, you hope all the right…Continue Reading How to answer ‘Tell me a little about yourself?’