Seven Salary Negotiation Tips for Women

From Salary.com Women are far less likely than men to negotiate at work, which typically costs women more than half a million dollars in earnings over the course of their respective careers, according to Linda Babcock and Sara Lashever, authors of the book Women Don’t Ask. The authors conducted multiple studies that found women miss…Continue Reading Seven Salary Negotiation Tips for Women

2011 Best Places to Work

From Experience.com Experience invited employers from across the country to participate in the 2011 Best Places to Work for Recent Grads survey, and the winners are in! This exciting initiative is dedicated to identifying and recognizing the best employers for recent college graduates. As a whole, these 20 organizations offered outstanding training programs, sweet paychecks,…Continue Reading 2011 Best Places to Work

8 important tips for Skype interview

From BetterJobsAdvice.com With video interviews becoming more common during hiring, not being prepared can easily keep you out of the running. While meeting via video is time saver, getting past the technological barriers of not speaking face-to-face can be difficult. Be sure you’re prepared and use Skype to your advantage, experts say. Looking for more…Continue Reading 8 important tips for Skype interview

The 10 Worst Things to Put on Your Resume

by Kelly Eggers from FINS.com According to a 2010 Accountemps survey, 28% of executives say the resume is where most job seekers make mistakes in the application process. But what exactly constitutes a mistake? We talked with career coaches and resume writers to find ten gaffes that will guarantee that your resume never makes it…Continue Reading The 10 Worst Things to Put on Your Resume

Students Likely to Accept Job Offer From Internship Employers

From NACE Press Room Sixty-two percent of students who completed an internship indicated they “definitely would” (36 percent) or “probably would” (26 percent) accept an offer for a full-time position from their most recent internship employers, according to results of a recent survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). On the other side,…Continue Reading Students Likely to Accept Job Offer From Internship Employers

Career Amp – Use Facebook in a New Way

CareerAmp is a new application that makes professional networking possible in Facebook. Career Amp allows you to connect with friends and see what positions may be open at the companies they work with.  CareerAmp can help amplify your career and get the most from your Facebook network, in a professional setting. What are the perks? Search…Continue Reading Career Amp – Use Facebook in a New Way

3 Things Make Job Seeker Stand Out

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

12 Awesome Earth-Friendly Jobs

by Dawn Dugan, contributing writer from Salary.com Do you care about making a difference as much as you care about your career? “Green” jobs — defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics as jobs that produce goods or services that benefit the environment or conserve natural resources, or jobs that use more environmentally friendly processes…Continue Reading 12 Awesome Earth-Friendly Jobs