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4 Ways Your Summer Job can Jumpstart Your Career 1 Aug 2013 | 06:22 pm
Are you making the most of your summer job? Perhaps you’re “just waitressing” or working at the mall or a grocery store. But, did you know that a temporary summer job can help boost your future career...
The Value of “Thank You” 6 Jun 2013 | 04:00 pm
Saying “thank you” is something most of us do without even thinking: after a waitress serves a meal, a sales clerk helps you find a particular item, someone holds a door open, or after you sneeze and ...
Alligators in Boston Syndrome 5 Jun 2013 | 03:30 pm
People react to a job search in a lot of different ways:some are excited, many are a bit anxious, some see nothing but opportunity, and yet others get frozen by analysis paralysis. Wikipedia defines t...
Are Cover Letters Dead? 30 May 2013 | 03:30 pm
If you have applied for a job online recently, you may have noticed that the process is driven by a series of screens that request you to create a profile in the company’s online career center and upl...
Let Your Digital Persona Shine 29 May 2013 | 03:30 pm
Creating Your Online Persona In the 21st century (the so-called “digital age”) developing an online persona for job-hunting purposes is becoming as important as traditional methods such as resumes and...
Graduating Without A Job Offer? 22 May 2013 | 04:30 pm
So you’re counting down the days until graduation, marking each day off of the calendar. Although there is the excitement of closing a significant chapter, for some there may be a bit of anxiety about...
4 Steps to a Better Resume 27 Apr 2013 | 03:30 pm
By now, you’ve likely learned that resumes come in many different forms: chronological, skills based/functional, or a combination of the two. And, let’s not forget that you may change elements of your...
College Admission Officers Check Social Media, Too! 17 Apr 2013 | 04:00 pm
Everyone knows that social media are pretty much universal at this point. Nonetheless, those of us who use digital technology on a daily basis may even be surprised at how much – and how quickly – th...
Volunteer Your Way into a Job 15 Apr 2013 | 04:15 pm
Did you know that April is National Volunteer month? When it comes to volunteering, many people immediately think of spending time at a local soup kitchen or pitching in for a day with Habitat for Hum...
Consider the Total Compensation Package 2 Apr 2013 | 04:45 pm
I am aware that my friends and I are getting older. I am not sure when it happened, but I came to the realization during a conversation with one of my best friends. She was talking about how close she...
