College Graduates, Don’t Quit Your Jobs Just Yet. How to Make Them Better
Your job is an endless repetition of nothingness. The days could not go slower while your life just seems to pass you by. It’s messing with your energy levels and your sense of joy. You know this can’t...
View ArticleConsiderations for Your Next Move (How It Can Affect Your Career)
While it is true that it is still pretty early in the school year for most college students, those finals and the last days of the school year are just around the corner. It is easy to plan out how you...
View ArticleAddressing low grades during interviews
According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, or OECD, there’s a crisis in the USA with only 46% of students finishing college. Whether you have dropped out or graduated with...
View ArticleJob candidates: How to find them
Organizations often overlook having an open house or another face-to-face meeting as a relatively inexpensive way to hire multiple people for one or more roles. The best candidates do not apply for...
View ArticleMultitasking doesn’t matter to recruiters
In college recruiting, employers don’t value multitasking as one of the skills at the top of their list. While multitasking may demonstrate effort, it does not necessarily produce the best results....
View ArticleOnline portfolios: Using blogs to demonstrate college success
For some college students, graduation day is coming soon. Okay, there may be a few more months, but after Spring Break, graduation is just around the corner. Time flies when students are having fun...
View ArticleRecent College Graduates, Looking for Flexible Jobs? 4 Opportunities to Consider
You‘ve probably heard plenty about lifestyle businesses lately. It’s the new world of entrepreneurship: Sitting on a beach somewhere taking client calls from all over the world. As much as you would...
View ArticleHave You Made New Year’s “Realizations” for Your Entry Level Job Search?
Many people view the start of a new year as motivation to make a fresh start, to change and improve lives – and careers. And, for many of us, the new year means a new set of New Year’s resolutions....
View ArticleFailed on Your First Entry Level Job? 3 Ways to Bounce Back for a Successful...
As we young professionals build careers, we rarely (if ever) factor in the inevitability of failure at some point along the way. Once you realize failure is just a normal part of the experience, how...
View ArticleSearching for an Entry Level Job? Starting a Blog Could Be Beneficial
Want to get ahead professionally in 2014? The answer is swift and uncomplicated: start a blog on something you’re passionate about. A personal website contains all the wisdom you need to be a...
View ArticleTry Out Candidates for Recent College Graduate Jobs Before Hiring Them
Automattic employs 225 people. We’re located all over the world, in 190 different cities. We have a headquarters in San Francisco and it operates similar to a coworking space. For employees who live in...
View ArticleInterviewed for Entry Level Jobs and Haven’t Heard Back? 10 Possible Reasons Why
One of the most common frustrations for job seekers: wondering why they haven’t heard anything from the employer well past the stated hiring decision date. After all, the recruiter/HR person/hiring...
View ArticleWriting a Cover Letter for an Entry Level Job? Tell Your Own Story
Rather than start a cover letter in typical, ho-hum fashion, lead with a personal story that either happened at work or on your free time. It can be dramatic, interesting, unique (like Amanda Munster’s...
View ArticleWant to Make Networking a Little Easier for Recent Graduate Jobs? Tips for...
When you hear the work "networking", do you get a sudden tightness in your stomach? If so, that's a pretty standard reaction. I’ve attended many networking events in my professional life, and I've...
View ArticleNeed References for Recent College Graduate Jobs? Make Sure You Choose Carefully
You’ve completed your interview... and can finally breathe a sigh of relief. It is now time for the interview panel to go to work. They will review their notes from the interview, your work experience,...
View ArticleHow the Social Job Search Can Assist Your Resume When Searching for Recent...
If you haven't experienced the dreaded "resume black hole" during your job search yet... the odds are high you will some day. The resume black hole – where your resume goes never to be heard from again...
View ArticleTrying to Find Recent Graduate Jobs on LinkedIn? 6 Tips for Your Job Search
Searching for an internship or a job in today’s economy isn’t as easy as pouring hot water into your ramen noodles and calling it dinner. If you want to successfully enter the workforce, you must stay...
View ArticleInternship Finder, Don’t Forget to Follow Up with Previous Coordinators
Featured: Featured If you've heard me speak before, you know my rule on staying in touch with professional contacts. You stay in touch with all of your professional contacts, past internship...
View ArticleInterviewing for an Entry Level Job? Don’t Make These 3 Assumptions About the...
Many job seekers feel they're not very experienced at interviewing. They feel like the employer has the upper hand. The truth is... most interviewers don't know how to interview either. Don’t be...
View ArticleHave a Phone Interview for an Entry Level Job? Follow These 5 Tips
Employers often use phone screens as a low cost way to put the right candidates in front of hiring managers. The goal: eliminate candidates who aren’t able to articulate their value proposition, and to...
View ArticleApplied to Recent College Graduate Jobs and Haven’t Heard Back? Some Possible...
As a job seeker, are continually appalled at the lack of follow-through on the part of potential employers. You are reasonable; you do not expect a “no thanks” response for every resume sent through an...
View ArticleYoung Professionals, Worried about Losing Your Recent Graduate Jobs? Here is...
By Michael VanBruaene, Big4.com Guest Blogger When you see and sense that you may be terminated in the near future, there are actions you can take to prepare for the termination and position yourself...
View ArticleSearching Jobs for Recent College Graduates? The Interview Plan that Could...
Being interview ready means more than showing up with your resume with a nice suit on. In today's job market, being ready is all about showing the hiring manager how prepared you are for their role,...
View ArticleCollege Recruiters, Want to Attract the Best Candidates for Your...
Hiring managers and recruiters often have something to say about the behavior and lack of professionalism of candidates. But maybe it’s time to look in the mirror. Have you ever considered that your...
View ArticleWant Recruiters to Help You Find Jobs for Recent College Graduates? 6 Ways to...
A recruiter’s typical day is a whirlwind of emails, resumes, job interviews, blogs, social media, phone screens, background checks and LinkedIn profiles. For many, a 12-hour work day is considered...
View ArticleYou Want a Raise on Your Entry Level Job? 6 Strategies that Could Help You...
These 6 strategies will increase your chances of getting the salary and bonuses you deserve. Heather Townsend, co-author of How To Make Partner And Still Have A Life and The Go-To Expert, reveals...
View ArticleInterviewing for Recent College Graduate Jobs? Keep These Tips in Mind
Your interview is a few hours away, and you’re as nervous and jumpy as a human espresso bean (which makes sense, considering how much coffee you’ve gulped down this morning). Most of your thoughts are...
View ArticleShy About Tooting Your Own Horn on Recent Graduate Jobs? 5 Tips to Feel More...
“So,” says the black-suited interviewer, “tell me about your accomplishments.” If we fast forward five minutes, would you still be considering your reply? If you’re an introvert, your mindgrapes might...
View ArticleGoing on Interviews for Jobs for College Students? 6 Ways to Dismiss Yourself...
nterviewing for a job is a tough, long process. And when you finally develop a rapport with a recruiter only to hear they went a different direction (or even worse, you get the “no call at all” thing),...
View ArticleWant to Show Creativity When Searching for Recent College Graduate Jobs? 3...
Once a week on Mashable, Tech Crunch or Huffington Post I read about someone’s creative promotional approach to marketing themselves as a job seeker. Whether it’s a funky infographic resume, a physical...
View ArticleIs Your Entry Level Job Search Ready for a Test Run?
Would you buy a car based only on what the sticker says? On what the salesperson tells you? No, you wouldn’t! While relying on your experience to guide your decision, you would take into consideration...
View ArticleSucceed in Your Entry Level Job Search by Focusing on These 5 Factors
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one.” ~ Mark Twain...
View ArticleEmployers, What Makes Your Employees Happy on their Entry Level Jobs?
Recently, Randstad polled 7,000 people from around the country and asked them to define what factors determine employee happiness at work. And, let’s just say, people don’t want to be lounging around....
View Article4 Signs Your Entry Level Job Interview Went Well
Interviews are exciting – and stressful. Sometimes you feel even more stressed out after the interview. How did it go? What did they think of you? Will you get offered the position? While it’s usually...
View ArticleRecent Grads, Have You Thought about Going after Entry Level Jobs with the...
What if there was a way to truly land your dream job? I’m not talking about landing your dream job in the world of unicorns and rainbows, but in the real world — the one where you have bills to pay and...
View ArticleDid You Find an Internship or Summer Job? Your Performance Can Affect a...
We are in the midst of summer. A lot of students are working. Many are in jobs that are not internships in their potential future field. Plain and simple, millions are working to sock away some money....
View ArticleInterviewing for an Entry Level Job? 10 Steps to Secure a Job Offer
Contrary to popular belief, your resume doesn’t get you a job; it is simply a sales brochure that gets you the job interview. Ultimately, it is your performance at that interview that determines...
View ArticleBefore Accepting an Entry Level Job, Ask These 6 Questions
In my job, I interact with candidates at many different stages of job searching, from resume writing to offer acceptance. The other day, I spoke with a candidate who felt very uncomfortable with the...
View ArticleRecent College Graduates, Need References for Jobs? Here is What You Should Know
At some juncture in the interview process you will need to provide references. By this time things are getting serious. Generally you are not asked to submit references until the employer is near the...
View ArticleBeginning Your Entry Level Job as an Accountant? How to Get Ahead in Your...
A guest blog from Big4Bound (www.big4bound.com) This is a summary of things that I wish I had known going into my first year, or maybe I was told and should have payed more attention. For many of these...
View ArticleCollege Students, Interviewing for Jobs? 5 Questions You Can Answer in a...
The interview process can be a nerve-wracking experience. For some, it’s tough to be the center of attention answering rapid fire questions for 30 minutes. Others lack the confidence and organization...
View ArticleWant to Find an Internship or a New Job? 3 Ways to Revise Your Resume that...
In a recent piece by Jessica Ann Media, "How to Avoid Kitsch in Your Content," the word "kitsch" was defined as "content that lacks context." She continued by saying how without discipline and focus...
View ArticleRecent College Graduates, Are You Stuck in Your Searches for Jobs? 6 Ways to...
There are many things that can trip you up in the job search. They’ll cause you to get frustrated, lose heart, and maybe want to give up. But most are avoidable if you put some forethought and planning...
View ArticleOut There Networking for Entry Level Jobs? 10 Tips that Still Work Today
In today’s fast-paced world of branded personal narratives and social media blitzes, it can be hard to slow down. You live in the golden age of ceaseless self-promotion, but that doesn’t mean your...
View ArticleNot the Usual Recent Graduate Searching for Jobs? How to Approach 3...
There is an abundance of resume advice and examples online. However, they're mostly unhelpful if your work and life experience doesn’t fit neatly into a template. Let's look at a real job seeker with...
View ArticleRecruiters, Want to Find the Best Job Candidates? 7 Modern Day Strategies You...
Recruiting isn’t what it used to be. And for most recruiters, that’s a good thing. These days, there’s less reading through stacks of formal resumes and cover letters, and more interacting with...
View ArticleRecent Graduate, Are You Applying for Jobs? It’s about Quality Not Speed
A new job posting goes up. We feel the need to apply, right now! There’s often a balance of both excitement and panic when I talk to a client living this scenario. They’re eager to apply to what seems...
View ArticleTough in Your Search for Entry Level Jobs? Words to Inspire You for Success
Job Search can be stressful and take much longer that you expect. It’s not easy to go through the pressure at times. Success comes to those who keep going, positively, enthusiastically and with a plan....
View ArticleCollege Students, Are You Thinking about Getting Jobs? What Your Primary...
Millions of you are on campus for the fall. Some of you are newly minted freshman and many others are making your return from summer break. Interests, area of study, and academic environments vary....
View ArticleSearching for an Entry Level Job or Internship Using Social Media? How to...
Featured: Featured Last week I had the opportunity to co-host a Twitter chat with social media marketing agency, Splash Media. Using #SplashChat, we had an insightful discussion on being professional...
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