Job Hunting – Articles Revisited
Job hunting can be frustrating. There are any number of techniques for finding a job, and it sometimes requires many in combination to be successful. Let’s get some advice from Caitlin with respect to how one might find a job, especially when you’re just entering the job market. Those with skills and experience sometimes have [...]
Post-Grad Guide: What to Do if You’re Laid Off
You’ve written your cover letter, perfected your resume, aced your interview, and landed your first post-grad job. Things have started to settle down and as you get used to your new working routine you congratulate yourself for beating the recession and coming out on top in a competitive job market. Then the unexpected happens. The [...]
Post-Grad Guide – Networking
Networking. Did reading that word strike fear into your heart? You’re not alone. Whether because of shyness, uncertainty, or a feeling that making contacts to advance a career is somehow “fake,” many recent graduates are afraid to use networking as job hunting tool. Even if networking feels about as natural as breathing underwater, with many [...]
Post-Grad Guide – Five Important Job Hunting Tips
You have your diploma in hand, your things are boxed up and crammed into a U-Haul, and you’re ready to go out into the world. Only one problem – you don’t have a job yet. While it would be ideal to graduate from college with an offer already lined up, the fact is that most [...]
Post-Grad Guide – Managing Your Social Media Presence
Facebook has become as integrated into the college experience as dorm life and pizza. These days when you meet a new friend you say, “Facebook me!” instead of “Call me!” and you know your roommate’s relationship is getting serious when she and her significant other become “Facebook official.” Social media helps keep everything together in [...]
Post-Grad – Going on Your First Interview
So you’ve written your resume, attached your cover letter, and sent them both out to every company you’ve heard is hiring. Now you’ve gotten a call back. Someone (hopefully more than one someone) is interested in bringing you in for an interview. You’re past the first hurdle, but don’t think you have a job in [...]
Join the conversation...