You just came home after a horrible day at work. Your boss is stressing you out and drives you crazy. You know you are under appreciated and underpaid and the resentment for the job is building up to a point you can barely hold it in. So you get home and tell yourself, "I'm just...
In today’s crowded job market, it can be extremely difficult to get any viable leads for jobs. I know from personal experience that I have had a ludicrously low response rate when searching for work. 1 or 2 good prospects from a vast slew of inquiries and even then, those prospects are difficult to follow...
When searching for a job, people often tend to assume that it is only the employers who are interested in finding the best. While in some circumstances it comes out as such especially when you are desperately searching for a job, as an employee searching for a job, you are or should look for the...
Over the past 10 days, I’ve talked individually to over 100 college students about their careers. Most of them – and for reasons we all understand – are scared to death about their pending entrance into the workforce. During these conversations, however, five primary areas of concern (please notice I did not use the word...
You think that the way your Facebook and Twitter profiles look like is not important for the hiring manager who is reviewing your job application? You’re wrong! Employers are no longer limited to the resume, cover letter, and recommendation letters. They have access to much more information that reveals your character and interests. Why would...
Computer science (CS) is one of those degrees that just inherently sounds important and profitable. However, like “biochemistry” or “comparative literature,” computer science is a field that only a small portion of the population truly understands. It’s easy to assume that computer science has something to do with tech - but whether it is the...
What's the worst job interview experience you've ever had? Well, even if it was a TOTAL disaster, you can rest easy knowing that it wasn't as bad as any of these interviews, featured in HuffPo's Movie Mashup series. Or was it? [ALERT: while highly entertaining, this content is somewhat juvenille & politically incorrect. To view...
Even if you start of on the right foot in your job seeking efforts, it’s very easy to become discouraged after you face rejection after rejection, or when weeks go by without a callback. In today’s job market, there’s a lot of competition for skilled jobs, and the length of time It’s taking people to...
Do you have any gaps in your resume? I'm talking about the big, red-flag kind of gaps. Maybe your resume gap is due to unexpected downsizing, extended travel, or health & family issues. Having a resume gap can be quite common, especially these days. They're not as eyebrow-raising as they used to be, but you still have to...
If you’re considering a career change, you’re not alone—25 percent of Americans change careers every single year, according to Right.com. So if you're looking for a new challenge, simply need a change of scenery, or want to find a career that offers a higher salary potential, you need to consider the required training and the costs...
