3 Steps to Determining if a Job Seeker Is Truly Interested in Their Career
Posted on October 1, 2018
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4 Things to Consider Before Switching College Majors
Posted on September 17, 2018
Photo by sergio souza on Unsplash Within three years of initial enrollment, about 30 percent of undergraduates in associate’s and bachelor’s degree programs who declared a major had changed it at least once, according to a study by the U.S. Department of Education. The same study foun …
Facing Unemployment: Managing a Full-Time Job Search With a Full-Time Career
Posted on September 3, 2018
pixabay Search for the perfect job, write application materials, attach resume, network, and repeat. The job search process is long and tedious. To do it well, one application can take hours from start to finish — and that’s after you’ve found the perfect listing. It truly is a full-t …
3 Pieces of Career Advice to Turn Students Into Self-Marketers
Posted on August 20, 2018
Recruiters don’t type keywords into a job search engine and cross their fingers hoping top candidates pop up. In today’s recruiting world, social media, effective job boards, and an emphasis on company culture allow recruiters to look deeper into potential candidates and their whole p …
Ladies, Your Letter of Recommendation Is Hurting Your Job Search
Posted on August 6, 2018
This post was updated in September 2022 We have some bad news for female job seekers: letters of recommendation could be biased against you. Research published in the Journal of Business and Psychology found that recommendations written about women were more likely to contain “doubt-r …
Social Media 101: How Career Counselors Can Better Reach Students
Posted on July 23, 2018
This post was updated in September 2022 There’s no denying the powerful part social media plays in young people’s lives. For the majority of college students, these platforms are their main source of information. And that includes information about their job search. In fact, a 2018 su …
Generation Z: How to Show Older Employees There’s Nothing to Fear
Posted on July 9, 2018
When millennials entered the workforce, they rocked the foundations of most organizations. The generation was so unlike those before that it took leaders and HR professionals longer to get a handle on these new employees. Now, Generation Z is graduating college and starting their care …
What Every College Graduate Needs to Know to Get a Job
Posted on June 25, 2018
pexels Congratulations! You’ve graduated. While you deserve to celebrate your accomplishment, it’s also time to face the fact that you still haven’t landed a job. Don’t worry, you’re not alone. Many new graduates struggle to find their footing after college. The trick is to adapt to y …
How to Get Job Seekers on Board with Artificial Intelligence
Posted on June 11, 2018
Artificial intelligence often gets a bad rap. Employees worry that this technology will one day replace them in the workplace. Customers are underwhelmed by the service they receive from chatbots. Job seekers feel at a loss about how to convince a program they deserve a job. But there …
The Do’s and Don’ts to a Great Summer Paid Time Off Policy
Posted on May 28, 2018
Travel to the beach. Attend family reunion barbeques. Go camping in the mountains. Chain yourself to your desk at work. When you think of summertime, one of these activities doesn’t fit. However, employees are increasingly nervous about taking paid time off for a summer vacation. They …