What Happened to Critical Thinking? Learn How To Improve This Top Skill
Posted on May 9, 2016
pixabay An April 2014 report from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) asked companies to identify the top competencies they consider to be an “essential need” in college graduates they are looking to hire. Among the top four career readiness competencies, critica …
3 Simple Good Habits You Need to Learn to Succeed
Posted on May 2, 2016
stokpic.com;pexels Aristotle said it best — “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” Habits define our daily life. These small decisions and the lifestyle choices we make have large impacts on our personal and professional life, so it’s good to deve …
The Little Lies You Should Never Tell in a Job Interview
Posted on April 11, 2016
When you find the right job, you might be willing to do anything to get it. Even tell a white lie. After all, one little fib never hurt anyone. Not to sound like your mother, but lies always catch up with you. Whether it’s during the job interview or a few months after you’ve been hir …
How To Find The Best Job Listings For You
Posted on April 4, 2016
geralt;pixabay One of the toughest parts about getting a job is finding the right job in the first place. With so many job postings, it’s a frustrating and exhausting struggle to find the positions that are truly the best fit. We understand that sifting through job openings can be a t …
Leadership Is the Secret to the Job Search
Posted on March 28, 2016
Do you have the most sought-after skills to get the job you want? Many job seekers don’t actually know what employers are after. Would you guess it’s leadership? In Deloitte’s 2019 Global Human Capital Trends, 80% of respondents reported that leadership is a high priority for their or …
How To Be the 4 Leaf Clover of the Job Hunt
Posted on March 14, 2016
BenCameron;FreeImages When on a new job hunt, sometimes the hardest thing to do is to stand out from everyone else. This modern age makes it extremely difficult to appear distinctive because in most cases, you are not actually physically meeting your employer for the first few interac …
3 Ways You Improve Your Personal Brand with Social Media
Posted on March 7, 2016
Kaboompics Knowing how to use your social media accounts is important when embarking on a digital job search because many employers use social media for their talent search. In fact, 73 percent out of 1,855 recruiting and human resources professionals said they have hired a candidate …
Do You Have What It Takes to Be a Telecommuter?
Posted on February 29, 2016
Working from home sounds like a dream — you can work in your pajamas, you don’t have to commute to work, you have the flexibility to take breaks when it’s most ideal for your workload and is not going to interrupt workflow, and there is no micro-manager watching over your shoulder, se …
How to Best Use Your Time After Quitting
Posted on February 22, 2016
Roman Drits;Barn Images So, you just quit your job, and you’re feeling stuck. You don’t know what the next steps are. However, the first step is the hardest and instead of being down, be proud of yourself — you knew you deserved better and got out of a rut to find a job more fitting f …
How to Turn Your Internship Into a Career
Posted on February 8, 2016
IGOR TREPESHCHENOK; BarnImages Some people think that internships are a means to pad resumes, but the majority of college students take internships very seriously. In fact, it often influences their career path. It’s evident that many students want to turn their internships into a car …