February 2012

20 Job Search Tips for 2012 College Graduates

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I want to tell you about a conversation that I once overheard.  The day was March 15, 2005, my college graduation day.  A roommate’s dad was talking to my mother and father when I heard him say… I wanted to bring a 2X4 (lumber), write “LIFE” on it, and use it to smack Billy right […]

February 22, 2012 19 comments READ MORE →

5 Ways to Boost Your LinkedIn Profile

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Most of us, by now, have got to grips with LinkedIn’s layout: we’ve set up our profile, put up a nice picture and made a few connections with colleagues, former colleagues, and maybe even future colleagues – but with a site that’s as fast-moving as LinkedIn, and with a professional community that’s so big and […]

February 17, 2012 4 comments READ MORE →

The Importance of Managing Your Online Brand

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This is a guest post by Susanna Cha, recent MSc International Marketing Management student, currently writing on behalf of Guardian Jobs including marketing jobs, graduate jobs, fundraising jobs and more.   Most job seekers are unaware that recruiters will try to find out everything about you. With the creation of  web 2.0, this has become almost a […]

February 16, 2012 9 comments READ MORE →

Red Flags and Turd Sandwiches: A Friend’s Story of Misery

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A friend of mine recently went through a real turd sandwich of a situation.  She went from having a job she imagined would be incredible for her short and long-term career, to being fired and becoming the scapegoat for something that wasn’t the slightest bit her fault! I’m going to present this story through “red […]

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February 7, 2012 13 comments READ MORE →