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5 Things to Consider When Writing Your Resume

Hank Clark is a master’s level career counselor. He is internationally certified as a Career Management Practitioner (CMP) by the Institute for Career Certification International and has been recognized as a National Certified Counselor (NCC) through the National Board for Certified Counselors. Check out resume examples on his site to improve your resume. Many job [...]

January 12, 2012 4 comments READ MORE →

12 Reasons to Take Unpaid Internships

Do you want to know who was heavily against unpaid internships in 2008? Oh, that would be me. And what do I mean by, ‘heavily’? I guess I mean that I flew across the country to San Francisco just to inform certain department managers that interns were to be compensated for their work. Sure, I [...]

January 10, 2012 14 comments READ MORE →

Learn How to Utilize Spreadsheets to Organize Your Job Search

Emily Hankinson is a senior at the University of Pittsburgh where she majors in Communications and is working toward a certificate in Public and Professional Writing. She also served as the PR and Social Media Coordinator for her service sorority, Gamma Sigma Sigma. Emily Tweets regularly and blogs at emilyhankinson.tumblr.com. 2012 is finally here and like [...]

January 6, 2012 15 comments READ MORE →

Ten Things Job Seekers Must Do in 2012

Yesterday I read a post over on Life Without Pants that provided some much needed inspiration for today’s COTJ piece. The post is titled, “10 Things You Must Do to Make 2012 The Best Year Ever“. Go now or later, but definitely stop by and read it. Let’s jump right into it! 1. Increase Your [...]

January 4, 2012 6 comments READ MORE →

7 Things You Never Want to Hear From Your Interviewer

The art of interviewing has long been compared to dating. And just like in dating, there are a great number of ways that one person can send the other person running in terror from the interview. When it comes time for an individual to perform this dance, job seekers must remember that they are also [...]