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The Employers Guide to College Career Fairs

February 25, 2010 1 comment

In a post last week, I wrote a Students Guide for College Career Fairs, and compiled a list of action items that would ensure students have a competitive advantage over their peers when it comes to career fairs.  Somewhere in that piece, I mentioned that most employers are god awful at college recruiting, and especially [...]

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Would you hire a cast member from MTV’s “Jersey Shore”?

December 28, 2009 21 comments

Quick Disclaimer – I’m an Italian American living on the east-coast, and while I do not find the term “Guido” offensive, I am offended that cast members on the show down play the word and its meaning.  Older Italian generations may still believe that “Guido” is is a slur, but many fight back saying [...]

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Interview Tip: Don’t forget hygiene (Contest winners announced in post!)

October 22, 2009 36 comments

(Towards the bottom of this post you’ll find details for a contest, prizes included)
Winners Announced at the bottom!
Basic hygiene means taking showers daily, coating our underarms with deodorant, and spraying nice smelling cologne or perfume on our body (even if you are still using Cool Water).  Keeping oneself well groomed, with freshly brushed teeth and neat [...]

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The ‘L’ Word and Your Career

October 15, 2009 2 comments

This post is inspired by the brilliance of Matt Cheuvront. Matt runs a sweet and utterly awesome blog called Life Without Pants. Go lose yourself over there for a bit, you won’t be disappointed.

Matt recently posed the question, “Do you need to LOVE your job to be happy”, which sprung a debate between many Gen [...]

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Poll Of The Week #3: When looking for a job, what’s MOST important to you?

August 3, 2009 0 comments

Thanks to those for voting in this weeks poll!  Here are the results:

First Place:  42% Flexible Work Schedules/Company Culture
Second Place: 25%  Competitive Benefit Package
Third Place: 17% Competitive Salary
Tie for Fourth Place: 8% Short Commute and Financially Stable Company

Todays worker wants more than just a nice salary, and organizations are rapidly catching on to that fact. [...]

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