Career Advice

Why your PDF resume might be killing you

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My allergies are absolutely killing me.  The battle of my body versus my environment has now reached an annoying three weeks.  What’s worse is that this is the first year I’ve ever experienced an allergic catastrophe like I’m dealing with now.  Seriously, it just came out of no where.  But enough about me, time to […]

August 18, 2011 4 comments READ MORE →

Maximizing your work success in a new city

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This article was contributed by CareerBliss.com, a career community dedicated to helping people find happiness in the workplace. So you accepted the job and moved to a new city. Hopefully you’ve weighed the pros and cons and found that moving will be beneficial to your career in the long run. The best part of moving […]

August 17, 2011 READ MORE →

15 Basic Resume Tips

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Writing a resume sucks.  It does.  The process is never fun, and most people have trouble knowing how to start, where to begin, and what information should be included.  Whether you’re getting ready to start your first resume, or you’re about to make some edits to an existing document, the following 15 resume tips should […]

August 4, 2011 3 comments READ MORE →

LinkedIn’s “Apply” button has arrived. Are you cheering or fearing?

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  LinkedIn’s latest social hiring trick has arrived and whether you like it or not, it’s coming to an employer near you. The brand new, “Apply With LinkedIn” button should further LinkedIn’s comfortable position as the top social recruiting and professional networking website. According to a survey completed by Jobvite Inc., 87 percent of U.S. […]

July 26, 2011 11 comments READ MORE →

How Tristan Walker got a job at foursquare and what you can learn from his story

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I read a blog post from Tristan Walker this morning about how he got a job at foursquare.  It’s the kind of story that makes a 28 year old man fist pump high in the air.  It’s the kind of story I wish more people read, and more people told.  It’s the kind of story […]

July 20, 2011 15 comments READ MORE →

My Reaction to The Comment War That Was “6 Reasons You Don’t Have a Job”

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Last week I wrote what many have called the best post here on Corn on the Job.  One fellow went as far as personally calling me to say it was the greatest blog post he’d ever read.   But I can’t please everyone, and the (nearly 80!) comments on  post proves that fact. “6 Reasons […]

June 28, 2011 54 comments READ MORE →

6 Reasons You Don’t Have A Job

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Many unemployed folks usually don’t understand why they’ve been out of work for so long.  Their obvious scape goat is the economy and the other billion job seekers that are their competition.  This excuse is completely warranted, but I can’t let them off the hook so easy.  It’s just not happening. Here are 6 reasons […]

June 21, 2011 116 comments READ MORE →

Help a Charity and Help Your Job Search

Working for a non-profit can be a great career move because the industry is expanding rapidly and should continue to grow well into the future. Non-profit organizations include charities, research organizations, religious groups, public safety testing committees, and animal cruelty societies, so you will not run out of options should you choose this path. Working with […]

June 16, 2011 1 comment READ MORE →

Bullshit interview questions and other general nonsense floating in my head at 1:34 AM

I began writing this at 1:34 AM, but I’m certain you put that together when reading the blog post title. A ton is happening up in my head right now.  Some of it is job search/recruiting related.  Most of it is random.  A portion is kinda like ‘holy shit, I turn 28 on Sunday’.  And […]

June 9, 2011 8 comments READ MORE →

U.S. News hosts New Grad Night on #JobHuntChat

We’re proud to announce that U.S. News will be guest hosting our New Grad night on #JobHuntChat. As always, #JobHuntChat will start at 10PM EST and run through 11PM EST tonight (June 6th). Joining the #JobHuntChat team ( @blogging4jobs, @girlmeetsgeek, and yours truly) for the night will be twitter handles @USNewsEducation or @USNewsCareers.  Make sure to look out […]

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