ResumeBear: 9 Crazy Employee Meltdowns

ResumeBear: 9 Crazy Employee Meltdowns

You’ve probably felt the urge to throw your computer out of your office window or give your boss a piece of your mind. Don’t worry; we’ve all been there. Offices and certain jobs can really start to wear on a person. Unfortunately, some people actually follow through with their impulses, with sometimes amusing, sometimes tragic [...]

Want to get Hired on Wall Street? Here’s some Advice

Want to get Hired on Wall Street? Here’s some Advice

If you’re not doing this, you could be hurting your job prospects on Wall Street. Or anywhere else, for that matter. It turns out that social media — a tool designed to bring us closer together — might actually be driving us farther apart. “I think there’s still no substitute for picking up the telephone [...]

Five Vocational Careers with Great Futures

Five Vocational Careers with Great Futures

Annie Favreau guest post for Resume Bear Blog 05/13/12 If you’re thinking about expanding your career skills by going back to school, you’re not alone. But a Bachelor’s degree isn’t your only option. In fact, some of the fastest growing careers don’t even need a four-year degree. Vocational career paths can be a great fit [...]

Ask Yahoo’s Ex CEO If it’s Ok to Lie on Your Resume

Ask Yahoo’s Ex CEO If it’s Ok to Lie on Your Resume

John Feldmann Many job seekers have thought about doing it. Maybe you have too – changing that one little piece of information on your resume to make you look that much better. Who’s really going to know? After all, no one really knows what your degree is in, or what the exact dates were that [...]

ResumeBear: Important skills needed in these turbulent Years!

ResumeBear: Important skills needed in these turbulent Years!

This millennium has not gotten off to a great start as far as the economy is concerned. With the dot-com bubble bursting, the stock market crashing, and the “Great Recession” setting in, it’s been a bumpy dozen years. Here we’ve lined up our picks for the most important skills needed in this turbulent market. These [...]

The ResumeBear Team Wishes All Mothers, A Happy Mother’s Day!

The ResumeBear Team Wishes All Mothers, A Happy Mother’s Day!

Wishing all of the Mothers a Very Happy Mother’s Day for all that they do for us throughout the year.. one day is just not enough for us to show our appreciation! Enjoy “your” day.. Thank You from the ResumeBear Team

Are Employers and Employees on the Same Page?

Are Employers and Employees on the Same Page?

Most companies have some means by which to track employee attendance so that the business is not getting the short end of the stick. Whether it is through sign-in and sign-out ledgers, installation of monitoring devices on computers when employees log in and out, or just a visual recognition from the office manager and/or departmental [...]

ResumeBear Tips For “2012″ New Grads on Linkedin

ResumeBear Tips For “2012″ New Grads on Linkedin

Our New Networking series has taken a look at how social media sites can be used as powerful networking tools for new college graduates, sharing our best picks for tips, tools, and more for Facebook, Twitter, and now, LinkedIn. Today, we’re exploring LinkedIn for new grads. We’ve saved the best for last: this site was [...]

ResumeBear: Politics and What College Graduates Should Care About

ResumeBear: Politics and What College Graduates Should Care About

2008 proved a landmark election year for the 18-to-29-year-old demographic, with 51% of qualified Americans within this age range showing up at the polls. Sixty-two percent of those with at least some college experience voiced their opinions on economic, social, and political issues, and four years later, it’s looking like they may very well show [...]