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ResumeBear: This is Why You Need a Pay Raise, Prove it

ResumeBear: This is Why You Need a Pay Raise, Prove it

Getting a raise is one of the quickest ways to improve upon your financial picture.. A few minutes of conversation can lead to a pay increase that you will enjoy year after year. Most of us think that getting a raise is about asking at the right time or framing the question in a certain [...]

ResumeBear Says Rock Your Resume, Tips How To

ResumeBear Says Rock Your Resume, Tips How To

Whether or not you’re looking for a job right now, it’s worth making sure your resume is in good shape. You never know when that dream opportunity might come up – and if your current job isn’t looking so secure, you might to be ready to send out applications at short notice. In a crowded [...]

50 Great Marketing Twitter Feeds

50 Great Marketing Twitter Feeds

Marketing is everywhere. For consumers, this is probably not ideal, but for students of marketing it means that there is no shortage of examples, both good and bad, from which to learn about the craft. The easiest way to keep your finger on the pulse of marketing is to log in to Twitter. Almost every [...]

Become a Thought Leader in Your Industry: The Power of Social Media

Become a Thought Leader in Your Industry: The Power of Social Media

Social Media has become one of the most powerful influences on the global society to-date. It is an amazing prospect when you consider that everyday members of society are considered just as and sometimes even more inspirational than magnates of any industry. Social media has given every man and woman a voice and creates a [...]

25 Fun & Informative Hashtags for Lifelong Learners

25 Fun & Informative Hashtags for Lifelong Learners

The beauty of graduating from college is you’ve learned all you must know; now you can learn everything you always wanted to know. For all those subjects that looked like fun in the course catalog but you never found time to take, you now have the rest of your life to spend finding out about [...]

LinkedIn Tip: Be Sure To Add Skills To Your LinkedIn Profile

LinkedIn Tip: Be Sure To Add Skills To Your LinkedIn Profile

By Sean R. Nicholson The Skills feature of a LinkedIn profile is one of the most often overlooked features, but one that is critical to anyone leveraging LinkedIn to develop a social network or look for a job. In addition to listing your education and experience, the skills section can help your profile by adding [...]

Can You Have One Too Many Interviews in Your Job Search?

Can You Have One Too Many Interviews in Your Job Search?

How many times you interview for a given job can go a long way in determining whether or not you get the position you seek. That being said when is one interview looked upon to be one too many? Businesses all have their own set up when it comes to interviewing candidates for a position [...]

ResumeBear Hits USA Today: Four online tools for navigating the job market

ResumeBear Hits USA Today: Four online tools for navigating the job market

Since the beginning of April, many of us, especially seniors, have been wondering where the semester has gone. Summer is right around the corner, but an even greater event is looming for all of us fourth years: graduation. For some of us, graduation is an exciting time because it is opening the doors of a [...]

Overlooked E-mail Etiquette Tips Every Young Worker Should Know

Overlooked E-mail Etiquette Tips Every Young Worker Should Know

Ding! You’ve got mail. Welcome to the working world, youngsters. Chances are you’ve been e-mailing since the early years of AOL, but what do you know about work e-mails? If you’re wondering where all the smiley faces are at or why your co-workers don’t forward funny YouTube videos to each other, then you clearly have [...]

ResumeBear: 10 Industries Most in Need of Skilled Workers

ResumeBear: 10 Industries Most in Need of Skilled Workers

While the job market is making a recovery, it’s still hard to find a job in many cities in America, especially for new college grads who have little experience. Yet not all industries have been hit hard by the recession. Many are hiring quite readily and a select few aren’t able to find enough employees [...]