Tag Archives: job interview

Facebook: Employers Wanting Username and Password?

Facebook: Employers Wanting Username and Password?

Facebook is the 2nd most popular website in the world. People are constantly updating their status, sharing photos, and checking their friends’ status . This idea of sharing updates and posting pictures has literally changed our lives and the world we live in. Facebook has penetrated almost every aspect of our lives: school (remember the [...]

25 Twitter Chats for Valuable Career Advice

25 Twitter Chats for Valuable Career Advice

While some lucky college students find work right away, for most others, the idea of hitting the job market after graduation is a little intimidating if not downright scary. With competition tough and opportunities limited, finding a job can be difficult. Yet, students and recent grads shouldn’t lose hope: finding a great job is possible [...]

45 Inspiring Career Blogs for College Students

45 Inspiring Career Blogs for College Students

College, ostensibly, prepares participants for their chosen career paths, but tracking down the right entry-level positions comes burdened with its own set of protocols, strategies, and insights, all of which might seem impregnable to the recent graduate. Fortunately, blogs exist to help demystify the overwhelming amount of information applicants have to process. Whether looking for [...]

Can I lie in an interview and get away with it?

Can I lie in an interview and get away with it?

Years ago there was a very popular Isuzu commercial that poked great fun at our perception of car salesmen. It started with a very slick looking actor who announces, “The Isuzu Impulse- it’s faster than a speeding bullet!” Below him on the screen letters appear spelling out the phrase, “He’s lying!” A few seconds later [...]

50 Hottest Twitter Hashtags for Job Seekers

50 Hottest Twitter Hashtags for Job Seekers

Twitter is like a window into the soul of America. It shows us faster and more accurately what is on our collective minds than any other medium currently in use. So it was only a matter of time, in a bad economy and a worse job market, that Twitter would be flooded with both job [...]

Job Searching While Employed:The Do’s And Don’ts

Job Searching While Employed:The Do’s And Don’ts

Though the job search if often treated like a 9-to-5 position, it becomes more difficult to manage when you already have a full-time job. More often than not, job seekers face discrimination for being unemployed, which may lead to finding job openings while gainfully employed. Whatever your reasons may be for leaving, job searching in [...]

The Power of the Simple Words “Thank You”

The Power of the Simple Words “Thank You”

The New Year brings with it new hopes, dreams and resolutions to exact change in our lives. For many people this means finding a new job. However, years of recession and economic struggle has made the job search more difficult than ever considering the number of qualified candidates and the paucity of available jobs. So [...]

Employers: Show Common Courtesy to Applicants

Employers: Show Common Courtesy to Applicants

Looking for a job can be stressful. As job seekers triple check their resumes for typos and edit their cover letters, it seems like employers sit back and relax with all the power—especially in today’s job market. Although companies do have the power to hire or not, they should still show candidates respect throughout the [...]

How To Give & Ask For a Raise

How To Give & Ask For a Raise

For many, the most nerve-wracking conversation for both the employer and employee is a discussion about a salary raise. Nationally, employees will receive an average 3 percent wage increase this year. With this in mind, employers must carefully decide who gets a raise and when, while employees must perfect the art of salary negotiation. Consult [...]

The Ghostbusters Guide to Management

The Ghostbusters Guide to Management

You have probably seen Ghostbusters a number of times without realizing how some of the principles presented in the film can be applied to management. This infographic done with Mindflash, looks at how it’s time for all you managers to take your cues from Peter, Raymond, Egon, and Louis.