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10 Ways To Beat The Job-Search Blues (Forbes)

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:49:09 -0500

10 Ways To Beat The Job-Search Blues (Forbes)

Why Bother Dressing Up For Class?

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:47:16 -0500

mycollegesandcareers:

Your professor will take you more seriously. If you’re looking for a letter of recommendation at the end of the semester, the things you do in class can affect whether or not that will happen. If you sit up straight, pay attention in class, interact, and ditch the sweats, you’ll be more likely to get a favorable letter for your portfolio.

Guest speakers / recruiters. Especially in fourth year and graduate classes, you’re prone to having guest speakers and recruiters visiting the class on a regular basis. Would you feel comfortable networking in your sweat pants and UGGs? That recruiterhas the power to help you find a job after graduation and whether we like it or not, people still judge a book by its cover. Control the controllables and look nice. You’ll garner more positive attention for it.

Cute boy/girl! You want to get the attention of that hottie across the aisle? If you put some extra time and effort into what you look like, you’re more likely to catch their eye.

Respect. Bottom line — dressing nicely shows respect for yourself, your classmates, and the professor. Don’t believe me? Body language expert and former FBI agent Joe Navarro told My Colleges and Careers, “If I as a professor am working this hard for the students, I’m going to reward those that pay me back with interest, with curiosity, with respect.”

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palegreenstar4: Exactly what I needed.

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:44:28 -0500

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Exactly what I needed.

postmarq: I found this excerpt in a flyer from a Marquette...

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:35:14 -0500

postmarq:

I found this excerpt in a flyer from a Marquette University College of Arts and Sciences advising event in the 1990s. Reich’s words still ring true to me today.

Landing Your First Job After Graduation

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:43:17 -0500

mycollegesandcareers:

Your resume should be used to land an interview, not a job. You want to catch the attention of the interviewer and make him call you. Keep your resume to one page if possible. You can fill in all of the details once you get an interview.

Include a brief cover letter letting the person reading it know why they need to call you. List some of your skills and how you’ve been an asset to your current company.

Proofread your resume and then have someone else proofread it.

Use an active voice in your resume and cover letter. Do a keyword search for the job you want to find keywords to include in your resume. Some companies scan resumes and run them through a keyword program to see if they are relevant to the job. You can do this at the Google Keyword Research Tool on AdWords.

Avoid long paragraphs on your resume and in your cover letter. Bullet points are your friends. Keep them short and to the point.

Once you land the interview be professional and polished. You deal with people everyday and know that looking them in the eye and greeting them is important.

After the interview shoot off a thank you note or email. This shows you’re really serious about wanting the job and can put you in front of the pack.

11 Majors With the Highest Unemployment Rate

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:34:22 -0500

11 Majors With the Highest Unemployment Rate

Surround yourself only with people that are going to lift you higher ~ Oprah Winfrey

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:15:37 -0500

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What's Up With "Compliment" and "Complement"?

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:14:51 -0500

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My Colleges and Careers: 7 Social Media Sites to Help With Visibility in Your Job Search

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:12:38 -0500

My Colleges and Careers: 7 Social Media Sites to Help With Visibility in Your Job Search:

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Facebook isn’t just a fun time waster anymore, but a tool that can also be used strategically in your job search. Personal Branding expert Beth Campbell-Duke suggests creating your own professional Facebook page in your job search so you can protect your…

5 Tips That Could Speed Up Your Job Search

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:12:34 -0500

scottnodrog:

When going to a job interview as early as one year ago you’d be confident that you had enough of the right skills for the job and that you would be hired. But now, being confident and having most of the skills are not enough. Today I hear more and more job seekers ask the question, “What am I doing wrong? I know I can do this job. Why can I get hired?” Before the bottom fell out of the global economy it was safe to say that if you had 60% to 70% of the listed requirements on a job description that you had a decent change of landing the spot. Back then, the market was thin on talent and some employers found themselves grateful to have found someone who could do the job, albeit someone with partial abilities. The market is different now. If you are on the hunt, you’ve got to do it differently than before. Here are 5 simple tips that might help put your job search in the fast lane.

Tip #1

Don’t embellish.

Lying on a resume is more obvious today than it ever was. Don’t. We were always told that it’s perfectly OK to “fib a little” on your resume. Why would you list it if you know you know you don’t have that skill? I know why…because it makes your resume look stellar. It adds to the already glowing list of other things you’ve accomplished in your professional career. Psych 101 says the things you’ve listed nearest the top of a resume and mentioned multiple times are the things you are most comfortable doing. Most job seekers today are straining to add words, stats and tasks so their resume looks better than their competition. That will come back to haunt you…so don’t do it. Highlight what you are best at, but also come clean when asked about something that you’ve not done. Your candor will get your further.

Tip #2

Take a pay cut if you have to. Don’t price yourself out of the market just because you think you deserve it more than the next person.

Trying to recover from a previous lay off by over pricing yourself today is a bad idea. Assume there are 15 other people applying for the same job. You must, must, must be more aggressive this market. Pride is the 800lb gorilla - let got of it and land the job even it means taking a small pay cut. The person next in line needs the job more than you. It’s not going to last forever and you’ll recover and be back to where you were soon enough.

Tip #3

Don’t apply for jobs you know you can’t do.

If you are a software QA specialist, don’t apply for a Senior Director of Regulatory Compliance. Read the job description in full detail and only apply to the positions for which you have the skills. It feels good to send out a bunch of resumes but going through the motions isn’t going to yield faster rewards in your job search.

Tip #4

Apply once and follow up with an email to confirm receipt

Sending 28 resumes to the same company won’t get you a call back any quicker than sending 1. My inbox fills up typically between 2am and 6am with multiple submissions of the same resume. The additional submissions are deleted. The contact management tools of today are smarter than you think and if you submit more than one, it’s automatically 86’d. Some CMS’s wont allow you to submit more thank once so make your first shot your best one. After submitting, send a simple e-mail to the contact asking to confirm receipt. Most of the time you’ll get a reply. If you don’t…send another email. Recruiters in this market are averaging 150 to 300+ resume submissions per day. It’s a lot to dig through and takes time, so be patient.

Tip #5

Use a recruiter

When I say use, I mean use. Find a reputable firm and partner with them. Part of what I tell people today during interviews is that we are all in this together. It’s no longer a “Me, Tarzan - You, Jane” type of experience. Use their contacts, search with them vs. sitting at home waiting on a call. If you come across a listing that fits your skill, call your recruiter and ask them what they know about the company. There’s a better than average chance they’ll know someone on the inside that might be able to get you in the door faster.

Word to the wise: If you don’t trust your recruiter, find another one. This is your career, this is how you put food on the table and this is how you pay your mortgage/rent - don’t waste your time with someone that’s only in it for their personal gain.

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