If you’re like me, you only update your resume when you have to update your resume. That doesn’t make job searching any easier, especially considering updating your resume is just one thing you need to do when you start searching for a new job.
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Today we have a post from Shannon, a regular contributor. I don’t know about you, but my work life has seemed to take a turn for the dramatically busy. For some reason, my career flow has always seemed to be one of “feast or famine” where I work hard consistently, and then certain opportunities all […]
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Today’s post is from our regular Wednesday contributor, Cat. Everyone always gives advice about what you should do before a job interview. I can’t tell you how many posts I’ve read about choosing the right outfit, researching the company, and practicing interview questions. However, what about after the interview?
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There are many things young professionals should be doing to progress their career and set themselves up for success down the road. These include doing a knock-out job in their current position, taking on additional responsibility whenever possible, and getting some much needed on-the-job training and experience. Despite all this there are many young professionals […]
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Many people dream of quitting their full-time job to become their own boss. Whether it’s freelancing or some form of consulting, lots of cubicle dwellers have thought about how their life would look different if they could make freelancing work. There are certainly a lot of benefits to freelancing such as having no boss, working […]
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A few weeks ago a friend of mine was being recruited for a few jobs at other companies. When you compared the salaries it seemed like a no-brainer. The other companies were offering 15-25k more per year for the same job title. Over the course of just a few years that could make a big […]
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Today we have a post from Shannon, a regular contributor. I recently wrote about the challenges of working for a difficult boss, and sometimes because of the boss or other factors in the work environment, we grow to dislike our jobs. This is an awful state of affairs to find yourself because this is where […]
Read More >>Today’s post is from our regular contributor, Sally. This post is also part 2 in a 2-part series on getting started on LinkedIn. Welcome to the second post in this series! If you would like to read the first one, you can do so here. Now that you are at least set up with an […]
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Today’s post is from our regular Tuesday contributor, Sally. This blog has talked about how important LinkedIn is quite a few times before and almost every time we mention it, I’m surprised by how many people say that they don’t have an account. It’s a free service that, while requiring some of your time and […]
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Today’s post is from our regular Tuesday contributor, Sally. One of the number one complaints I hear from current and soon –to-be graduates is how much they wish they had more experience in the area they want to get in to. Many times they point out that there’s a cycle that seems to come into […]
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