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Our array of custom corporate programs offers elements to obtain differential advantage, increase employee retention and assists in their development.
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There are many areas you can work on and develop regarding interview preparation. This blog will focus on the most important one, research.
Why is research so very important? When you research well prior to the interview, you will learn many things:
I am excited to publish a guest post today from Joshua Waldman, author of Job Searching with Social Media for Dummies. He is also the founder of Career Enlightenment; a site with a treasure trove of great information that can help you leverage social media to fortify your job search. I strongly recommend his Dummies book as well as his new book: The Social Media Job Search Workbook. Every time I talk to Joshua or read his blog, I learn a lot. Read More...
If successful job searches result in multiple offers (and they should), you might want some assistance in sorting-through, comparing and prioritizing various choices. The challenge is that multiple offers are never apples to apples. They are always apples to oranges, which makes the comparison difficult if not confusing. Here is a simple model that should help. It’s the Filter of Five™ Read More...
Intel, a darling of Silicon Valley high-tech and the business world in general, announced Tuesday that they were laying off 12,000 people (about 11% of their workforce). If there are any sure bets for stable employment, surely one would have thought Intel was one of them. As you navigate over the span of your career, economic shocks will come your way. Read More...
While the time is winding down for the Class of 2016, those of you entering the working world should be excited about this. Employers expect to hire 5.2% more from the Class of 2016 than they hired from the Class of 2015. For those of you still looking for a job, the numbers are working in your favor. Although these numbers project an increase in new hires for the class, current hiring projections are down from the 11% originally projected in the NACE Job Outlook 2016 survey. Read More...
I came across a terrific article backed up by sound analysis pointing to employment. The original article I found in USA TODAY. Remember, your campus years are your launching pad. It is a time for discovery and shaping your path. Research, before and during those years, can lead you to a better outcome, whatever you choose that outcome to become. This article was compiled by OnlineDegrees.com. Read More...
I found (Alan's) presentation to be very helpful and insightful. I think schools often neglect to teach students these things, so I am so glad that you gave us the opportunity to learn from Mr. McMillan. He presented the information in a way that was engaging and easy to understand. He gave great advice and was very convincing. In fact, I have already ordered “The Start-Up of You” on Amazon! I feel as though I have gotten a better idea of what the “real world” will be like. I have to admit, my father was shocked when I came home last night and started talking about 401(k)’s. Thank you so much for all of your efforts throughout this entire internship process, you are truly appreciated.
NACE, the National Association of Colleges and Employers (think college career centers partnered with employers) just released preliminary numbers that show:
NACE will conduct another survey that will reflect hiring in the Spring of 2016. I will keep you posted as to those results as well. Read More...
The work at LearnEarnRetire is for the 18-24 year old, usually in college, but always in a quest for betterment.
Toward that end, I want to share some advice I got from a book that I think is one of the best books ever on networking and professional development, The Start-Up of YOU. It was written by Reid Hoffman and Ben Casnocha, where they relate Silicon Valley thinking to personal development (Reid should know, he worked during the early days at PayPal, invested at the infancy of both Facebook and Zynga then founded LinkedIn). Read More...
his is about leveraging your LinkedIn network but let me give you some real life context. This will bring together your-brand, your-network and LinkedIn in order to give you career advantage.
According to Wikipedia: Personal branding is the practice of people marketing themselves and their careers as brands. While previous self-help management techniques were about self-improvement, the personal-branding concept suggests instead that success comes from self-packaging. Read More...
NACE (National Association of Colleges and Employers) has published its Winter 2016 Salary survey for those with Master’s Degrees. Below is real data of median income salaries from hiring companies who reported back to NACE.
As with all other salary information, the salary itself does not tell the whole story on earnings. If you are contemplating pursuing a master’s degree for your next step, know the following elements must be considered:
On campus you are surrounded by many events and opportunities to find employment through internships and/or full time jobs. These fall into the category of the ‘physical job search’ which include events and contacts that you can physically engage with to find an opportunity.
Your campus job search is the only one in your career where the employers come to you. Lose your job three years out of college and employers don’t rush to your garage and set up a job fair. At that juncture, it is on you to find opportunities. Read More...
Your twenty-something years are critical for your success for three reasons:
Young people universally know that they will pay into the Social Security upon employment, yet they have little optimism that there will be anything left for them when they hit their Golden Years.
No Wonder Why You Anticipate Bad News
You hear politicians from both sides of the isle, and the media talking routinely about how Social Security will one day ‘go broke.’ Most often they are trying to gain your favor and attention by intentionally scaring you. Ignore them and read. The news is not as bleak as it sounds. The politicians need to get off their backsides and have the courage to fix it. Read More...
Congratulations, you’ve finally made it to your first adult job, or what I like to refer to the ‘Bigs’. For those of you familiar with baseball, the term is taken from the Big Leagues, and your first job is just the start! While it can be easy to get caught up in all the changes associated with this phase of your life, it’s important that you take a moment to reflect on your future career.
If you are reading this, you are already on your way to taking that extra step that’s going to boost your career. While just obtaining your first job may have been a lot of work, you’re not in the clear yet. What you do early on in your career will set the stage for many of your future career plans. Read More...
Getting to financial independence is elusive to most and it shouldn’t be. Here is a story that breaks down the biggest component to get you to your financial freedom. I tell this tale every time I speak to young people about their financial wellbeing and they tell me consistently this is one of the most powerful metaphors they have ever heard. If you act on what I am about to share with you, it can literally change your life.
Now, couple this with the notion of NOT squandering your 20’s and you are quite literally going places! Read More...
As baseball Hall of Famer Connie Mack said, ‘You can’t win them all.’ But that does not lessen the sting of NO.
So what happens when you get a no? You were working with a recruiter, who ushered you into an opportunity. Perhaps they spoke so optimistically that you started to feel like this was nearly a done-deal. Then you get a rejection. Even if it wasn’t your #1 choice, you are still hurt, it stings, and you’re a bit pissed. Reject ME?
So What Is Your Next Move? Read More...
As the class of 2015 entered the job market, they reported that the ‘opportunity for personal growth’ was high on their list of things they were looking for in the workplace. It was rated higher than job security itself. But… you already knew that, because you are out in front in subscribing to this blog and sharpening your life/career skills every week! Here are the top 5 things that the class of 2015 rated as “important” in this new NACE survey:
Are students who repeat an internship with an employer more likely to convert to a full time offer?
This is a really important question that you need to get your arms around in that, if you were to get an internship between your sophomore and junior year and then be asked back for a repeat internship, you have to forego a potential internship with another company between your junior and senior year.
Here are the facts and then some advice: