Updated: February 2021 If you’re fresh out of high school or college and looking for an entry level job, it’s important to know that the job market is quite competitive. Companies are overwhelmed with entry level applicants who are convinced they are the right ones for a position. Since you will be competing with hundreds of other …
50 Informational Interview Questions to Swear By
Updated: January 2021 Informational interviewing is a great networking technique for the job search. It allows you to create casual yet targeted conversations in order to establish and build relationships with key contacts. Since questions are a key part of the informational interview conversation, we’ve created a list of our all-time favorite informational interview questions. These …
Business Etiquette Tips for College Graduates
Updated: January 2021 You took your final college exams and received your diploma. Now you’re officially a college graduate, which means it’s time to begin your search for a full-time job in your career field. As you begin going on interviews and start your first job, it’s important to study up on proper business etiquette. …
What Employers Look for on Your Social Media Profile
Updated: January 2021 Finding a job once you graduate can be tough and will require a lot of work. Over the past decade employers have been using social media more and more in order to weed out potential job candidates. For that reason, it is more important than ever to make sure each of your …
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How to Get Your Money’s Worth When Hiring a Resume Writer
Updated: January 2021 If resume writing is a daunting prospect for you, you’re not alone. Maybe you’ve tapped into your savings before and you were disappointed with the results. Or you tried using a deal from Groupon at one of the larger resume mills and you felt the writer wasn’t listening to you. The point …
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Everything You Need to Know About Informational Interviews
Updated: January 2021 The informational interview is a great strategy for making valuable industry contacts. Informational interviews also land jobs quicker than submitting online applications. In this blog post we will explain everything you need to know about conducting a successful informational interview. Informational interviews can be a great way to get a foot in …
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Executive Resume Trends in 2021
Updated: January 2021 The executive job market is competitive. This means your resume has to be equally competitive if it’s gong to stand out from the crowd. In this blog post we will share how the executive application process has changed and how you can adapt with some simple resume trends. As an accomplished executive, …
How to Find Your Perfect Career Fit and Focus Your Brand
With the vast amount of online job postings, it can be overwhelming to commit to one particular job focus. However, it’s a lack of focus that will prevent you from branding yourself as a desirable job candidate. Hiring managers and HR personnel want to know you are 100% focused on their job. Otherwise, you will …
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How to Create Your Career Plan in 10 Steps
Updated: January 2021 The end of the year is always a great time to hit “reset” and start anew when it comes to your career. In a perfect world, you’ve achieved all of your career goals and are smooth sailing into the year ahead. If a perfect world is not quite your current scenario, you …
What Those Job Qualifications Really Mean
Updated: February 2021 The job search can be stressful and frustrating. Often, especially if you don’t have much prior job experience, sorting through job descriptions is discouraging. Job listing after job listing asks for years of experience for a job you’re certain you can do or covers up lack of benefits with fun perks. These …
Unique Skills That Each Generation Brings to the Workplace
Updated: January 2021 Each generation brings unique skills and benefits to the workforce. In this Infographic created by our AkkenCloud, we’ll share the differences in each generation along with tips on how to showcase each generation’s strengths in the workplace. The 4 Types of Generations Employed by Companies Today Many companies today find themselves comprised …
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15 Low Stress Jobs with Amazing Pay
If you have started thinking that high workplace stress is a part of everyday life, what you need may be a job change. Quantum Binders recently put together a thoroughly compelling infographic that lists more than a dozen jobs that involve the least stress and score less than 71 on the stress tolerance scale. And …
