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| New Grad Life |
| New Grad Life is the only blog solely dedicated to providing free resources to recent college graduates or soon-to-be grads for topics such as job hunting, resume/interview help, networking tips, money management, and more. Our aim is to equip as many college grads as we can with the best educational tools to allow them to start their careers ambitious, prepared, and confident. |
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| 20 Common LinkedIn Mistakes Online Job Seekers Make |
| 2012-02-09 02:31:33 |
Online job hunting made simple
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You probably know by now that LinkedIn is a powerful networking tool for personal branding and job search. In fact for job seekers it's one of the best online tools to land a job right now.
In case you don’t know about LinkedIn, get busy immediately building your branded profile, connecting with people, expressing your executive brand, and leveraging LinkedIn to full advantage.
But don’t make these 20 mistakes:
BUILDING YOUR PROFILE
1. Not personalizing your LinkedIn public profile URL.
Many people leave the default mess of letters and numbers at the end of the URL. Change that to “yourname” or as close to it as you can come, as I did with mine – http://www.linkedin.com/in/megguiseppi
2. Not including a photo.
Branding and career marketing are about creating emotional connections. People believe content more when it’s accompanied by the author’s photo. An online profile with no photo is a missed ...
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| 10 Signs Your Resume Needs Updating |
| 2012-02-08 01:27:07 |
A resume tune-upReprinted with permission from http://theundercoverrecruiter.com
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The dynamic job market of today keeps changing and what was required on a resume a few years ago could be the show stopper today. To roll with the punches the clever job seeker has to be flexible and prepared to adapt, this goes especially for your resume. Resumes are living documents and will change over time, just like you should. The devil is most often in the detail and are you confident that your resume will do you justice?
Signs that tell you it’s time for a little resume makeover:
1. The title is... Resume
Even if you use the fancy spelling and call it résumé, it's not going to do you any favors as recruiters and HR people look at 100s of resumes per day and yours won't stand out. In fact, in can be rather annoying for them as they have to change the titles themselves sometimes. Make the title your name and make sure the file name is your name as well.
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| Job Interview Questions: "Where do you see yourself in 5 years?" |
| 2012-02-07 02:18:39 |
One job interview question you can't mess upThis video is originally from TheJobShopper.com from their 'Job Seekers Success Series.'
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Job interview questions can be difficult for some, but one interview question that definitely gets people frustrated is "Where do you see yourself in 5 years?" If the job seeker is too vague or even too specific in their answer they can easily fail this interview question. Watch this video to learn how to give a clear, compelling, and confident answer and ace the job interview!
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| Is My Job Search Doomed if I Don’t Have a Network? |
| 2012-02-07 02:18:15 |
Job search fact or fiction?
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Your job search is not doomed, but without networking you are doomed to suffer a longer more difficult one.
Although networking is important, it is only one piece in a multiple-channel job search marketing strategy. You help yourself best by working all your channels. Some other channels are:
- Online networking portholes such as LinkedIn, Facebook and MySpace
- Recruiters and Search Firms
- Job sites such as Indeed, LocalJobNetwork, Ladders and CareerBuilder
- Targeted mailing and Informational Interviewing
- Career Fairs, Trade Associations, and Community Organizations
Nevertheless, many jobs are found by being at the right place at the right time and that means a lot of deliberate networking. Some may say, “Being at the right place at the right time is all luck.” I don’t. I say it is resultant of “preparation” meeting “opportunity.” If you are not prepared, you may have opportunities looking you in the face and never know it; o...
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| Hey Grads! No Experience? No Problem! (Sort of) |
| 2012-02-06 02:21:58 |
Advice from a fellow college graduateThis post was written by Brianna Raymond, a Content Writer and Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW) at PongoResume.com. It originally appeared on The Pongo Blog on May 12, 2010.
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I graduated from college two years ago (four now!) with the notion that having a college degree would serve in place of experience and pretty much guarantee a decent starting salary in a first job. And finding that first job was going to be a piece of cake with a degree to boast. Knowing what I know now, I couldn't have been more foolish.
What I Learned about Experience, from Experience
1. You have it, but it's not the right kind.
The "Experience" section of my pre-graduation resume looked a little something like this: Pizza Place, 3 years; Some Pharmacy, 2 years; This Gym, 5 months. In my mind, this kind of work record showed a prospective employer that I'm a good, loyal worker. But if the jobs and skills are irrelevant to t...
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| KA-BOOM! A Dozen Dynamite Online Job Hunting Tips! |
| 2012-02-05 03:17:37 |
From the job hunt to the resume, here's some tips to keep in mind
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Twenty years ago, if you wanted a job you spent days perfecting and typing your resume on heavy-weight business paper. You either mailed a cover letter and resume to employers or dressed your best and walked right in their front door. If it worked and the employer was interested, you’d get a call for an interview. And the interview was everything. In fact, two or three interviews wasn’t unheard of. Your interview was what got you the job.
Today, while interviews are an important part of the hiring process, it’s the portion of the job hunt before the interview that has completely evolved: the introduction. Walking in the front door with a resume in your hand is actually one of the biggest no-no’s in present day job hunting. Today’s game begins right where you are now: online.
Searching for jobs online is a time-consuming, tedious, and often discouraging process. There ar...
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| College Seniors Speak Out - are schools helpful for job hunting? |
| 2012-02-05 02:36:52 |
New grads weight in on how much Universities have helped
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New Grad Life recently traveled to a few Universities in San Diego. We picked the most interesting responses and want to share them with you. Due to the nature of the questions most students asked to for us to leave their last names out and schools they were affiliated with. Read on to see what College seniors are thinking!
NGL: “Let’s talk about the various services your University offers. What do you think about the career fairs?”
Ashley: “Useless….I mean it’s usually a bunch of companies that have all these entry-level sales positions. Then there’s like, agencies; the police, highway patrol, sometimes I really don’t get what they’re doing here. I think it’s even worse for our University – it makes our school look bad, you know?”
Omar: “A lot of the job fairs I’ve been to on campus are great. I’m not saying I got a job offer or anything on the spot, of cou...
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| 5 Hard Job Interview Questions |
| 2012-02-05 02:36:28 |
The job interview questions you need to pay attention to
This post was written by Brianna Raymond, a Content Writer and Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW) at PongoResume.com.
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Job interviews are tough, and so are the questions. Learn how to answer five of the toughest interview questions here:
1. "Tell me about yourself."
This is not the time to share your life story. What they're looking for is a brief overview of the aspects of your experience and background that relate to the position. Talk about some accomplishments or strengths you felt really good about, and how you think they prepared you for the position you're interviewing for.
Example: "I have six years of advertising experience, and spent the past three years as the Assistant Production Manager at This Company, overseeing production schedules, hiring, and deadlines. In that time, I streamlined the workflow so that we were able to meet the deadline for every monthly print pro...
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| 10 Resume Mistakes That Ruin Your Job Search |
| 2012-02-05 02:35:02 |
The resume mistakes that you have to knowThis article was reprinted with permission from 15secondresume.com
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Does your resume contain mistakes that are preventing you from being considered for that “ideal” job? There’s a good chance it is, even if you had it prepared by a resume professional. With an average of six job seekers for every job opening in the US, recruiters and hiring managers receive thousands of resumes for every listing. With that in mind you have about five seconds to convince them to read further and they will spend no more than 15 seconds before deciding to interview or not. Most recruiters will tell you that when they scan resumes they are initially looking for easy reasons to eliminate candidates in order to “reduce the pile” of email trash. Here are some common blunders that offered by veteran recruiters.
1. Unprofessional contact information
If you’re using an email address that sounds something like “Billy&...
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