Spring Semester – College Job Search

By admin, on March 21st, 2011

Guest Author: CareerAlley
Website: http://CareerAlley.com

“Never cut a tree down in the wintertime. Never make a negative decision in the low time. Never make your most important decisions when you are in your worst moods. Wait. Be patient. The storm will pass. The spring will come.” – Robert H. Schuller

Spring Semester? It’s January! Yeah, I know how the college semester naming convention works, but at least the Fall semester really starts in the Fall. Anyway, May, summer vacation and (for some lucky parents) Graduation are just around and it’s not too soon to either be looking for your first job after graduation or a summer intern spot. There are plenty of resources at your disposal, not the least of which is your College Recruiting Office.

Internships: Whether you are graduating this Spring or will still be a student, you should definitely consider an Internship and it is never too early to start that process:
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Today is the First Day of the Rest of Your Job Search

By admin, on February 28th, 2011

Guest Author: CareerAlley
Website: http://CareerAlley.com

“I coulda done this, I coulda done that. But I know I can’t go back ‘Cause now it’s just too late I’m sayin’ shoulda woulda coulda, yeah” – Brian McKnight

I spend a lot of time with vendors, service suppliers and consultants in my job. One consulting firm in particular screwed up a project big time. Cost overruns, unfinished work, stuff that didn’t work at all, you get the picture. And then, to add insult to injury, they wanted more money to finish the work that they should have done for the original boatload of money we paid them. Anyway, I was talking with the sales guy from the consulting company and he went on and on – “we should have done this, we should have done that, we should have communicated early, wah wah wah”. Shoulda, woulda, coulda. Who cares? Move on, you can’t change the past.

So what’s the point? Whatever your reason for looking for a new job, you can’t dwell on what got you here and you can’t worry about what you should have done in your job search. Forget the past, look forward to what you can do and make today the first day of the rest of your job search.
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Job Search – From the Beginning – Recruiters Part 1

By admin, on January 17th, 2011

Guest Author: CareerAlley
Website: http://CareerAlley.com

Journey

“Life is a journey, not a destination – we determine our destiny by the direction we take.” – Anonymous

Do you remember “do overs”? You know, when you are playing a game or sport, make a mistake and ask to do it all over again (like don’t count the bad turn)? Sometimes you need to do the same with your job search, kind of “do over”. Maybe you are not getting the result you expect or sometimes you just need to “start fresh”. Whatever the reason and how deep your “do over” is depends on you. Today’s post starts with a fresh look at recruiters, one of the “four legs of job search“.

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College Grad Job Search – Are We There Yet? – Vol 2

By admin, on January 14th, 2011

Guest Author: CareerAlley
Website: http://CareerAlley.com

“One must pass through the circumference of time before arriving at the center of opportunity.” – Baltasar Gracian

When I was growing up, my family did not go on any vacations that required an airplane. Typically, the four of us (Mom, Dad, Sister and me) would go on a vacation that meant we were getting into the car and driving for (what felt like) eternity. Our car, which did not have air conditioning, certainly did not have a DVD player to keep my sister and I occupied. How ever long it took, we did finally get to our destination and we had a great vacation. We did not miss the DVD (there was no such thing) and, you know what they say, ignorance is bliss.

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