By admin, on October 31st, 2012  Guest Author: Linda Matias
Website: http://www.careerstrides.com
A LinkedIn membership, free or premium, is a must have for today’s job seeker because head hunters are flocking to LinkedIn to recruit candidates for open positions. A significant part of the LinkedIn profile is the summary section. To get the most out of your summary . This part will take time if you aren’t a wordsmith so don’t be surprised or get discouraged if it takes you a couple of days to come up with compelling verbiage.
Once you have written the introductory paragraphs, choose three successes from the last ten to fifteen years of your career to showcase. Finally to round out the summary, include a closing paragraph. Let’s take a look at a sample summary you can use as a model.
Sample LinkedIn Summary
Continue reading Writing a Powerful LinkedIn Summary »
By admin, on October 24th, 2012  Guest Author: Carole Martin
Website: http://www.interviewcoach.com
Somehow it happened too fast and you may not feel prepared to go out and get your first “paying” job. But the reality is here and the more you prepare yourself for the job search process the better the results will be. Read the full article with tips and resources here.
Here are ten tips to guide you through your self-inventory and preparation.
1.Give yourself some credit for completing college and graduating.
Did you know that as many as 43-50% of people who start college never finish? But “you” (the grad) are not one of them – you have a diploma and a degree.
2.Take stock – do an inventory of what you have to offer.
3.Prepare a personal statement – in fact, prepare two personal statements.
4.It’s never too soon to start to network – that means with everyone you know.
5.Research, research, research – companies, industries, trends.
6.Familiarize yourself with the types of questions asked in an interview.
7.Learn to make “small talk.”
8.Look like a Professional – regardless of the industry
9.Accept The Fact That You Will Be Nervous
10.Practice, Practice, Practice.
Basis Rule: Preparation = Confidence = Good Interviewing Skills = Job Offers More information please click link:
www.interviewcoach.com
By admin, on October 10th, 2012  What’s your preferred work environment? Sometimes, your work setting will be just as important to you as what you will be doing when you get there. Whether you are just beginning to explore career options, are in the midst of internship or job searching, or are thinking about changing jobs, taking inventory of the type of work environment that best suits you makes sense. There are a few different factors to keep in mind, such as the hours, physical space, culture, and dress – to name a few.
Continue reading Environment Matters – What work setting suits you? »
By admin, on September 18th, 2012  We’re definitely not a tech site, but we do love to share any tips, tricks or resources that might make your life as a college student or young professional any easier. Today, we wanted to share a nifty task management website with all of you: Todoist .
What is it?
Todoist is a web-based task or project management system. It helps you stay organized, and because it’s cloud-based, you can keep on top of your tasks where ever you go.
Why we like it.
We tried out a number of different task managers, including Remember the Milk, Google Tasks, Producteev, Outlook tasks, iCloud Reminders and a few others. All of the other task managers we tried had some great features, and one of them may be exactly what you’re looking for, but Todoist gets our nod for a few key reasons, ones we think college students and young professionals will also find appealing:
- It’s cloud-based, but it still works when you don’t have wifi. If you are using an iOS mobile device, the Todoist app has offline support. (Otherwise, you can still use Todoist offline, as long as you sync first before you go offline.) So, whether you’re in class, in your res. hall, on the bus, at work or walking around campus, you still have access to your tasks and projects.
- There are plugins for Chrome, Firefox, and Outlook, and a handy bookmarklet that can be installed on most any browser. This makes updating and adding new tasks really easy.
- Gmail integration. This was a major factor in our decision to use Todoist! Since so many of our tasks come in the form of emails, we love the ability to create a task from an email. Later, when we return to the task, the link opens up the original email. Google Tasks does this too, (and integrates more seamlessly), but Todoist also integrates with Outlook, if you happen to use that email client. If you’re interning, working full time, or in any situation where you are receiving a number of action items via email, this feature can be especially helpful. Of course, it assumes that you are using either Gmail or Outlook.
- Project management. Say you’re working on a major project, like a term paper. Todoist allows you to set up projects with numerous tasks and sub-tasks under each. You’re able to set up deadlines and due dates, as well as add labels (which act like tags).
The paid version adds a bit more functionality, such as allowing notes for tasks, productivity tracking and an improved labeling system. At just $29 a year, it’s quite affordable to upgrade.
Continue reading Resource Review: Todoist »
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Guest Author: Linda Matias
