Career Advice

Red Flags and Turd Sandwiches: A Friend’s Story of Misery

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A friend of mine recently went through a real turd sandwich of a situation.  She went from having a job she imagined would be incredible for her short and long-term career, to being fired and becoming the scapegoat for something that wasn’t the slightest bit her fault! I’m going to present this story through “red […]

February 7, 2012 13 comments READ MORE →

Get A Job You Will Love (Special Online Bootcamp)

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As most of you are aware, I won’t promote a product on Corn on the Job unless I’m certain it’s something that adds value to the COTJ community.  Today I’m promoting a new 100% online bootcamp that I’m POSITIVE will help you land the job you’ve been waiting for! How am I so sure? Well, […]

January 31, 2012 9 comments READ MORE →

5 Steps to Make Lasting Connections With Recruiters on Twitter

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When it comes to making connections with recruiters through social media channels, the line between annoying and impressing is very thin.  Today I want to look at Twitter specifically, and provide a few steps for you to not only reach recruiters, but also get on their radar.  Here are the 5 steps: Step 1: Find […]

January 27, 2012 22 comments READ MORE →

Strategies for Job Searching In Our Current Economy

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Liam Conduit is a HR Professional and has been writing industry related news and comment since 2006. Liam also has an interest in jobs, marketing and politics.   During the current economic doom and gloom, with an estimated 1 million young people unemployed, the age-old problem of finding is even harder.  Here are some tips […]

January 24, 2012 9 comments READ MORE →

Quick Tip: Fill The Gap With a Relevant Part-Time Job While Unemployed

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A friend from college sent me an interesting Facebook message the other day.  She wanted to fill me in on a cool strategy she used while unemployed to help fill the gap, but also make herself more valuable to her next employer. Here’s a direct quote from my friend, Jana: I had a temp position […]

January 20, 2012 5 comments READ MORE →

Possibly The Worst Cover Letter Ever (Must See)

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There’s no other way to title a post like this.  The problem I’m having here is that no matter how close to the edge a possible title comes off, it fails to compete against the unexpected, and somewhat terrifying shock of the actual subject of this blog post — which is the Cover Letter soon […]

January 17, 2012 49 comments READ MORE →

5 Things to Consider When Writing Your Resume

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Hank Clark is a master’s level career counselor.  He is internationally certified as a Career Management Practitioner (CMP) by the Institute for Career Certification International and has been recognized as a National Certified Counselor (NCC) through the National Board for Certified Counselors.  Check out resume examples on his site to improve your resume.     Many job […]

January 12, 2012 2 comments READ MORE →

12 Reasons to Take Unpaid Internships

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Do you want to know who was heavily against unpaid internships in 2008?  Oh, that would be me.  And what do I mean by, ‘heavily’?  I guess I mean that I flew across the country to  San Francisco just to inform certain department managers that interns were to be compensated for their work. Sure, I […]

January 10, 2012 1 comment READ MORE →

Learn How to Utilize Spreadsheets to Organize Your Job Search

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Emily Hankinson is a senior at the University of Pittsburgh where she majors in Communications and is working toward a certificate in Public and Professional Writing. She also served as the PR and Social Media Coordinator for her service sorority, Gamma Sigma Sigma. Emily Tweets regularly and blogs at emilyhankinson.tumblr.com.     2012 is finally here and like […]

January 6, 2012 39 comments READ MORE →

Ten Things Job Seekers Must Do in 2012

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Yesterday I read a post over on Life Without Pants that provided some much needed inspiration for today’s COTJ piece.  The post is titled, “10 Things You Must Do to Make 2012 The Best Year Ever“.   Go now or later, but definitely stop by and read it. Let’s jump right into it! 1.  Increase Your […]

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