Career Advice

Why You Should Avoid The Sexy Stench Of Counter Offers

Laura is based out of Calgary, Alberta Canada, where she spends her weekends snowboarding in Canada’s Rocky Mountains. Laura is an active blogger at IT Matters Canada!. Laura started her blog  to help others go beyond  their career potential and find fulfillment in what they do. She also works at a leading IT firm as a senior […]

April 7, 2011 5 comments READ MORE →

Why I Won’t Read Your Cover Letter (Guest post from Jodi Glickman)

Jodi Glickman is a former Peace Corps Volunteer (Chile) turned investment banker (Goldman Sachs’) turned communication expert. She is the founder of communication training firm Great on the Job, a regular contributer to the Harvard Business Review Blog and the author of the upcoming book: Great on the Job: What to Say, How to Say […]

March 24, 2011 22 comments READ MORE →

Top 5 Shiny Happy Resume Optimization Tips (Guest Post From Craig Fisher)

Craig Fisher is recruitment consultant, social media strategist, and trainer. He helps people and businesses leverage social media, mobile, and other new communication tools to get matched with the *right* customers, the *right* talent, and the *right* jobs. Craig hosts the original social recruiting forum on Twitter, and live conference events, known as TalentNet Live […]

March 10, 2011 2 comments READ MORE →

Engulfed in your career or job search? Unplug. (Guest post from Grace Boyle)

Grace Boyle, a 20-something adventurista. She lives in Boulder, CO and is the Publisher Services Manager for the tech startup, Lijit. Her personal blog, Small Hands, Big Ideas covers her life in a startup, career, relationships and daily inspirations. She is passionate about food and travel, both of which she writes about on her food […]

February 24, 2011 3 comments READ MORE →

Lunch Interviews – They’re NOT About the Food (guest post from Kirk Baumann)

Kirk Baumann is a passionate recruiting advocate preparing the next generation of talent for the career of their dreams. He’s a social media enthusiast who loves technology and how it’s connecting people in ways like never before.  Kirk currently serves as Director of Career Connections for SIFE (Students In Free Enterprise) World Headquarters, working with Fortune […]

February 10, 2011 10 comments READ MORE →

COTJ Reviews YouTern: Internship Search Website

The problem: The major job boards aren’t helping your internship search at all.  Is the Marketing Internship you saw on that big name job board for real, or is it some dude in his basement just looking for free labor?  What you need is a helpful online community, run by Recruiting and HR industry professionals […]

February 8, 2011 READ MORE →

Job Seeker Uses “Hire Me” Campaign to Land Dream Job at Krispy Kreme Donuts

Braden Young is a super fan of Krispy Kreme donuts.  Want to know how deep this passion runs?  Back before the tasty donut company opened up shops in Philadelphia, Braden would occasionally stop by the local Acme grocery store and pick up a dozen just for himself.  I must admit, it wouldn’t have been rare […]

February 3, 2011 40 comments READ MORE →

COTJ Launches Job Seeker Services

Have you heard the news?  I’ve officially launched Job Seeker Services here on COTJ and I’m absolutely thrilled.  I’ve reviewed/edited 100’s of resumes since starting Corn on the Job, so I figured I might as well make it official and add in some other awesome services. Before you watch the video below, know that I’m […]

February 1, 2011 1 comment READ MORE →

Gap Analysis for Career Development (Guest Vlog from Jenny Blake)

Jenny Blake has worked at Google for five years, and is currently a Career Development Program Manager and internal coach. She is the author of the upcoming book, Life After College: The Complete Guide to Getting What You Want (Running Press, 2011) and blogs at http://LifeAfterCollege.org, where she provides simple, practical tips about life, work, […]

January 26, 2011 9 comments READ MORE →

Why Cover Letters Are Like Male Nipples

I was recently told that I have an infected wisdom tooth.  That was part one of COTJ hears poopy sandwich news.  Part two is that my tooth and his three idiot counterparts will be extracted on February 1st, 2011. Why is this happening to me at the tender age of 27 and 1/2?  Why do […]

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