You Have More Experience Than You Think (Part II)
Continuing on my last post, here are eight more examples of experience that “counts” in your job search. Stay tuned for my final list, covering personal interests and experiences, on Monday. Part II: Work and Extracurricular Experience 1. Sports. Even if you aren’t a star athlete, your participation in an organized sport (varsity, JV, club […]
You Have More Experience Than You Think (Part I)
Remember those days when your first assignment back at school in September was to write an essay about everything you did that summer? In recalling those memories, I started to think about the way people recount and catalog their experiences. When young professionals in particular think about their accomplishments, they don’t often view their experiences […]
New CareerTV Video: Post Grad — the Movie and the Reality
Welcome to the second installment of a new regular video segment with my friends at CareerTV. I’ll be chatting via Skype each week with host Sean O’Grady about timely career issues. In this week’s episode, we talk about the recently released film Post Grad. The movie stars former Gilmore Girl Alexis Bledel as a recent […]
On The Huffington Post: Slacked This Summer? Time to Turn Up the Heat!
My next blog post is up on The Huffington Post. Hope you will check it out and re-tweet if you like it! Here is an excerpt: While many recent grads have spent the summer hustling for jobs, completing internships and taking summer classes, I have a hunch that others have acquired deep tans, toned abs […]
5 Steps to a Fantastic LinkedIn Profile
As a Campus Spokesperson for LinkedIn, I am currently in the midst of facilitating a series of training webinars for college career services professionals (sign up here if you haven’t already — they are free!). I recently wrote a blog post for CollegeRecruiter.com advising career services professionals how to improve their LinkedIn profiles. Today I’ve […]
It’s Not Easy Being Green: 5 Tips for Young Job Seekers in a Competitive Market
Thank you to Brian Kurth for inviting me to write a guest post for his blog. If you aren’t familiar with Brian’s work, check out his career coaching and his company, Vocation Vacations. He is also the author of Test-Drive Your Dream Job: A Step-By-Step Guide To Finding And Creating The Work You Love. Here […]
On NY1 News: Talking Careers & Cupcakes with Recent College Grads
NY1 Employment Reporter Asa Aarons recently featured me and four recent college grads talking about job hunting while baking and decorating cupcakes. We had a great time filming the segment and talked about real issues facing today’s young job seekers. Asa asked me how job hunting is like baking cupcakes — a question that, believe […]
3 Ways to Make the Most of a Jobless Summer
Another summer weekend, another article about the tough job market for recent college grads. This week’s installment appeared in The New York Times Style section in the form of “Say Hello to Underachieving” by Alex Williams. I’m very glad this topic is still on the radar screens of major media reporters. I just wish the […]
Professional association membership has rewards (like finding a job!)
In a bad economy, college students and recent grads need to try everything they can to land a job or internship. One often-overlooked resource is the world of professional associations. These organizations exist to support, educate and provide resources for professionals in a particular industry or profession. Some are really small and others are as […]
On the LinkedIn “Seek Week” Blog: Stop job hunting like it’s 1999!
Thank you to the team at LinkedIn for inviting me to write a guest post for the LinkedIn Blog’s “Seek Week,” which is dedicated to helping ’09 grads find jobs. LinkedIn has also launched a great resource for graduating seniors (and all college students and recent grads), the ’09 Grad Guide and a discussion group […]