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Recent college grads are facing challenges not seen in most markets. In a recession, college grads are competing against job seekers with 10+ years of experience, even for entry level jobs. In many cases, highly experienced people are taking internships, just to stay relevant in their industry. This makes it very hard for most students to find a career, let alone a career that relates to their degree. Fortunately, there are still a few viable options for Echo Boomers & Gen Next.
Internships: In a recession, the role of an intern …

Most people have never been involved in hiring an employee, so it is understandable that many have no idea what the hiring process looks like from the employer’s perspective. Even for those of us who have hired a employees in the past, it can be hard to remember the key points of the process when preparing a resume. The following points will help you optimize your resume to be the most effective resume possible.
Employer’s time: Most hiring managers will spend less than 3 minutes per resume. Many of them won’t …

Selling a company on the advantages of hiring you is just like selling any other highly valuable products. At any given time only a small percentage of individuals are ready to buy this product at this time. In other words, only a limited few would be able to hire you even if they wanted to. The big trick is to find those few people, but how? Filling your sales pipeline with massive number of potential buyers I.E. potential employers is the only way to find them. These 6 tips will …

All too often, experienced employees place all of their emphasis on their non-transferable skills, those skills that only related to their current role. This approach is relevant in most cases. However in today’s highly competitive environment it’s very wise to also focus on your transferable skills. These skills are foreign to most individuals and can be the difference between getting the job and getting an interview.
Communication – The better individuals become at their core duty, the more difficult they find it to communicate with other members of the team. The …

No matter what you think of a company or hiring manager, bad interviews just happen. It’s unavoidable. In the current recession, the number of interviews required to land a job is abnormally high. This means, that your odds of landing a bad interview are equally high. Most of the time, a bad interview has less to do with you and more to do with the interviewer.
Hiring managers get busy just like everyone else. The fact that they are hiring is a sign that their currently understaffed. When interviewers get busy, …