Job Hunting

Be careful what you do or say online. While we have heard stories of people losing their job for posting negative Facebook comments, some companies are taking it a step further and requiring job candidates to pass social media background checks.

Job applicants are usually prepared for background checks and credit reports, but a start-up in Santa Barbara, CA is offering employers a new kind of screening test: a social media background check. According to The New York Times, Social Intelligence scours the Internet for everything a potential hire has said or done in the past seven years.

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LinkedIn is one of the better—if not the best—online resources for professionals looking to network with other professionals, find employment, or be discovered by recruiters and hiring managers.

If utilized in full, LinkedIn could help ensure you don’t spend too much time unemployed since you’re likely to attract the best of the best in the hiring world.

Are you interested in improving your profile?  Here are just a few things you could do the next time you’re signed in that could help strengthen your page:

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College students often question whether they should list college coursework on their resumes.

• Probably not unless it contributes something different from what any other student in your major would offer an employer.
• You can also list coursework if you have very little else to include on your resume and need some padding.
• Note: It is better to list major course projects you completed rather than names of the classes themselves.
• Similarly, dont list course numbers; they will mean nothing to readers outside your university.

It’s the space where you spend 8-9 hours per day—staring at the same three walls day in and day out. Why not make the most of it? Unless you’re like some people who like to keep an empty cubicle! There’s a ton of ways that you can make your cubicle your own.    If you take the time to personalize your cubicle by adding your taste in décor, such as wall art, and organize it in a way that makes sense to you, you can lead a much happier day-to-day work life.  The fol Ge more info…

In March 2010, The Daily Reveille reported that Louisiana State University Chancellor Michael Martin wanted to develop a microbrewery on campus. A little more than a year later, the university announced it would launch its very own branded beer, just in time for their fall football season.

As reported by Good Beer Fest, the university is working with Tin Roof Company, which was started by LSU alums through the university’s small business incubator, to produce its very own blonde ale. When ready, the beer will be available in cans as well as on draft at local establishments.

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