Avoid small, stupid mistakes on cover letters and resumes, advised Phil Hey, professor of English and writing at Briar Cliff College, in the Q&A interview he did with Quintessential Careers. People have no idea how visible and powerful such mistakes can be, but often one mistake will take a candidate out of the running. Over-relying on spell checkers is a common source of such errors. Candidates have to learn to use their own skills, and they should have several good proofreaders as friends.
Watch Those Typos and Other Mistakes
December 9th, 2011 by Oliver PeaksPersonal Marketing Plan- Good Luck Getting Hired Without One
December 3rd, 2011 by Mike Silverstone
Personal Marketing Plan
What is a personal marketing plan?
Well, its just that! Its a marketing plan that you create to promote your most important (and probably favorite) brand- yourself. It brings focus and direction to your job search and allows you to spend your time actually getting closer to your goal instead of figuring out what to do.
In short: its a plan that lays out how you will launch your brand into the workplace.
Why It Works
There are two main reasons:
1. I
Boss Strong-Arms Wrapping Paper Purchase
December 2nd, 2011 by Oliver Peaks
They come in the night without warning. No, I’m not talking about vampires or zombies. They might actually be easier to deal with than the neighbor kid selling wrapping paper for his school. I live in the country and people very rarely call before dropping by. So the other night the kid who sometime mows for me came by selling “fruit” for his school. I declined. He’ll probably plant explosive devices in my yard next summer to get even.
The Not-So-Subtle Office Pitch
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Thinking Slow: An Argument for Bureaucracy?
November 29th, 2011 by Archer ZimpelBehavioral economics has fascinated us at least since Daniel Kahneman became the first psychologist to win the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 2002. It has allowed us to see more clearly traditional economics and the fallacy of the assumptions on which it is based: a world of rational humans who are unemotional, well-informed, and take the long-term view in economic decisions.
In contrast, behavioral economics emphasizes and examines the irrational side of managers, consumers, and investorstheir tendency to take the short-term view while following their emotions. These “irrationals” are less well informed than they imagine (and certainly less well-informed than traditional economists assume).
Don’t Be In A Hurry To Graduate
November 27th, 2011 by Mike Silverstone
Today’s job market is competitive and college students need to be fully prepared for the real world. This may mean staying in college a little longer.
So youve done the whole party scene in college, made a lot of friends, took enough classes to graduate and think its time to move on to the real world and get a job, right?