15 Tips for Using LinkedIn and Facebook to Find a New Job

Today, recruiters and hiring managers are increasingly using social networks to find talent. This is why it's essential to have a professional social media presence if you're in the market for a new job (and important to manage the privacy settings …

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We help applicants, students, job-seekers and professionals like you find the right career path using the power of firsthand experiences.
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Ways To Highlight Your Skills To Match Civilian Roles

We spoke with Tara Carlidge, Recruiting Manager at Citi and former Personnel Officer in the U.S. Army, to ask her to give an example of how someone who served can directly correlate their role in the military to a role …

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How to Problem-Solve Like a Management Consultant

Traditionally, the art of problem-solving has been the professional domain of management consultants. However, you don't have to be pursuing a management consulting career in order to be an adept problem-solver. Below are four mental models for effectively solving business …

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Believe it or Not, Employers Don’t Want People Who are Willing to Do Anything

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One of the most common questions that career coaches get asked by students and recent graduates is why they can’t get hired by an employer despite being willing to do any work asked by that employer. The …

By Troy Hopkins
Troy Hopkins Director, Undergraduate Career Counseling
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No, Analytical Skills Aren’t Just for Analysts—Here’s How to Show Yours Off in a Job Search

You know that your skills are important when you’re looking for a job. You know you need some combination of hard skills and soft skills, and likely some technical skills as well. But when you hear the phrase “analytical skills,” …

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Stuck in a Career Rut? Here’s How to Get Out

When you're in a career rut, you feel dull and unproductive. You feel like you're not growing or progressing. And a career rut can be very difficult to get out of. Fear, lack of confidence, and disbelief in yourself and …

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Job Scams Are on the Rise—Here’s How to Spot Them and Steer Clear

Camden Boyd knew it all sounded too good to be true—but he really wanted that job as a work-from-home customer service representative, making $25 an hour.

Boyd, 19, was invited to interview for the position via chat on Google Hangouts. …

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How Active Listening Can Boost Your Career (and How to Do It Right)

People often assume it’s what they say that matters most in job interviews or in conversations with supervisors or coworkers. After all, you can’t prove yourself and what you’re capable of without first telling the people around you what you …

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How to Feel More Confident in Interviews

When you land an interview, you often feel instant joy. Unfortunately, this joy can soon be replaced by anxiety—and that can wreak havoc on your confidence. The good news is there are several distinct ways to fight this anxiety, boosting your …

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What to Do When You’re Overqualified for a Job

It is easy to believe that being overqualified for a job is a good thing. After all, is there anything better than feeling self-assured?

Imagine this scenario: your attention is drawn to a job opening, but the experience required is …

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