Grads: TAKE CHARGE™!

Career tweeps all job seekers should follow

Twitter is all the rage these days. It's a great place to keep on top of news, make new contacts, learn about job openings, and gather up great tips for your job search and life after college in general.

Here are some of the best tweeps for job seekers to follow.

Save a tree while saving your sanity (and your money!)

The most comprehensive and valuable resource for new young professionals ready to navigate the real world after college is now available in e-book format. The 300+ page award-winning book, GRADS: TAKE CHARGE of Your First Year After College!, covers over 140 situations and topics from the entire career life cycle to money management and taxes to all those ‘messy details’ of life on your own. And the best thing is that it’s super-fast to find what you need, then get out and go do it, because there’s no fluff in this book—its savvy advice is all presented in soundbite format, perfect for you busy grads.

Take a look before you buy with this sample.

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But if you prefer the feel of a real book in your hands, GRADS: TAKE CHARGE, is available through BooksAMillion, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble.

Don't get inducted into the Networking Hall of Shame!

Whether you're job hunting, working in sales, or conducting personal research for one reason or another, networking is the name of the game. But, like with everything else, there's a right and a wrong way to do it. Do it the right way and it will pay off for you--even return some unexpected benefits down the line. Do it the wrong way and you'll end up struggling harder than most. Which way are YOU doing it? Do you belong in the Networking Hall of Shame?

Read the entire article here and straighten out your act!

Master that scary panel interview

Some say panel interviews feel like inquistions. Follow these steps to get through the final round.

Read the entire article here on TheLadders.

Got the job? It's time to circle around

The best time to look for a job is when you have one.  We all know that instinctively.  Yet, when most jobseekers get a job, the first things that go out the window are the good job search strategies that won them the new job. 

Read the entire post here on SixFigureStart.

What is a job posting REALLY telling you?

When you're searching for a job, you end up reading dozens, maybe even hundreds, of job ads. Do they all start to sound the same after a while? Here's some insider tips on what those ads are really saying.

Read all about it at ClassifiedInformation here.

The reason you don't stand out from the crowd is...

You're swimming in a sea of thousands of other qualified, even over-qualified, job candidates these days. Standing out in that crowd is essential to survival...so why aren't you standing out? One hint: it's your resume. But why?

Read the entire article hereon Career Rocketeer.

When your job search moves FASTER than you were expecting

Most job hunts these days are taking weeks, sometimes months, to get momentum and really begin to move. It seems like you've got all the time in the world to do all the company and industry research that the experts recommend you do. But what happens if things actually start moving faster than you're prepared to handle?

Read the entire article hereat SixFigureStart.

Why applying through a staffing company can be a wise career move

“The staffing industry is no longer personified by the temporary file clerk you see in the break room or the college student brought on board to transport boxes to the new office space...Today's staffing employees include truck drivers, accountants, day laborers, scientists, computer programmers, nurses, call center operators--even CEOs.”

Read the entire article on Examiner here.

Former interns fare better in a poor job market

New college graduates who had taken part in internships fared far better in the job market than their counterparts who didn’t gain that experience, according to a new report.

Read the entire article on Examiner here.