Grads: TAKE CHARGE™!

Health in a bottle? No, in your blender

You need to be at the very top of your game at your new job...mentally and physically. Fast food, meals from a box, and last-minute concoctions at home don't cut it.

Read the entire article here on Examiner.

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.

Health in a bottle? No, in your blender

You need to be at the very top of your game at your new job...mentally and physically. Fast food, meals from a box, and last-minute concoctions at home don't cut it.

Read the entire article here on Examiner.

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?

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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.

What are you telling people before you start to talk?

For your next job interview, if you weren't allowed to open your mouth, but just walk in the room, what would the hiring manager think of you? Would you get the job? What your clothes, your facial expression, and how you carry yourself say about you can help make-or-break your career...make sure they're saying the right thing.

Read the entire article on Examiner.com here.

GRADS: TAKE CHARGE™ snags National Best Book award

This resource site was created as a companion to the book, GRADS: TAKE CHARGE of Your First Year After College! Now the book has just become an award-winner. It took Finalist honors in two categories of the 2009 National Best Books Awards: College Guides and Young Adult Non-Fiction.

It's gratifying and thrilling to have those hundreds of hours of research and development recognized by industry experts. Learn more here.