Category Archives: Internships
The Perils of Working From Home
Working from home has pros and cons, but for the recent college grad it’s not a good option for many reasons.
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Yes, Your Resume Needs a Summary!
Having a summary on your resume is a must-have for the marketing-savvy job-seeker. Here’s why.
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New Grads: Yes, You Can Get a Job!
It’s a tough time for prospective college grads trying to find their first job. Read this for ideas on how to get some perspective.
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Create Your Own Internship
With summer coming, here’s how to be the Chief Operating Officer of your internship destiny.
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Don’t Just Find a Job—Find a Career
Recently a career industry colleague who works with Millenials asked me a question very relevant to our times. She asked, “How do you get college graduates to think not in terms of finding a job, but finding a career?” This question, and the thought process behind it, forms the basis of all my …
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Yes, Your Grammar Matters to Your Career
I loved the recent blog post by a tech CEO who says he won’t hire people who have bad grammar. As they say, you only have one chance to make a first impression, and those impressions are what count when you’re hunting for a job. When people don’t know you, they will make judgments …
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Internships Really Do Lead to Full-Time Jobs: One Intern’s Story
Everyone knows how valuable internships are to long-term career planning and ideation. Employers are reluctant to hire college grads who haven’t had work experience because by graduation time, the majority of students have had at least one internship. But what about long-term career prospects? How often do interns get offered full-time jobs? I …
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Why Hire A Millenial?
So you’re a hiring manager faced with the task of motivating millenials while enhancing the work experience of other generations—all while improving the profitability of the company. Not an easy task, but not impossible either. Millennials have been labeled entitled, idealistic and ambitious as they continue to make their mark on today’s workplace. …
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Don’t Squander Your Summer Job!
So it’s summertime and you’re heading back to camp–the same camp you’ve always attended, right? But you’re a counselor so you’re getting paid, you can hang out with your old friends…seems like a real coup, right? Not so fast. If you’ve been a counselor before and are now graduating from high school or …
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Getting That Great Summer Internship
This is the year to get a great internship, but you need to start right away. There is good news: According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), intern hiring is up 8.5% this year . There is tons of information out there about internships, but what are the key steps a …
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