Category: Future
College Grads Need New Job Search Playbook
As the high season for job hunting kicks off for newly minted college graduates and they find college career centers are sadly not up to the task, Jane Horowitz, founder of Chicago-based MoreThanAResume.com and a career coach who specializes in helping college graduates land their first professional job, can offer important insights to improve their [...]
Don’t Facebook on LinkedIn: Creating a Professional vs. Social Profile
By now, we all know what Facebook is, have Facebook accounts, and probably login to Facebook more times per day than we check our email. Without a doubt, Facebook is great for connecting with old friends, keeping in touch with current ones, and telling the world how drunk you were last night. However, it’s not the best venue for creating a professional network and finding a job. Enter, LinkedIn.
Gen Y Job Search Strategy: LinkedIn Premium – Cover Letter + Carpet Bombing
It’s hard out there for recent college graduates looking for jobs. In fact, I can say confidently that you probably won’t find a “real” job for a while. It’s an employers’ market and they have pick of the litter when it comes to applicants.
What it all comes down too is this… You have 30 other people applying for the same position you are, and if one of theme has a better resume than you they are going to get the job. Hands down.











