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Fast Ways to Get a Job After Graduation
Congratulations, you are now a university graduate! Now, what? How do you want to use your degree? Are you searching for that dream job? Job hunting can take time and patience. However, if you’re looking for ways to speed up the process and get a job after graduation, you’ve come to the right place. This
How Dating and Job Searching Can Help One Another
Imagine it now. Scrolling… Scrolling… Oh, that one looks interesting. —> Swipe Right. Nah, on second thought, I’ll pass. Swipe…swipe…swipe. This one is perfect! <CLICK> → Job description or a dating profile? Gotcha, didn’t I? There are no two ways about it; from online profiles to first dates, recruiter screening calls and deciding on
Here’s How to Bounce Back After Getting Laid Off
So you’ve been laid off. Now what? Do these 9 things to successfully bounce back from getting laid off and keep moving forward.
Best In Class: Top 10 Career Coaches and Resume Writers of 2023
Here are your Top 10 Best Career Coaches and Resume Writers! They have been vetted based on many criteria. We are proud of this list!
How Career Coaches are Changing the Hiring Landscape
At a roadblock and don’t know what to do with your life or career? These 9 steps will give you more clarity and help you find your answer.
5 Things to Consider Before Hiring a Career Coach
At a roadblock and don’t know what to do with your life or career? These 9 steps will give you more clarity and help you find your answer.
9 Steps to Find the Answer to “What Should I Do With My Life?”
At a roadblock and don’t know what to do with your life or career? These 9 steps will give you more clarity and help you find your answer.
What It Really Takes to Be a Successful Entrepreneur
So you’re wondering if you have what it takes to own and run a successful business? Here’s an insight from our founder and owner on what it really takes to be successful.
An Investment in You: Six Reasons You Can Benefit From Career Coaching
Whether you’re looking for a job or stuck in a dead-end job, find out why career coaching is an invaluable resource.
How to Get Out of Your Dead End Job
Are you stuck in a job that you hate? Here’s how to get out and start planning your dream career.
How to Write a LinkedIn Summary That Will Get You Hired
One of the first steps that a recruiter takes when evaluating whether to call you in for an interview is to look you up on LinkedIn. In fact, according to a study by Jobvite, an astonishing 87% of recruiters find LinkedIn most effective for vetting candidates. Of course, most job seekers know this and update
How to Look Good on Paper: The Secrets to Writing a Resume and Cover Letter for Your First Job Out of College
Every semester, I teach an English Composition class for freshmen college students. While the students are not always excited about the intricacies of essay writing, they do perk up when I spend a class on writing cover letters and resumes. Most of my students already work, usually in part-time jobs in the service field. Once,
How to Recession-Proof Your Career
One minute you’re at your promotion party for work, and the next, you’re sitting at home at the beginning of a recession, looking for a job in a market that almost seems helpless. Recessions result from the economy shrinking at an extended rate rather than growing, causing unemployment to rise or the stock market to
Three Secrets of People Who Transitioned from Employee to Entrepreneur
“I’ve always wanted to do my own thing…” “I have this great idea for a product…” “I wish I could be my own boss…” BUT. But is typically the next word in every one of those thoughts that are all too common among people who dream of transitioning from employee to entrepreneur. From the uncertainty
What is a career anyway? Let’s define “career.”
What is a career anyway? Let’s take a moment to define career and what it really means today.
NOMOPHOBIA: Learn the Benefits of Unplugging from Your Phone.
In 2018, on a trip to India, my phone went completely dead and when it did, I freaked out inside. As my amygdala was going bonkers, my mind was shooting off a bunch of questions… “How would I take pictures? Would my friends and family be worried about me? But I was creating the best
5 Ways to Cope With Ghosting During a Job Search
I know how unfair job searches can be, especially if you’ve been ghosted during a job search. In the past, I’ve created Pinterest perfect resumes, poured my heart into job applications, and never heard back from companies. Recently, my friend was ghosted by a company after having two Zoom interviews. Even though she called and
Answers to 13 FAQs About Resumes
Writing your own resume is one of the most painful experiences you can go through; it feels egotistical, icky, and confusing. It’s hard to be objective about what someone else would find compelling about your experience, and it’s hard to find the common thread in a sea of information you’re just way too close to.
7 Things to Consider When Choosing a Digital Nomad Life
Traveling and seeing the world is one of the greatest joys in life. If you have an itch for new sights, open roads, and the nomad life, there is no better time to see what’s out there. However, there are a few things to consider before grabbing your keys and becoming a digital nomad. How
17 New Grad Job Search Tips
Graduating from college and stepping out into the real world as a true, bonafide adult is one of our most significant transitions in life. You’re riding high after making it through your studies, and it’s time to go use those credentials in the professional world. And then, you try to find your first “real” job…
How to Make a Successful Career Change.
My Career Change Rollercoaster In the spring of 2010, amidst the Great Recession, I decided to leave my civil engineering career and undergo an unofficial career change. I knew when I was a junior in college, it wasn’t going to be my life’s work, and after seven years in the industry, I picked the middle
What Does Career Growth Mean to You?
When I was still in the corporate world (a million years ago) working as a civil engineer, I would often ask the question: is there career growth potential in this role? when interviewing for a new role. It’s a very common interview question, and it’s an excellent one to ask – if you give context
25 Books for Your Professional Development
If you’re lacking book recommendations, I’m here to save the day! Here’s a brain dump of some of my favorites…
Interviewing Today: A Brave New World
Interviewing has changed a lot, and for many tenured professionals, there are new challenges thrown into the process we never could have anticipated based on how things “used to be.” Here are some interview tips and findings to help you understand the planet you’ve just beamed to, so you can make the most out of
5 Things I’ve Learned About Job Searching
Five Things I’ve Learned About Job Searching Today, and how they’ve inspired the next generation of Career Benders services.
Coronavirus and Your Career: Protecting Your Profession in the Time of COVID-19
I think I speak for many of us when I say I never expected to see a global social health crisis of this magnitude in my lifetime, where Disneyland, March Madness, SXSW, and New York’s St. Patty’s Day parade would be called off in one fell swoop. Yet here we are – watching the world
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