How to Stay Motivated When Missing the Goal
Whether you’re trying to stay motivated in work, motivated in school, or motivated in anything else, setting goals really helps. But what do you do when you’ve missed your goals? This can cause your...
Category: Job Search
Should I Connect with Someone I Interviewed with on LinkedIn?
My answers to your career questions continue. Keep sending your career questions my way! I went into full fledged job hunting mode last summer, which resulted in 3 interviews – but sadly none of...
How Should I Prepare for a College Career Fair?
Thanks for all of your responses to my tweet/facebook message! I received a lot of great questions and will be answering each of them in detail. Keep on submitting your career questions to me...
7 Income Ideas for Work at Home Moms
I received the following email from a “stay-at-home Mom” last week. I hope you find my suggestions helpful! Nicole, Are there any legitimate work-from-home jobs or are they all scams? I’m a stay-at-home mom...
When to Take an Unpaid Internship
By, Rachel Martin I have finally come to the realization that I have a good resume. I’ve worked hard and I am proud of what I’ve done. So, I totally agree with Christine in...
When Should You Stop Dream Hunting and Start Job Hunting?
Last week my friend Sam asked my roommate Katie and I an interesting question: at what point do you give up pursuing your dream career and start pursuing a job instead? Sam graduated from...
Job Interviews: What Everyone Loves and Hates Most about Them
Most of us are not locked into tenured positions within financially (or bureaucratically) stable companies; indeed, most of us are now struggling to restructure our resumes and cover letters to land that one-in-a-million job. ...
Personal Business Cards for Personal Branding
A few weeks ago I was invited to a fund raising event for a non-profit arts organization. This was the perfect networking opportunity especially since I have been thinking about returning to the non-profit...
Don’t be a Paycheck Player: How 5,000 Dollars cost me 5 Years of my Life
Guest post by, Srinivas Rao If you’ve ever seen the movie Jerry Maguire there’s a great scene where Cuba Gooding’s character and Jerry are talking about all the players who are getting what Cuba...
Note Taking Doesn’t End After College
When most people think of the job search, they think of updating their resumes, writing cover letters, preparing answers to interview questions, sending thank yous, etc. But, doing all this means you are only...