Archive for January, 2011
How much should you be paying for rent?
Paying rent can take a large portion of your monthly paycheck. You don’t want to put yourself into a financial bind so it’s very important to ask yourself the question: how much rent can I afford? If you want rent to be easier on your pay check and less stressful you can follow a simple [...]
Check out our Latest b2b product video made with some new marketing video technology
As someone in marketing I’m always on the lookout for cool new technology. The one used to create our new Proactive Post product video is just that. It’s by a company called Visible Gains here in Massachusetts. It really allowed me to create a professional looking video but more importantly, add a few calls to [...]
Job Growth in the Welding Field – about to be as hot as Plasma
Ever consider a career as a Welder or one of a dozen jobs that supports the Welding industry? You might want to start considering it– because it’s a growing industry. According to industry surveys, the average age of Welding professionals is 56 years old – that’s right, baby boomers and they’re about to retire! Over [...]
A Salary Forecast that Doesn’t Look So Cloudy
This past year, the Collegiate Employment Research Institute at Michigan State University published a report on recruiting trends for 2010-2011. The career services office at Michigan State composed extensive research into the job market, and under the microscope, it seems that the college segment of the market is poised to rebound this year. What struck [...]
My Greatest Fear After College
My greatest fear after college is a fear that I think haunts many recent graduates. It was something that gnawed at me constantly. Before I even walked across that stage and accepted my diploma, there it was, looming in the back of my head. Would my greatest fear be realized as I headed into the [...]
College grads are you in a catch-22?
If you’ve been searching for a job after college for a little while now you may be running into what happened to me when I first graduated from college. I ran head first into what I call the ‘college graduate dichotomy.’ Let me explain. College consumes your time when you are in it. Papers, research, [...]
Some Employment Glimmers of Light for 2011
For college seniors and recent grads looking to get into the professional market, you need to use recent employment information to refine your job search. See what’s going on with entry-level employment, real-time, at the Experience DataPulse site. Find out who is hiring, where they need candidates and what majors they’re looking for – plus a lot more.
Can Gen Y Reclaim the American Dream?
Many thanks to Penny Loretto of About.com for her insightful interview with Experience founder Jenny Floren. Folks who work with Experience know that we think the world of Gen Y, but check out Penny’s article on why we think the emerging workforce is our best hope of reclaiming the American Dream. It’s time that corporate [...]
