Tag: Interview tips
Romance Them with Your Resume
While cover letters, professional references, college transcripts and portfolio pieces are all essential to finding entry-level college jobs, the resume is the cornerstone to any successful job hunt. This simple-yet-vital document allows you to list your educational background, internship experience, professional experience and relevant skills for potential employers to gain a basic understanding of who [...]
Don’t do that during an interview!!
If you’ve recently graduated from college and are looking to earn your first entry-level position, mastering the art of the interview is an essential skill. There are a number of important factors that can either make or break your chances during an interview. Between applications, prescreening calls, initial interviews, second-round interviews and informal meetings with [...]
No Experience? Get an Internship!
Sad, but true – with an unemployment rate hovering around eight percent of the American population, people who have held steady jobs for decades are now finding themselves out of work and in uncertain financial circumstances. For all of these reasons, entering into the job market has become more challenging than ever before in recent [...]
Three signs an employer isn’t interested
When you’re applying for premium entry level jobs and paid internships after college, you can expect to deal with a fair amount of waiting and rejection.
Make-or-break questions every interviewer should ask
When it comes to recruiting college students and recent graduates for premium entry level jobs, hiring managers often have their work cut out for them.
Simple questions to ask your interviewer
As a recent college graduate, finding out that you’ve secured your first interview for an entry-level position can a simultaneously thrilling and terrifying experience. While you want to make sure you have plenty to say about yourself during the initial interview, getting the hiring manager to talk about him or herself can be a great [...]
“Can you give me a job?” | Top “don’ts” for developing a network
So you’ve recently graduated from college and are experiencing your first taste of the post-grad unemployment. While cold applying to jobs can lead to some interviews, your best bet is through developing a network of professional contacts. This can be a relatively simple process of reaching out for friends, family, professors and past coworkers, but [...]
Communication is key before you begin interviewing
Identifying the best candidates for an entry-level position is a process hiring managers are constantly looking to improve.
Common Job Myths: “Who knew?”
If you’ve recently graduated from college and are searching for an entry level position, you’re about to enter one of the most competitive job markets in recent history. Hundreds of thousands of young, ambitious graduates join the job hunt every year in addition to the many veteran employees who may have been laid off during [...]
Back to the Grind: Tips on managing post-holiday office stress
If you’re one of the lucky college graduates to have already secured a decent entry-level position, then you’re probably still trying to organize yourself following the whirlwind of dinner parties, family get-togethers and road trips that characterize holiday vacations. While it’s now the start of a new year, that doesn’t mean that the mountain of [...]
Interview tips that will make you look good
OK, so you’ve fine-tuned your application so that your resume, cover letter, portfolio pieces, professional references and college transcript are attractive, informative and succinct. Even better, you’ve sent out a handful of entry-level job applications and heard back from a number of companies. Now comes the hard part – the initial interview. Even if your [...]
Using Career Search Engines- Quick Tip
Whether you’re quickly approaching graduation or are recently out of college, the internet is an excellent tool for finding job listings and submitting an application. Career search engines allow you to browse hundreds of listings simultaneously while specifying entry-level positions, desired salary range, location, career field and many other important factors. However, with so many [...]
Feeling Stress? Take A Break!
If you’re currently in the market for an entry level position, you know how difficult the search process can be. It can take months before you start hearing back from potential employers, and then even longer before you secure your first interview. Even worse, you might hear about college friends who found a job right [...]
Got a Job!! Tips for your first day of work
As a recent college graduate, you probably know that the U.S. is currently experiencing one of the most difficult and competitive job markets in its history. With thousands upon thousands of people looking for entry-level positions, finally securing one is an accomplishment in and of itself. You’ve now managed to join the rank of employed [...]
Common, yet vital interview questions to expect
Between preparing a resume, cover letter, portfolio, academic transcript and professional recommendations, there are many necessary steps that go into landing a job interview. Once you’re in the interview, you’ll likely be asked to detail your skills and relevant work experience. However, during many interviews, you’ll also encounter several common, yet vital interview questions that [...]
