February 2010

The Senior Series: Ready, Aim, Fire.

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The college seniors I’ve talked to lately all have one common question/concern that goes something like this: This ridiculously Type A person I know at school said she has already applied to 37 jobs!  Am I behind because I haven’t done that yet? She has everything organized into a spreadsheet and is STILL applying…should I [...]

February 25, 2010 8 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

17 Mood-Boosters to get You Through the Work Day!

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Wake up on the wrong side of the bed this morning? Having a hard time getting through the day? Check out what these folks do to get happy while on the job: @BLKMGK01: My “tired but happy” trick works wonders for giving me extra energy.  That, and awesome people on Twitter!” Keri D.: A bit [...]

February 24, 2010 3 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

The Difference Between Success and Perfection

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It’s another blog swap day! Today’s guest post is by Srinivas Rao, a personal development blogger at The Skool of Life. Srini obsesses over riding waves and finding life lessons through the sport of surfing. He is also the co-founder and host of BlogcastFM, a podcast for bloggers.  Also, check out the post I wrote [...]

February 23, 2010 7 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Maximizing Crunch Time: Five Tips for those about to Graduate

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The following is a guest post by Matt Cheuvront. Matt is an Internet Marketing Developer/Designer and master of ceremonies over at Life Without Pants. Follow him on Twitter to keep in touch! You’re about to enter into the “real world”. Pretty scary stuff, I know. So far you’ve had it all planned out for you [...]

February 23, 2010 22 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Monday Must-Reads: Variety Pack

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Five Big Mistakes that Job Seekers Make 6 Signs that you are too attached to success Stop Acting Rich What is Foursquare? Why You Should Love Google Buzz.

February 22, 2010 2 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Are You Suffering from “Entrepreneurial Perfectionism Syndrome”?

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With all the serious blog posts about resumes and interviewing tips lately, today I decided to share a personal story. I have a feeling many young entrepreneurs have experienced something similar. I had a bit of an emotional melt-down this week. It was one of those weird mid-twenties moments where you feel the need to evaluate your life from [...]

February 19, 2010 9 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

The Senior Series: Interviews. Out of Town and Out of Pocket.

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Today’s Senior Series post was written Rob Pitingolo, one of the 5 amazing college seniors picked to be mentored and prepped by me for their first job and life after college. Around this time last year, my peers often reminded me how lucky I was not to be graduating into a harsh employment environment with [...]

February 18, 2010 2 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Is Money Your Motivation for a Career Change?

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Happy Book Review Tuesday! Today is our final week of talking about Alexandra Levit’s new book, “New Job, New You.“ Money. A dirty word for some, a motivator for most. If you think money is a dirty word, you’re probably reading the wrong blog. Despite the ongoing debate about money being the root of all [...]

February 16, 2010 2 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Monday Must-Reads: Check Yourself

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Dude Where’s my Time? On time management for young entrepreneurs, “do it, dump it or delegate it” and more realistic advice from someone who is really doing it. A Question of Priorities. One of the shortest yet influential sucker-punch/shit-you-caught me blog posts I’ve ever read. Does what you are doing represent who you are or [...]

February 15, 2010 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

What and When is #JobHuntChat?

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What #JobHuntChat is Twitter’s best (and possibly only) chat dedicated to answering job seekers’ real questions. The chat questions are submitted by YOU, not made up.  Your questions will be answered during #JobHuntChat by other job seekers, bloggers, resume writers, career experts, HR professionals, recruiters, and maybe even (according to Rich) @ShitMyDadSays.  We will be tweeting out the questions, and RT’ing the responses that [...]

February 12, 2010 2 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →
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