I’ve seen first-hand how students who conduct informational interviews receive the following benefits: They gain insights into particular industries, companies and job leads and opportunities from the person they interview.…
Category: Work
These times can be scary for those students who are looking to enter the workforce. The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) reported a 7% decrease in the number…
I’ve recently decided to cut back on the number of magazines that I’ve been subscribing to. But I still have my Self magazine subscription. In the February 2010 issue, there…
It’s Day Five of the 17-day 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada. While running on the treadmill at the gym earlier this evening, I watched some local news on the…
A term typically used in the marketing field has now emerged as a significant career development trend – brand. Your personal brand – or career brand – is a representation…
Google launched a social networking service called “Buzz” last week (Feb. 9, to be exact) for all Gmail users. Within days, users had already made millions of posts and comments.…