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Cleaning Up Your Online Profile

By Rebecca Shore
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Your worst nightmare has come true. Mr. and Ms. Potential Future Employers have sent their hack-crazy IT guys on a mission—find out about you and report back with all the juicy details. Their first target: Facebook. Or MySpace, Bebo, or any other social networking site that

On Quitting a First Job

By Tory Hoen
5/14/08
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Despite what many of my friends may tell you, I did not get fired. After spending the past eighteen months in a cubicle, I finally decided to quit my job and, as it turns out, to roam the streets of New York humming the theme to “The Greatest American Hero.” Not a bad

Traits to Stress by Industry

By Stuart Schultz
5/13/08
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It happens more than you think. Someone who was applying for an accounting job submitted the same cover letter and résumé that they used when applying for a marketing gig even though the jobs couldn’t be any more different

The Ultimate "Flipping the Script" Video

By Jason Richards
5/05/08
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What if everyone had to fight for their job each morning like a day laborer? That is the conceit of this award-winning short. It starts a bit slow, but wait for the payoff (and, if you're like me, breathe a sigh of relief that it doesn't come in the form of Carlos Mencia):

On Academics, Jobs, and Nantucket Nectars

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9/16/08
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In June, I’ll be getting my Masters degree in philosophy, and soon after I will enter the workforce. Some things I’m considering:

Writing the Perfect Resume

By David Pekema
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Quick Tips

  1. Avoid common mistakes – Companies receive dozens if not hundreds of résumés, and most HR reps will find any excuse to throw yours out if it means less work for them. To help your résumé avoid the fate of becoming a makeshift trash-basketball, keep it to one page and be sure to check it for typos, punctuation, etc.
  2. Education – Since recent graduates don’t have much work experience, tout your educational highlights. Include your university, major(s), minor(s), honors, extracurriculars, and GPA. Include high school info only as long as you don’t have much work experience to discuss—generally, no one will know it so it’s not always worth the space.
  3. Work experience – List all prior jobs and internships, including the dates you worked there and your position. As you describe your experience, make sure you stress skills that are relevant to the job you’re applying for.
  4. Interests – Include any additional skills (but be sure you can back them up), interests, and hobbies. Hopefully, there is an interest or unique skill that you and your interview can bond over in the interview.
  5. Format – You’d be surprised how much formatting counts. Do yourself a favor and don’t start a résumé from scratch. Download a template from the Internet or get one from a friend.

The key that opens the door to our first job is our résumé. Think of them as codpieces or breast implants for jobseekers—they’re the first thing an employer notices, they should be slightly embellished while maintaining a semblance of reality, and they should take a fair amount of adjusting to feel comfortable

Are You Allergic to Work?

By Christopher Schonberger
5/02/08
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Spring is the season when most people start gushing about how “beautiful” the weather is and I just stare into the distance, watching pollen falling from trees and thinking about how bad my allergies are going to be. Still, at least I can take some refuge inside a nice air-conditioned room, which is

Keepin' It Realia

By Tom Wiseman
5/02/08
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Que onda gueys?

I gotta historia to tell...

If I could change anything about my schooling it would be

Fast Typing!

By Christopher Schonberger
4/29/08
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TypeRacer is a free online game that could get Mavis Beacon’s panties wet. The goal is literally to type various sentences as fast as possible. Since I still rock the two-finger tango like my muse Tom Brokaw, I am horrible

How to Dress "Business Casual"

By Jason Richards
4/28/08
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Despite being overly generic, umbrella terms for different styles of dress generally get the point across in a reasonably clear manner. When someone says “euro,” you immediately think tight pants, aggressive dress shirts, and unsafe amounts of hair gel. “Formal business” evokes jackets and ties for men

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