GROUND ZERO: WORKING FOR A SMALL BUSINESS
What ego could resist working for a big corporation? To have the fame, the popularity and the money synonymous with what you do for a living is powerful. The trouble with large corporations is being...
View ArticleA NOVEL INSIGHT TO OUTSOURCING
Forced vasectomies, salvation from a Beggarmaster and a government that changes the law to legitimize their corruption. These are but a few of the adventures in the intricate novel called “A Fine...
View ArticleROCK N ROLL PALEONTOLOGIST
When my niece was four-years old, she said, “I want to be a Paleontologist when I grow up.” Thirteen years later, she’s playing bass guitar, learning Japanese and will probably be pursuing an Art...
View ArticleThe Occupational Riddle
What is the true motivation of police work? Catching a serial killer. Putting a known sleaze bag in jail out of thousands that are still roaming the streets. And the patrol officer that is not...
View ArticleProgressive Insurance
Established in 1937, two good friends named Joseph Lewis and Jack Green started Progressive Mutual Insurance Company to provide security and protection most auto insurance companies lacked. Since then...
View ArticleFocus – It Takes One Idea to Make Success Possible
It’s okay to think about the future. In fact, you have to think about the future if you want to accomplish your goals. Many people are discouraged by the noise of statistics, the news, and flat out...
View ArticleFacing Graduation Fears: Five Ways to Find Local Jobs in a Recession
Graduation is right around the corner. Your palms are sweaty, you are unsure about your future, and the thought of a minimum wage position hurts your ambition. If you have been procrastinating towards...
View ArticleWorking the Market: Smart Ways to Secure Entry Level Job Interviews
Applications, constant follow ups, face time, and the search for entry level positions for recent college graduates creates job interviews. One thing many people cannot understand is there are many...
View Article“Do I Really Have To Work To Make A Living?”
Online home business scams continue to make money because people have lost the notion of hard work. The numbers are staggering, but the world continues to indulge in the mindset of ‘free money’....
View ArticleLay It On The Line…
If you want something, go and get it. Work and get it. Nothing hurts more than drowning out your dream to make everyone else happy. I’ve learned a valuable lesson the last 6 weeks and I want to share...
View ArticleThe Power of Choices
Choices are invaluable and many of us refuse to make them. Could it be that we’re insecure of what we think of ourselves? Or could it be that we feel life should come at us like a bat in the sky? No...
View ArticleEntry Level Sales Positions: Finding A Niche
Are you interested in pursuing an entry level sales position after graduation? The ability to sell is a science and an art within its own right. Some entry level sales positions require an additional...
View ArticleSun Tzu Style: How Entry Level Marketing Reps Strike Competition
For once, you need to tell the truth about where you have been and what you have done. Marketing and sales professionals benchmark practice they increase their returns on investment (ROI). As an entry...
View ArticleBest Practices for Online Job Searches
Are you tired of working the 9 to 5 in an office? Well, get to work! Online jobs are running through the roof and it is time that you found one just for you. I’ll give you a hint or two of how to get...
View ArticleEssentials of a Great Entry Level Resume
Keep your information up-to-date, accurate, and concise or you may lose a potential entry level position. Your resume’s visibility begins with assorting your past and placing it on paper…make the...
View ArticleEmerging Job Markets: Search Engine Optimization Positions
As surprising as it is, the search engine industry has taken a huge chunk out of the internet related jobs for stay-at-home or techie people like me. We are entering into a new world of opportunities...
View ArticleImprove Your Writing Skills To Stay Ahead
So, how important is writing in the world? It is VERY important and your writing abilities can make or break your career. No one wants to hire someone with a lack of communication skills … imagine...
View ArticleInformation + Time = Power
We are living in an information driven world where the internet, blackberrys, cell phones, handheld computers, and digital chips are available everywhere. How can we condense all of this information...
View ArticleStrategic Social Networking Online
Did you know someone could research your information online and track your old conversations? The inconsistencies in your online behavior can affect the progress you make in the real world; per se....
View ArticleTake Initiative by Getting Involved With Community Service Programs
It’s hard to find out how to get involved with community service programs in your city if the city does not promote their causes. My problems arose while contacting government associations in my city...
View ArticleSoon-to-Be College Grads Speak Up…
I spoke to a few of my closest friends about their upcoming graduation. Some were upset, some were pessimistic, and some felt like the world was going to end. Do you want to know what the problem is? …...
View ArticleSEM: Is it the Entry Level Marketer’s Dream?
What’s all the fuss about search engine marketing? Recent college graduates are missing out on a gold mine. It’s crazy, but you can search any name online and find it today. Everyone is online and...
View Article4 Tips For The Creative Entry Level Job Seeker
I felt lost when I started my search for an entry level marketing position. I took my resume (it was very, very short) and a copy of my writing samples. Something caught my attention when I realized my...
View ArticleA Slash In Entry Level Writing Jobs?
This may seem as a rant, but it needs to be said. Please end the massacre of entry level writing job openings in your business. I know freelance writers are everywhere, but what happened to a growing...
View ArticleTruth Behind Entry Level Positions: Survivors explain…
Yes, there are survivors of entry level positions. Can you see yourself surviving the demands of your employers to climb the corporate ladder? A few of my colleagues and I reflected on our first...
View ArticleGas Prices Are Not Bothering Entry Level Truck Drivers
What happens when you drive an 18-Wheeler? Everyone has someone who drives trucks in their family. The truck and bus drivers in our families have the best stories about their road tales. If you are...
View ArticleSimple Reflections Regarding Jobs and Careers
I look at my friends in awe of why they want jobs. I know money is important to survive as well as progress, but what else is left? Successful professionals and billionaires will tell you that you must...
View ArticleIngredients for Success in the New Job Market
Create an arsenal of marketing strategies to get your dream job. Viral marketing is not for businesses only; recent college graduates and undergrads can take advantage of the latest technologies to...
View ArticleGet In Your Niche…
Niche job boards are popping up everywhere online. Keep yourself up-to-date with the best or most reliable boards. Job boards used to have simple outlines of available positions, but it has changed in...
View ArticleStudent Money Skills: Break Your Spending Habits Before Graduation
Build residual streams of income at a young age… tips for scratching the entrepreneurial spirit of Gen Y. College students must learn budgeting skills to survive student loans, living costs, and...
View ArticleKeep Up With The Changing Economy…
A view of the economy can help you make realistic decisions regarding entry level salary negotiations. Our economic climate has shifted up and down since 2000. We are stuck in a maze when it comes to...
View ArticleGEN Y ANTHEM: Entrepreneurial Spirits In Entry Level Positions
As small businesses sprout all over the world, this generation has more to offer than ever before. I read through a few articles from other entry level job seekers here at College Recruiter. I wanted...
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