New Resource for Nonprofits/Nonprofit Job Seekers
By Jennifer Boutell, Careers.Org Contributing Editor
Recently, a representative from Common Good Careers stopped by and asked us to check out their site.
She left us this description:
“Founded by nonprofit professionals, Commongood Careers helps social entrepreneurs hire talent through offering personalized search services, as well as access to a wealth of knowledge about careers in the social [...]
Resources For Human Resources Volume II: Social Networking
By Jennifer Boutell, Careers.Org Contributing Editor
Whether you’re an HR professional or a job seeker, these resources provide valued insight into the minds and lives of job recruiters. Check them out for strategizing your job search, or to get to know other people in the human resources industry.
Found via Lance Haun of YourHRGuy.com:
Recruitingblogs.com. A [...]
Employment Trends by Region: June 2008
Our international employment/unemployment weather report, for June 2008. The overall economic outlook is a little gloomy, with a few bright spots in Texas, Seattle, Silicon Valley, and in the international arena.
Parachute Author Speaks in Seattle
By Marc D. Snyder, Editor
Richard Nelson (Dick) Bolles, author of the hugely successful What Color is your Parachute spoke at Seattle’s Town Hall, last evening, June 25. In a visit organized by the UW Alumni Association, Centerpoint Institute and the Puget Sound Career Development Association, Dick discussed the history of the book and how [...]
Resume Advice From a Tech Giant: Microsoft Tells Us What They Look for in a Candidate
By Jennifer Boutell, Careers.Org Contributing Editor
Looking for a job at a major tech company? Microsoft takes the guesswork out of their application process with their own JobsBlog. JobsBlog has lots of juicy details about what it takes to get a job at the Redmond WA powerhouse, but one of the most useful entries is [...]
The Internship Interview
Submitted by a Careers.Org Reader
Internship interview candidates usually lack professional work experience so you will find that more and more companies when interviewing interns will focus on the necessary competencies (also referred to as behaviors) for the internship position rather than on actual task experience.
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5 Job Hunting Tips
Network! - Think of the people you know - relatives, friends, professors, classmates, co-workers at summer jobs, and others. Make more of an effort to meet with people, and use these conversations to ask their advice, to make them aware of your job search, to learn more about their jobs or their organizations, and [...]
The Art of the Resume
In order to maximize the impact of your resume for your targeted audience — the hiring manager or admission officer — you must have a clear idea of what you want to accomplish.
Pinpoint Your Goal
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* Making a lateral move?
* Seeking a promotion?
* Career transitioning?
* Pursuing admission into [...]