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Conquering the Phone Interview

  Not everyone is a fan of the phone interview.  I’ve been on both sides, as a recruiter and a candidate, and even for me, they’re my least favorite type of interview.  I believe I connect better and present myself more effectively in person than on the phone.  Recognizing that the phone interview will most [...]

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The Essential Interview Check List: 9 Steps To Ensure You’re Prepared

You have an interview tomorrow–what should you do to ensure you’re prepared?  Other than the obvious interview preparation (researching the company etc.), here are some organizational tips that will make “interview day” go smoothly: Select your attire. Decide what you are going to wear at least one day before the interview.  If you have not [...]

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Building Career Confidence

I realize that some of my previous posts for this blog have been saturated with a “go get ‘em” message where I express my ideals that the world is your oyster and you can do whatever you want. That being said, I realize this is not always the case, especially for students. Although rare, I [...]

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Four Essential Job and Internship Resolutions for 2012

2012 is here. New year. New goals. New resolutions. Finding that killer internship or landing an excellent first job was probably on the list for many of you. But how do you actually get there? Here are four suggestions you can implement today to help you stand out as a candidate for that first job [...]

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Guest Post on LinkedIn and Student Branding from RHL.org

Personal promotion in college is extremely important. Anyone visiting this website is aware that going to college is about finding a career just as much as it is about acquiring an education. It’s a competitive world out there and to be successful it is essential to do more than just go to class and get [...]

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Live Your Passion: Anna Maltby, Associate Editor at SELF Magazine

I met Anna Maltby in 2007 when we were both interns at Time for Kids Magazine. After spending several months checking facts, laughing over lunches, and running around the city to collect stories with her, I just knew Anna was destined for journalism greatness. Anna is currently the Associate Health Editor at SELF Magazine. She [...]

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Make 2012 the Year of Career Preparation

I’ve stood among the hundreds of thousands of people in Times Square, hollering in excitement as that famous ball made its descent into the New Year. And as soon as the ball disappears into the days gone bye, those throngs of people join one another in a chorus of Auld Lang Syne as confetti rains [...]

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Networking the Old Fashioned Way

I am a product of Atari and Cabbage Patch Kids. There was a time when a gallon of gas cost me less than a dollar and, during my freshman year of college, I discovered this new thing called email.  My first email was from my dad which read, “Hi Michele. This is neat. We can [...]

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Live Your Passion: Mike Radparvar, Co-Founder of Holstee

Mike Radparvar is the co-founder of Holstee, a lifestyle design company that offers a place for mindful shoppers to find meaningful products. Mike, along with his brother Dave and their partner Fabian, started Holstee in May 2009. That summer, they wrote the Holstee Manifesto as a side project – it has now been viewed over [...]

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Take a Ride in an Elevator for Interview Success

“Tell me about yourself.” On the surface, that doesn’t seem like a difficult question to answer. In fact, you probably have lots to say about who you are, your interests and your dreams for the future. The challenge for an interview, however, is to tell the recruiter about yourself in one minute or less. We [...]

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    Dan Schawbel, the founder of the Student Branding Blog, is a world renowned personal branding expert, the international bestselling author of Me 2.0, as well as the publisher of the Personal Branding Blog.


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