Student Branding Blog – Dan Schawbel The Student Branding Blog is the #1 resource for career and personal branding advice for high school, college and graduate students. This blog, with the support of experienced college career counselors and recent graduates, will help students capitalize on their own unique abilities.
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Oops, That Interview Did NOT Go Well
So, you had one of your first job interviews and you can tell it did not go so well. That does not feel very good. Well, what can you do now?
One tactic is to beat yourself up about it until you never want to think about interviewing again. Another is to assume it was the [...]
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Get a Job That Doesn’t Exist (Yet)
Remember my friend who had the unannounced reference check? He received a job offer this week. He was offered a job that didn’t exist until he came along and made a case as to why it should and why he was the perfect person to do it.
As we all know, most available positions are never [...]
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Attend. Participate. Lead.
Employers are looking for well balanced individuals who can articulate their worth using a variety of experiences to highlight and explain their credentials and knowledge. College is a great opportunity for personal exploration and development. Take advantage of the opportunities available to you now to set yourself on a path of personal success and development. [...]
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Tips for International Students Interviewing for Jobs in the U.S.
Each year, I conduct an interview workshop for international students who are interviewing for jobs in the U.S. The workshop is interactive; there are opportunities to practice answering questions, and to get feedback from me and their peers. For all of the international students out there, understanding what to expect in an interview in the [...]
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Amy Sheridan: A Student Branding Success Story
I just finished teaching another course in personal branding to twenty-one undergraduate and twenty-one MBA students at the University of Nevada, Reno. Students identify their value – what they can do uniquely well to help others address an opportunity or solve a problem that matters to them – and then they communicate that value through [...]
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Benefiting From a Career Fair That You Hate
During my time in college, I never attended career fairs. I found them unappealing. As someone interested in advertising and communications, all the financial services, IT, and engineering companies turned me off. I was never sure exactly what I wanted to do after college, but I knew I didn’t want to be part of a [...]
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There’s No Such Thing As “References Available Upon Request”
Recently, a friend of mine who is job searching asked about a prospective employer who called his former boss.
“I did not provided any references during the interview process with Company X, but the manager called my old boss to ask about me. I didn’t know he was going to contact him, so I didn’t give [...]
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