Preparing Yourself For the Unconventional Interview The unemployment situation has taken a turn for the better recently, as government figures show higher levels of hiring and a declining unemployment rate. But this does not mean that the economic recession is over or that job seekers will finally find some relief. There are still many more applicants out there than there

Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that the user provides. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text.  Some of you probably already know where I’m going with this but for those who are still scratching your head, let me explain. The Importance of Online Search More than ever,

With Thanksgiving here, I thought it was perfect timing to write a blog about the importance of the thank you letter. One would think sending a thank you letter upon completion of a job interview would be common sense, but many candidates don’t ever do it, no matter their experience level.  Why does this happen? Perhaps it is because job

If you are a Career Coach, you’ll likely agree that there are many clichés out there when it comes to career advice – just as cliché as the image I purposely decided to use for this post (I’m going with a theme here).  It is frustrating when you try to work with clients or students who have been given cliché

Discussing salary can be one of the most difficult and uncomfortable aspects of an interview, particularly for recent college graduates.  I often get questions from students on when they should bring up salary and how they should respond if the employer decides to bring it up.  Discussing salary is a sensitive topic that requires delicate and diplomatic discussion with excellent