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For many college graduates, the first day at their first job can be a shock. Outside of the university and family environment, the expectations are very different. What does it mean to be a professional? What kind of behavior is appropriate and what kind is likely to get you sacked? Each working environment is different, […]

You’ve just received a phone call informing you that you got in for an interview and you’re thinking: Wow, I’m getting my dream job! Correction: you’re not landing the job yet, but one thing is true – you’re one step closer to it. The only thing standing between you two is the interview. Many recent

Freshly out of college and full of dreams, recent college graduates are hardly prepared to face the grim and often disappointing reality of the job market. Most have some experience working at internships or summer jobs, but setting out to find a real full-time job is a hard nut to crack. Perhaps that’s why they

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Millennials are the next great generation beginning their careers, but potential employers do not always have an easy time appealing to them. UpWork reports that while millennials are set to be the most employed generation in the American workforce starting this year, 53 percent of hiring managers express difficulty finding and retaining them. For millennials

Are you completely overwhelmed at the idea of writing a resume? I just about had an anxiety attack the first time I had a “real” interview and I realized that I needed a legitimate resume that did not include the 4 months I worked at PacSun or the summer I cleaned hotel rooms when I