How to Survive a Job Fair

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I was recently interviewed by The Washington Post for an article on how to effectively navigate a job fair. I view job fairs as functions similar to networking events. Rather than trying to meet every employer at the event, do some research ahead of time on which employers will be there and target ...

Career Megatrends

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According to U.S. News and World Report, six key megatrends will help drive future job growth. The six megatrends are: the growing demand for healthcare an increasingly digitized world globalization clinical genomics environmentalism terrorism Career opportunities in these fields include w...

Four Methods of Job Search

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There are four methods of job search and I encourage job seekers to use all of them...but not dedicate an equal amount of time to each. When you are in search, looking for a job is your full-time job and you should plan to dedicate 35-40 hours per week in search or a percentage of that it you are s...

More Proof of the Importance of Networking

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CareerXRoads recently released their 7th annual Source of Hire whitepaper. The whitepaper examines how 300,000 new employees were sourced in 2007. Close to 30% of all new hires were sourced through referrals from existing employees, vendors, and alumni. According to the results of the survey, referr...

America’s Most Admired Companies

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Fortune Magazine recently released their Most Admired Companies list. With the help of the Hay Group, 3,700 people from dozens of industries were asked to select the 10 companies they admire most. The larger list includes 317 companies that were rated based on innovation, people management, use of c...

Lying on a Resume

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Thinking of lying on your resume? Don't do it. In the most recent example of resume fraud, Robert Irvine, host of Dinner: Impossible, was fired for "embellishing" his resume with claims that he made Princess Diana's wedding cake and worked in the White House kitchens. Creating an inaccurate picture...