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Job Search Tips: Managing Job Search Pressure

March 1st, 2012

By Eugene Calvini

So you’re out on a job search, you have nothing lined up and you’ve no idea when unemployment is going to end. It’;s very easy in this situation to go to a very dark place and spiral into a vicious cycle of losing motivation to find a job where motivation is a key area potential employers look for when hiring. Let’s go over things to help cope with your career or job search.

Feeling Down is Natural

Realizing situational depression is normal and indeed expected will help you cope with it when it happens. Unless you have a history of clinical depression, then psychologists explain that it’s an expected space to be in when the job search endeavor is taking place with no projected sure outcome; don’t be surprised by your own depression, harness it » Read more: Job Search Tips: Managing Job Search Pressure

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Networking: Post-Grad Guide

February 28th, 2012

By Caitlin Sahm

Networking. Did reading that word strike fear into your heart? You’re not alone. Whether because of shyness, uncertainty, or a feeling that making contacts to advance a career is somehow “fake,” many recent graduates are afraid to use networking as job hunting tool.

Even if networking feels about as natural as breathing underwater, with many jobs advertised by word of mouth and positions filled before they’re ever posted, you can’t afford to cut it out of your job search. Fortunately, there are ways to make networking less awkward for even the most inexperienced of social strategists.

Networking should be supportive, not scary!

Change the way you think about networking. A lot of new graduates picture networking as a slick, corporate affair where you tolerate people you have no interest in because you’re hoping that they’ll be able to help you down the line. That’s not what » Read more: Networking: Post-Grad Guide

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Social Media: 3 ways to find a job using social media

September 9th, 2011

By Danielle Rodabaugh

You’ve probably heard the age-old adage “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.” When looking for a job, this reality frustrates job hunters whether they have a master’s degree or no previous work experience. As a recent college graduate, I can tell you from firsthand experience that most of my friends got post graduation jobs not because they were super qualified for the position, but because they knew the right people at the right time. Of course this hiring system has obvious flaws, but that doesn’t mean you should take a stance against networking. Instead, use it to your advantage, especially when our society’s social media obsession makes it so easy and readily available.

1. Explore the places you’re already connected with.

Most people prefer to keep their professional lives separate from their personal lives, and there’s good reason behind that line of thought. However, the ever increasing trend to share our lives on online platforms such as social media sites can make it difficult to keep the two separated. » Read more: Social Media: 3 ways to find a job using social media

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