Guest Post: Multimedia – Breaking the Resume Mold in the 21st Century

Qualified candidates are regularly overlooked, and for the simplest of reasons: they didn’t plug the right combo of buzzwords into their resumes. Candidates are taking things into their own hands. In an attempt to circumvent the keyword-laden resume game, job seekers are adopting a more creative approach to captivating recruiters. Rather than dropping the resume [...]

Guest Post: Social Net Works!

I believe in social networking! As a career consultant I use social media tools to help job seekers by sharing blog posts and relevant news.  What I’ve found over the past several years is that I’ve built real friendships with interesting people all over the country and all over the world. This has enriched my [...]

The Entrepreneur Age is Limitless!

I recently read an article in the NY Times talking about how the job market for teens this summer was limited. I remember thinking about summer jobs. In my family we had one car growing up. I know that sounds almost crazy in this day and age! That issue, however, created some challenges in my [...]

How to Land a Job After Graduation: Part VI

To finish off our blog series on How to Land a Job After Graduation, we thought we’d provide an update on the status of our intern, Ashley, who graduated just last month. As background, we started out this blog series under the premise of helping college graduates in the job search process and telling them [...]

How to Land a Job After Graduation: Part V

When many college graduates begin their job search, they often wonder “what do I wear to the interview?” It might seem tricky if the company you’re going into is business casual. If the company dress is conservative or business casual, always dress up! We realize that on a college budget, graduates might have a limited [...]

How to Land a Job After Graduation: Part IV

How to Land a Job After Graduation: Part I How to Land a Job After Graduation: Part II How to Land a Job After Graduation: Part III How to Land a Job After Graduation: Part V How to Land a Job After Graduation: Part VI

How to Land a Job After Graduation: Part III

How to Land a Job After Graduation: Part I How to Land a Job After Graduation: Part II How to Land a Job After Graduation: Part IV How to Land a Job After Graduation: Part V How to Land a Job After Graduation: Part VI

How to Land a Job After Graduation- Part II

I’m Ashley Dingeman, a senior Communication major at SUNY Geneseo. I am currently working as the marketing intern for Whiting Consulting, and with only 47 days until commencement, I am one of many considered to be “an active job seeker.” With broad major like Communications, I have a plethora of potential professions I would be qualified [...]

How to Land a Job After Graduation- Part I

With college graduation fast approaching, I thought I would create a series blog for the Class of 2011 and any other recent college graduate job seeker in their quest to land a job after graduation. For the series, we’re taking our intern’s real-life experiences, personal brand, and social media profiles and transforming them to deliver [...]

The Importance of Career Nights

Recently, I volunteered to speak with local students at SUNY Geneseo about how I came to where I am now as a small business owner. To my surprise, many of the students were very curious and enthusiastic about their future job search and the processes involved. What really caught my attention was that there was [...]