I remember like it was yesterday…

I remember it like it was yesterday.  It was July 29, 1981.  I slept downstairs on the pull out couch in the family room with my Mom.  At that time, it was the only room in the house with a television set.  We woke up a 5am that morning to watch the Royal Wedding.  I [...]

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 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 [...]

Guest Post: Advancing Your Career Outside of 9 to 5

Working to advance your career is a job in itself. Unfortunately, it’s just not a 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. thing. Ninety percent of people go to their job, grab their coffee mug, do what is asked of them and then leave at 5 p.m. – most of the time it’s probably 4:58 p.m. That [...]

5 Lessons to WOW Your Customer

Ever have that spectacular customer experience that made you stop and say, “WOW” to yourself? Did it change your thoughts about the company and willing to share your experience with your friends? After reading the book about positive customer experiences, “Delivering Happiness” by Tony Hsieh, Zappos! CEO, I came across my own positive experience. In [...]

8 Steps to Jump-Start Your Personal Brand

One of my favorite quotes about personal branding conveys a strong message in simple words: “Your brand is what people say about you when you leave the room.” –Jeff Bezos, creator of Amazon.com You should always keep this quote in mind when networking, because it will have a lasting positive effect on the creation of [...]

A GenY Perspective on BlogHer ’10

Three months ago at my graduation from college, I would not have believed someone if they told me that I would be attending a women’s blogging conference! Before then, the term “blogging” was not in my vocabulary.  I never thought I would blog to have a voice and influence others. After three months in my [...]

Are YOU Part of the WOM Hiring Craze?

Are you addicted to the internet and DVR? We now live in an era where information is delivered instantly for consumers. Unfortunately, for traditional advertisers, they are starting to see a shortened runway with 48% of Millennials influenced more by word of mouth than traditional ads, according to Mr. Youth at Intrepid. Fortunately, companies today [...]