Month: April 2010

Onward And Upward!

By informational interviews, internship, interviewing, Job Search Preparation, job search resources, Networking, volunteerism,

Despite the recent slight uptick in job growth, the graduating class of 2010 will face the toughest job search challenge of the past 20 years, maybe longer.  Sadly, it will be harder for most new graduates to find work related to their degrees than in recent memory.  While so many earlier generations were promised unlimited…

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Do You Want Fries With That?

By attitude, Communication, cover letters, employer needs, hiring, interviewing, Job Search Preparation, recruiting, research,

The concept of up-selling (trying to sell the customer more than just what they asked for), has been around for a long while.  Whether it’s the waitress asking, “Do you want fries with that?”, or the appliance vendor asking if you want the matching stand for the plasma TV, offering more to the customer than…

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