It’s finally happened, you finished your degree and graduated college. The first hurdle has been overcome and it’s time to start the next leg of the journey: finding a job. Finding a job in a career that synchronizes with your degree may not be easy even with relevant work experience. Resumes need to hold important work and education experience as well as strong achievements.
Writing a resume gives you the opportunity to have a great place to brag about accomplishments—it is not a place to be humble. Inflating accomplishments can illicit adverse effects too, so it’s important to be honest about your capabilities and the results that have come from those capabilities thus far. Here are some tips to getting a strong resume to send out to future employers
Why would a site focused on post-secondary alumni write an article on manufacturing, you might wonder. The reason lies within certain misconceptions most of use have. Picture a manufacturing facility, maybe one that produces auto parts or machinery. For most people, the image of a manufacturing plant is dirty, grimy, dangerous, and filled with waste. These factories are filled with unskilled laborers toiling away in greasy, oily uniforms. …
“I only have a month left before I graduate and I have no plans for the next step in my life. No job lined up and no idea how to move forward.”
Sadly this sentiment is felt by many college students about to graduate. Graduation is a scary step into the adult world. Gone are the days of financial aid supplementing income and gone are the days of having a …
Most of us think we know what being a teacher is like, granted that we were a student at some point in our lives. Hanging out with vibrant, young kids every day, an easy 8:00 am to 3:00 pm schedule, and summers off. Right? Those facts are, for the most part, all accurate. But the truth is, there are many concerning aspects of being a teacher that are often left …
There are many perks to working on Wall Street. They do vary though, and depend on the industry you’re in and the firm you’re a part of. But, for the most part, people who work in finance can certainly expect some common, and rather nice, benefits.
An impressive compensation is definitely one of those. Within the financial services industry, especially in Wall Street firms, compensation packages tend to be …
Recent research has found that workplace stress is a (if not the) leading cause of employees quitting their jobs. Good leaders create environments that alleviate stress and good leaders can be found at any level within the organization.
I have had many titles: office Manager, facility coordinator, office administrator, even executive assistant, but secretly I’ve started to think of myself as having another title: the office mom. Sounds weird, …
Are you thinking of getting into the medical field? Or perhaps you’re already a pharmaceutical student or a recent grad. Either way, you’re in luck. Right now, every pharmacist looking for a job has an array of options, as the ratio of available pharmacists to pharmacies and research facilities looking to hire them is 0.4. Surprised? So are we. But the facts don’t lie. This past April, there were …
Internships have become a fixture in the world of work. Over the next 12 months countless swarms of eager students will apply for internships in various levels of government, corporate giants, or tiny mom and pop shops. They will get coffee, staple, file, sort, and sell in an attempt to burnish the skills necessary for climbing the career ladder.
Managers and new workers alike get value from an internship. It acts as …
It seems like every generation has a story about how much better things were, or harder working people were, or how much safer/more relaxing things were in the past. Many of these blanket statements are demonstratively false. Crime has steadily fallen over the past 20 years, people work more hours and are slightly more productive than in years past, and advancements in science, travel, and technology have opened …
