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How To Balance An Internship With A Part-Time Job

How To Balance An Internship With A Part-Time Job

Life is pretty expensive. For some of you interning this summer (myself included), you might need to pick up a part-time job, in addition to your internship, for some extra income. It can be challenging to balance the two while maintaining some sort of life outside of work. Here are some tips for those of you [...]

May 22, 2013 • Continue Reading

Internship Problems? 10 Steps To Handling A Negative Experience

Internship Problems? 10 Steps To Handling A Negative Experience

Just because an internship seemed like the perfect fit when you applied, doesn’t mean it will turn out the way you anticipated. Occasionally, interns will get stuck in a negative internship experience. You might end up feeling undervalued, unappreciated, or overworked. Whatever the case may be, here are 10 steps to cope with a negative [...]

May 22, 2013 • Continue Reading

Leadership Lessons From Star Trek

Leadership Lessons From Star Trek

Kirk and Spock returned to the big screen this weekend in Star Trek: Into Darkness. During the film, both characters learn a lot about life and leadership. Here are a few leadership lessons from Star Trek: Into Darkness: Take responsibility for your actions. The film starts off with the USS Enterprise docked near a primitive planet, for observation [...]

May 21, 2013 • Continue Reading

7 Ways To Get Fired From Your Internship

7 Ways To Get Fired From Your Internship

For many interns, having a job is new territory. As a result, there are quite a few opportunities to make misguided decisions in the workplace. You don’t want to do something you’ll regret and end up getting fired from your first internship. Here are seven things that will get you fired from your internship this [...]

May 21, 2013 • Continue Reading

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Recruiters And The Social Search [INFOGRAPHIC]

Social media has become a popular way for recruiters to connect with candidates. Recruiters are looking beyond the traditional resume in order to discover who their candidates are and the types of qualities they possess. From using LinkedIn to contact candidates to searching Facebook profiles to learn about the their personality, recruiters are using social [...]

May 20, 2013 • Continue Reading

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5 Ways Gen Y’ers Will Save The Workforce

While many people have the tendency to think Gen Y’ers are self-entitled, they actually have a lot to offer for the future of our job market and workforce. Gen Y’ers are some of the most creative and innovative people the workforce has seen. This generation is a group of entrepreneurs and fresh thinkers who give the workforce [...]

May 20, 2013 • Continue Reading

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Checking Up On A Company’s Web Reputation

The following is a guest post by Sarah Boisvert. Living in an age of online information overload almost guarantees job seekers can easily research the digital business reputation of a company they are considering joining. The Internet is full of tools for a simple yet comprehensive search to determine if a firm has a good [...]

May 17, 2013 • Continue Reading

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3 Ways You’re Holding Yourself Back In The Workplace

The following is a guest post by Arlene Chandler. It’s natural to feel stifled in the workplace from time to time; most people have bouts of feeling like their efforts go unnoticed or they’re not as far along in their career as they’d like to be, but it’s important to look at the ways your [...]

May 16, 2013 • Continue Reading

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