Mastering your elevator pitch can land you the job you’ve been looking for! Whether you’re at a networking event, hanging-out with friends or actually run into someone in an elevator, your elevator pitch must grab people’s attention. What is an elevator pitch? An elevator pitch is a 30-second speech used to summarize who you are, your…
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Get a job fast after graduation by following these easy steps. After all, you have the skills and tools to do it! As you start off your career, learn new ways to expand your job search by identifying areas in which you can improve in. By doing so, it will help you get the right…
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In today’s world, professional networking is a necessity. Whether you network to get a new job, advance your career, obtain referrals, or just to meet new people, the need to interact and connect with others is important. Many of us like the idea of networking more than networking itself. In other words, it’s common nature…
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Using networking to find a job is so easy, that even a seven year old could do it. When I was seven, I moved from Tucson, Arizona to Columbus, Ohio. I had no family or friends anywhere near the Midwest, and to be very honest, the thought of starting school with strangers in the winter seemed…
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We have all been there; standing in line in a room full of strangers, attempting to catch the eye of that special someone while rapid firing facts about ourselves. No, I am not talking about speed dating; I am talking about career fairs. While nerve-racking, they can be a great way to get out and…
Continue reading ...First Impressions My dad once asked me a question before my first day at a new school, in a new state, “How many chances do you have to make a first impression?” The answer of course is once. Like it or not, first impressions matter in all situations both personal and professional, and they happen…
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We have a major skills gap in this country; applicants are not qualified; schools aren’t preparing students for jobs; the government isn’t letting in enough high-skill immigrants; and even when the match is right, prospective employees won’t accept jobs at the wages offered. We’ve all heard it. But is it true? A new book by…
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Fashion in the workplace Post recession, a good amount of people in our country are looking to find a new job, a job, a better job, a promotion or expand our networks to make sure we are connected with our industries, and as shallow as it sounds, we need to look good. I have had…
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