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Class of 2011 most in-debt class ever

Tweet According to a wall street journal article this morning, the class of 201- is the most in debt class ever. This should come as no surprise to us given the economic crisis ad the steady rise in tuition at … Continue reading

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Blow Away your Job Search Competitors through Differentiation!

Tweet Last night I attended a Strategy Summit at Stern. There was a panel of four senior strategy executives representing four different industries: finance, healthcare, management consulting and food services. The panel discussions were centered around the impact of the … Continue reading

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More College Grads Turn to Entrepreneurial Jobs During Recession

Tweet The global economic recession over the last two years has surely affected us all. Although you can’t control the recession, the way you interpret the results is completely within your power. I constantly hear students complaining: “It’s not fair! … Continue reading

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How to Choose the Right Job Out of College

Tweet Let’s face it – as a recent college graduate, you are in the very first stage of your career. You successfully completed all your required courses and have that valuable degree that boasts at least part of your worth … Continue reading

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Hiring Managers Focus on Value… Not Your Experience, per se

Tweet Have you ever taken a class where the professor absolutely terrible and simply could not teach to save his life despite his tenure? In business school, I took an advanced finance valuation class with a nobeloriate economics professor who … Continue reading

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Prepare a Career Roadmap

Tweet Developing a career roadmap for yourself is probably the most important introspective exercise that you could go through while preparing yourself for the job application process. It helps shape what you want and explains why you want it. It … Continue reading

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Visualizing the Perfect Job Interview

Tweet Professional athletes have a lot to teach you about the perfect job interview. When you talk to any successful competitive athlete he or she will attest to the value of visualization strategies. In the 2006 Winter Olympics, Lindsey Vonn … Continue reading

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Should I take any job I can get when I graduate?

Tweet So you’ve been trying to find a job for the last few weeks or months, but nothing seems to pan out. You did most things right: you did well in school, you took a few internships, you know exactly … Continue reading

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Ask yourself 4 questions while writing your resume (4S-Test)

Tweet According to our SKEP Model, there are four things that a recruiter looks for when searching for a candidate – Strengths, Knowledge, Experience and Passion. When writing your resume and contemplating your SKEPs, make sure each answer passes the … Continue reading

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4 Things Recruiters Look for When Searching for a Candidate (SKEP Model)

Tweet Social media and the Internet introduces a vast amount of job candidate information to recruiters. Your twitter handle, personal websites, resumes, facebook profile, cover letters and LinkedIn profile all allow you to sell yourself as the perfect candidate for a job. … Continue reading

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