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A Job Offer?… Nope, None!

Are you in a hurry to get a new job? Want a new position so bad? Applying to every position you see? Even going on interviews, but not getting the job offer?! You need to be thinking about how you can make yourself STAND OUT in the application and interview process, not blend in with everyone else. Did you even read ...

Tweet your Way into a Job!

When it comes to job search strategies right now social media is all the buzz! Everyone’s talking about using social media for job-hunting. But how, exactly, should you do that? Here are some ways to tweet your way into a job! Let People know you are looking. Use Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to let your friends, family and followers know ...

Mind Your Manners! Office Etiquette Tips For New Grads

Business etiquette can seem overwhelming when entering the workforce for the first time. Etiquette, or good manners, is a crucial skill you need to have in today’s business world in order to succeed. Mastering the art of being considerate in both your personal and business relationships can be the determining factor in getting a job, a promotion, or even the ...

Plant The Seed For Your Career & Volunteer!

Do you find yourself looking to grow as a professional in your new career? Volunteering is the perfect way to grow and better yourself, both personally and professionally. It does not take a huge time commitment but you will build lasting relationships and allows opportunity to make a real difference in our world today. So are you thinking, “Why should ...

Mix Your Seasonings

Let’s shake things up a bit, shall we? In the first ever edition of our Student Spotlight Blog one of our Medical Assisting students tells us about her journey at Community Care College. I asked for her to give advice to our current and future students and here is her beautiful message meant just for you. “Being a student at ...

What Does Your Social Media “Brand” Say About You?

You cannot even sit down to dinner anymore without someone at the table being “tethered” to their phone. Social Media and technology has changed multiple facets of our everyday life. What social Media has done in marketing and even the way we receive our local and national news is really quite amazing. Rewind to 2013, several companies used some ...

NFC Championship Humble Winnings

Richard Sherman from the Seattle Seahawks might be a professional football player, but are his actions professional? The Seattle Seahawks beat the San Francisco 49ers this past Sunday to go onto to the Super Bowl. The Seahawks’ cornerback Richard Sherman made the game saving play by deflecting a pass to 49ers receiver Michael Crabtree. After the game when interviewed by ...

Are you a duck?

The duck test is a humorous term for a form of inductive reasoning. I know you have heard something along the lines of, “If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.” The test implies that a person can identify an unknown subject by observing that subject’s habitual characteristics. ...

And The Card Attached Would Say, “Thank You For Being A Friend”

I think the Golden Girls said it best in their theme song “Thank You For Being A Friend.” These ladies even saw the wisdom in sending a thank you card. Jerika Stallings, a dental assisting graduate from Community Care College wrote me and said, “Make sure you stress to the students to write thank you cards. I was told today ...

Have You “Frozen” Your Job Search?

Photo courtesy of www.rotoscopers.com “Frozen” gracefully took the record this weekend for the biggest opening over Thanksgiving surpassing “Toy Story 2.” My family and I were lucky enough to be in attendance for the newest Disney release and maybe some of you were a part this box office success as well. So there I am, sitting with popcorn in tow, enjoying ...