3 Ways to Follow Up the Right Way
Follow Up: Something That Continues or Completes a Process or Activity You’ve had the job interview, it went great! They said they would call you one way or the other by the end of the week. The days pass, end of the week comes and goes without any word on the status of your application. What is the next step ...
Continue Reading“It’s Not Me, It’s You.” Getting the Interview but Not the Job.
The job search process is exhausting, interviews are nerve-wracking, finding the right outfit is downright torturous, and let’s not even talk about the R word (resumé). There is so much effort in preparing to showcase yourself as the best candidate that when you are passed over for a position, it can kill your drive to continue. Yes, you may not ...
Continue ReadingThe Age Old Question – Do You Need a Cover Letter?
Everyone has an opinion as to what the correct answer is for this question. It will always be an adamant yes or no with many reasons as to why. The main reason for “No” is because there is no place for it in the digital age, literally. Online applications often don’t even have an area to upload a cover letter ...
Continue ReadingCommunity Care College Career Fair Recap
April 16th is National Stress Awareness Day and it couldn’t have been more appropriate for our students! The first Career Fair at Community Care College was hosted by the Career Services team for students, graduates and alumni. 26 employers representing our Allied Health, Dental Assisting, Early Childhood Education, Veterinary Assisting, and Massage Therapy programs were able to network with 228 students and ...
Continue Reading4 Ways Technology has Changed the Job Search
It’s 1995 and the internet is still a budding force in our lives, kind of like the second cousin we only see during Christmas. Now flash forward to 2015 and the internet is now more akin to oxygen, without it we would be very hard pressed to survive. Changes in technology seep in to every corner of our lives whether ...
Continue ReadingWhat Questions to Ask in a Job Interview
Do you have any questions for me? That one sentence provides relief to every nervous interviewee since it signals that the interview is over and they can high tail it out of there! So the standard response of “No, I think you answered everything.” follows quickly after. DO NOT fall in to this trap. Job interviews are not only ...
Continue ReadingTips for Conducting an Effective Informational Interview
Making the change from job to career can be one of the scariest decisions you ever make; often times it is filled with the doubt of making the right choice. The easiest way to calm these fears is to network with current professionals in the industry and develop a relationship with a mentor. By partnering with someone with experience in ...
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