4 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 ...
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The Internet has completely transformed the job search process. Conducting an online search can even be intimidating to some, so we (the Career Services department at Community Care College) have put together a few tips to help you embark on this online adventure. 1. Check Your Digital Brand. Employers are now using various websites to conduct an online search of ...
Continue ReadingHow to Market Yourself

AAA – Choo! “Pass me a Kleenex please.” I am sure that when you hear this statement you know exactly what product that I am referring to. However, the correct term would actually be facial tissue. Kleenex is a brand of facial tissue. Yet, the term “Kleenex” is how we reference this product whether you buy the actually Kleenex brand ...
Continue ReadingAnd 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 ...
Continue ReadingDoes Your Resume Look Like Barbie’s?
Did you know that Barbie has has had more than 130 careers; they have included being an elementary school teacher, a business executive, a McDonald’s cashier, a doctor, an astronaut, and yes, even a rapper? After reading a blog recently on 18 Surprising Things You Don’t Know About Barbie it really made me stop and think about some of you. Here in ...
Continue Reading6 WAYS TO SECRETLY SABOTAGE YOUR JOB INTERVIEW
1: If You’re The Last Interview Of The Day Consciously or not, hiring managers average out their ratings of applicants over the course of the day–so you want to be the first one in. 2: If You Talk Way Too Much “Talking over your interviewer is the biggest mistake that interview candidates don’t realize they’re making,” career development coach Stacey Hawley tells LearnVest. ...
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