When searching for a job a lot of time goes into writing a resume and searching for jobs online. By the time the interview rolls around, there is often not enough notice to spend much time preparing. Interview coaches encourage job seekers to practice for a job interview well before there is even an interview […]
Career Research: Factors to Consider

With a 17 year old at home and college on the horizon, there’s a lot of talk at my house about college majors and potential careers. Right now, we are talking about possibilities and looking at what it would be like to be a biochemist, a computer scientist, a lawyer, or a physician’s assistant. It’s […]
Spring Job Fairs: Refresh Your Job Search

Along with the end of winter, spring brings the likelihood of nicer weather and something you might not have attributed to spring — job fair season. A job fair is a refreshing change of pace from online job searching and allows you an opportunity to meet face-to-face with employers and ideally make connections with potential […]
Networking is Still a Face to Face Activity

When first starting a job search, most people head directly to their computer to update their fifteen-year-old resume (the one we should all be updating yearly) and then apply for jobs on Indeed. They may even do a little networking – reset their forgotten LinkedIn password and update their profile. Writing resumes, searching for jobs, […]