Career Advice

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February 23, 2018 Emily McKinney

The Right Way to Handle an Exit Interview

Spring is almost in the air. Trees are starting to sprout leaves, flowers are preparing to bloom—and many job seekers are pursuing new opportunities. We wish all job seekers were leaving to pursue their dream job, but the reality is

February 16, 2018 Emily McKinney

The Job Seeker Olympics: How to Get the Gold

This year’s Winter Olympics, held in PyeongChang, is chock full of thrilling successes, heartbreaking failures, and even some lessons for us mere mortals to learn from. That’s right, the Olympians over in South Korea have taught us some things that

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February 9, 2018 Emily McKinney

Find the Good in Being Ghosted

To Ghost – verb. The practice of ending a personal relationship with someone by suddenly and without explanation withdrawing from all communications. When you hear the term “ghosting” you probably have flashbacks to bad dates. When I hear it though,

February 2, 2018 Emily McKinney

Working as Gen Z: How to Break the Stereotypes

Millennials, if you think you had it bad with generational stereotypes, be thankful you aren’t Gen Z. Gen Z is the newest generation entering the workforce, and they’ve already been dubbed the laziest one yet. Though I classify as a

January 18, 2018 Julie Shenkman

What Job Seekers Need To Know About Employment Background Checks

If you’re reading this, chances are that you’ve applied for a job at least once in your life, which means you’re familiar with the process. You fill out a job application, answer some questions about your skills and maybe attach

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March 29, 2017 Julie Shenkman

Just Accept It. You Will Be Interviewed by a Robot, If You Haven’t Been Already.

In 2017, I would think I’d be more accepting of technology in the hiring process. I have readily welcomed technology into other parts of my life, I have a car that reads my text messages, I have a watch that

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January 16, 2017 Julie Shenkman

How to Harness the Power of Positive Thinking to Slay the Job Search

With the New Year, underway and people making resolutions to be better versions of themselves it can be hard to be positive all the time, especially if you’re in the process of looking for a new job. We get it…looking

January 3, 2017 Julie Shenkman

New Year, New Job: 5 Tips for Job Searching in 2017

It’s never a bad time to kick-start your job search, but if you’re looking for a new career opportunity, the New Year is a great time to reset and commit to achieving your goals after the holiday rush. But just

November 15, 2016 Julie Shenkman

Career Success Rebooted: This is NOT Your Father’s Career

I grew up in a time when Wall Street was booming, shoulder pads (and hair) were big, and a wood paneled station wagon was a status symbol, yes, you guessed right, it was the 80s. My parents each worked in