Category Archives: Blog

Your resume, that finely crafted page-long synopsis of your professional history, is more than just insight into your professional accomplishments and academic accolades. It gives recruiters a first impression of your professional personality. Everything about it—layout, stylizing, content, wording—lets them … Continue reading →

Good news!  The unemployment reached a new low this past December, closing at nearly 8.5% for the first time since 2008. And with jobless claims falling by 12,000 to 367,000 last week, it is predicted that unemployment was even lower … Continue reading →

Many companies (probably in an effort to avoid potential protests of unequal pay) have a strict policy of only offering fixed salaries for each position they staff.  In these cases, potential employees in the midst of an interview process have … Continue reading →

You have probably heard before that companies do not advertise most of their job openings externally. Many positions are filled internally or by recommendation without considering outside candidates at all. Both of these things boil down to who you know—luckily … Continue reading →

For people like me, research via social media is second nature. But it does not come as easily to everyone, or so some of the feedback from my previous post suggests. Using networking websites to research the company culture of … Continue reading →

Last summer, a friend of mine who recently graduated from university was elated to have finally found a job directly related to his skill set and career ambitions. Five months later, the company downsized because of its inability to generate … Continue reading →

Some months ago in a TED Talks session on Cyborg Anthropology, Amber Case explained how people have the opportunity to reinvent themselves and essentially carry on real life through social media. They portray themselves as they wish others to see … Continue reading →

Last weekend as my alter ego I attended a networking event on behalf of a major institution. By observing the abundance of hopefuls all vying for informative morsels from my colleagues and me, I was able to garner this advice … Continue reading →

Back in February of this year I wrote a blog entry ranting against Yelp. I have recently reconsidered. My complaint was, and still is, that the majority of our Yelp reviewers are applicants for finance jobs on a temporary or … Continue reading →

Just in time for holiday season, last week a new government report announced that the unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level since 2009—8.6%! While that’s fantastic news for lots of Americans, the report remains underwhelming for thousands of … Continue reading →