Cool Jobs: National Safety Month Edition

Cool Jobs: National Safety Month Edition

June is National Safety Month. This week, we are featuring 10 of the coolest jobs from cool companies hiring safety professionals. 1.) Safety & Security Officer – Grinnell College (Grinnell, Iowa): Patrol and protect the Grinnell College campus as Safety & Security Officer. 2.) Regional Food Employee Safety Manager – Kinsa Group (Chicago): Manage safety [...]

5 for Friday: Job Search Prep Edition

5 for Friday: Job Search Prep Edition

As a job seeker, you may think it’s enough to just get our your old resume, tweak it a little, and blast it out to as many companies as you can. You’ll handle specifics once you get an interview, right? Actually, you have a lot of work to do between deciding on a job hunt [...]

9 Tips to Make the Most of Your Temp Job

9 Tips to Make the Most of Your Temp Job

Temp work has long been an effective way to bridge the gap between full-time jobs. Many workers also appreciate the flexibility and the opportunity the ability to test drive different employers. Nearly 70% of respondents said they would consider taking a temporary job, given the current state of the economy, in a recent poll by [...]

13 Career Tips for Aspiring Entrepreneurs

13 Career Tips for Aspiring Entrepreneurs

The following answers are provided by members of the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, the YEC recently launched #StartupLab, a free virtual mentorship program that helps millions of entrepreneurs start and grow businesses via live video chats, an expert content library [...]

Cool Jobs: Summer Fun Edition

Cool Jobs: Summer Fun Edition

With temperatures rising and schools getting out, our thoughts turn to swimming, camp and vacation. If you love this season, you may also love a summer-related job. This week, we are featuring 10 of the coolest jobs from cool companies hiring to help people keep cool in the summer. 1.) Lifeguard – Civil Service Office [...]


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9 Tips to Make the Most of Your Temp Job

9 Tips to Make the Most of Your Temp Job

Temp work has long been an effective way to bridge the gap between full-time jobs. Many workers also appreciate the flexibility and the opportunity the ability to test drive different employers. Nearly 70% of respondents said they would consider taking a temporary job, given the current state of the economy, in a recent poll by [...]

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5 for Friday: Sneaky Interview & Job Seeking Tips Edition

5 for Friday: Sneaky Interview & Job Seeking Tips Edition

All’s fair in love and interviewing. No tips, no tricks (short of lying), and no source for help is off the table. With that in mind, here are some links with some sneaky suggestions you might not have considered before. Exploit Hiring Bias: Be The First Job Interview Of The Day. Fast Company: “[I]t seems [...]

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5  Rules for Navigating Social Media

5 Rules for Navigating Social Media

This post is by Phil La Duke, a partner in the Performance Assurance Practice for ERM. La Duke has over 20 years of training, performance improvement, and lean manufacturing experience. It seems like everything you read about social networking these days contains some dire admonishment about the importance of keeping your social outlets squeaky clean. [...]

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Cool Jobs: National Safety Month Edition

Cool Jobs: National Safety Month Edition

June is National Safety Month. This week, we are featuring 10 of the coolest jobs from cool companies hiring safety professionals. 1.) Safety & Security Officer – Grinnell College (Grinnell, Iowa): Patrol and protect the Grinnell College campus as Safety & Security Officer. 2.) Regional Food Employee Safety Manager – Kinsa Group (Chicago): Manage safety [...]

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Cool Jobs: National Safety Month Edition

Cool Jobs: National Safety Month Edition

June is National Safety Month. This week, we are featuring 10 of the coolest jobs from cool companies hiring safety professionals. 1.) Safety & Security Officer – Grinnell College (Grinnell, Iowa): Patrol and protect the Grinnell College campus as Safety & Security Officer. 2.) Regional Food Employee Safety Manager – Kinsa Group (Chicago): Manage safety [...]

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5 for Friday: Job Search Prep Edition

5 for Friday: Job Search Prep Edition

As a job seeker, you may think it’s enough to just get our your old resume, tweak it a little, and blast it out to as many companies as you can. You’ll handle specifics once you get an interview, right? Actually, you have a lot of work to do between deciding on a job hunt [...]

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9 Tips to Make the Most of Your Temp Job

9 Tips to Make the Most of Your Temp Job

Temp work has long been an effective way to bridge the gap between full-time jobs. Many workers also appreciate the flexibility and the opportunity the ability to test drive different employers. Nearly 70% of respondents said they would consider taking a temporary job, given the current state of the economy, in a recent poll by [...]

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13 Career Tips for Aspiring Entrepreneurs

13 Career Tips for Aspiring Entrepreneurs

The following answers are provided by members of the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, the YEC recently launched #StartupLab, a free virtual mentorship program that helps millions of entrepreneurs start and grow businesses via live video chats, an expert content library [...]

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Cool Jobs: Summer Fun Edition

Cool Jobs: Summer Fun Edition

With temperatures rising and schools getting out, our thoughts turn to swimming, camp and vacation. If you love this season, you may also love a summer-related job. This week, we are featuring 10 of the coolest jobs from cool companies hiring to help people keep cool in the summer. 1.) Lifeguard – Civil Service Office [...]

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3 Questions to Ask If You’re Considering Switching Careers

3 Questions to Ask If You’re Considering Switching Careers

More than half of workers in a recent Monster.com survey reported that they were considering a switch in careers because of national or global economic troubles. A third (33%) of total respondents reported they would maybe switch careers due to the global economic troubles while only 14% reported their career as unaffected by the economy. [...]

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5 for Friday: Sneaky Interview & Job Seeking Tips Edition

5 for Friday: Sneaky Interview & Job Seeking Tips Edition

All’s fair in love and interviewing. No tips, no tricks (short of lying), and no source for help is off the table. With that in mind, here are some links with some sneaky suggestions you might not have considered before. Exploit Hiring Bias: Be The First Job Interview Of The Day. Fast Company: “[I]t seems [...]

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Navigating the Interview: From Start to Finish

Navigating the Interview: From Start to Finish

This guest post is by Alan Carniol, founder of InterviewSuccessFormula.com, an online job interview training system. Follow Alan and Interview Success Formula on Facebook and Twitter. Did you know, out of the many applications an employer may receive, only about 20 percent land interviews? Despite the intense competition to earn each interview slot, hiring managers [...]

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A Q&A With “Absolutely Abby”

A Q&A With “Absolutely Abby”

Abby Kohut, aka “Absolutely Abby,” has hit the road in an RV on a 38 city speaking tour to help 1 million people get back to work. We recently spoke to her about what motivated her to travel the country and get her best advice for job seekers. What inspired you to go on this [...]

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Cool Jobs: Animal Care Edition

Cool Jobs: Animal Care Edition

Do you love the company of fury friends? If so, a career in animal care may be perfect for you. This week, we are featuring 10 of the coolest jobs from cool companies hiring animal care professionals. 1.) Animal Care Specialist – Pet Sitters Plus (Minden, Nev.): Love pets? Join Pet Sitters Plus as Animal [...]

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