Rental car insurance can be a tricky thing. The ‘credit card has got you covered’ theory has been thrown around quite a bit, and as a result, I have often declined the optional rental car ...
Ah, thank goodness for random holidays that result in 3-day weekends. Shouldn’t every weekend be 3 days? I occasionally like to poll everyone to find out if you have feedback on things you’d like to learn ...
Your professional network isn’t just about the people you know, it’s also about the companies in your network and how you’re connected to them. Today, we’re very pleased to launch a new Company Search on LinkedIn. Now you can search for companies not only by attributes such as location, industry, and size but also by [...]
Is “reinventing your life” practical in these tough economic times? What is “career myopia” and how does it tie in to your career strategy? Today, Lindsey Pollak interviews Dr. Kristin Cardinale, author of the new book, The 9-to-5 Cure: Work on Your Own Terms and Reinvent Your Life, who shares the answers to these questions [...]
The creative curriculum vitae format had gone through many debates offline and online. Applicants wonder if those multi-colored CV’s effective enough to land them into their dream career or just another sore in the eyes of HR’s. By the way, what do creative curriculum vitae imply? Creative CV’s are utilized in creative jobs such as [...]
After your job resume is evaluated and passed the first screening, you are half way near to employment. Passing an interview is the next goal and preparation inside and outside is essential for the next step. The employer will first judge you on the outside. Dress will always create the first impression. And first impressions [...]
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I am a big Modesty Blaise fan. Its a comic strip, series of novels, movies (1 awful movie and 1 okay movie) and a failed TV series about a crime boss who retires, but soon gets bored and is lured back into danger on behalf of her government. The books and comics are all written by Peter [...]
Ever since the Credit Card Act went into effect, credit card providers have cut back on generous offers, particularly around balance transfers. It used to be that you could easily find 0% APR balance transfer ...
For those of you who missed the news, winners for the H&R Block contest giveaway were chosen and notified this week. If you didn’t win and haven’t purchased your tax software yet, both H&R Block ...
Have you been rejected many times in job your application? You have done your best in writing your cv resume, researched on practical tips on resume building, and further applied all these techniques yet, you did not managed to get interviewed? You begin to wonder what’s wrong with your cv resume then. It seems to [...]
By Lindsey Pollak for Manpower I was struck by a recent front page story in The New York Times that discussed the steady rise in Chinese students applying to U.S. colleges and universities. While the article focused on how schools like Grinnell College in Iowa actively recruit in China and how an international students can [...]
Did you ever think that your stressful “job interview” is exactly related to having a date? Just like having a night out with your prospective girlfriend, you will need to market your self, show all your charms, and find compatibility within a date. Prepare for the event – Of course, all starts well, ends well. [...]
In case you didn’t know, I’m really into video these days. As such, I am really trying to get a handle on the web series industry and as such, I stumbled across a cool company called – Clearleap. I read through their site and thought that they were doing some pretty interesting things. I thought [...]The job resume serves as a self-marketing tool for the applicant. First impressions are based on this piece of document. Imagine there are hundreds of resumes on the table; don’t you think the HR has all the time to read it all? Definitely, a quick look will decide your fate on the job application war. [...]Resume writing is the firs process in a job application and must be presented in unique way. Job applicants should also consider the resume to be accessible and have editable options. Since employers of today has accepted the use of electronic resume, deciding to pass a CV resume using a Portable Document Format (PDF) could [...]
There are a lot of economic indicators out there to measure where we are in terms of job growth. Well, I am not an economist (nor do I play one on TV), but it seems to me that one way to know for sure that companies are ramping up on hiring is by keeping an [...]
You know that it’s been a cold winter when you’re happy to see 30 degrees F in the forecast. Every spring and fall I tell myself I’d rather live no other place than Michigan. Every ...If you are on the haste of applying a job and you only have scarce amount of time to make your own comprehensive curriculum vitae; the solution to your problem is to search for cv-resume samples online. With just a mouse click, millions of resume samples can be found on the internet. Use these online [...]
With economic upheaval taking place around the world, the next generation of workers is up against a tidal wave of change. This week I had the privilege of conducting a Q&A session with Scott Gerber, who has some outspoken opinions on the future of careers for Millennials. Read Scott’s thoughts and then tell me what [...]
Small business start ups can help you to take back control of your financial future. Developing a small business is not only possible, but is an excellent strategy to use in 2011. Having your small business become successful is not beyond your reach. There are people doing it all the time. Backcountry.com, a strong, successful [...]
By Lindsey Pollak for Manpower I am writing this blog post while watching snowflakes pile up on the windowsill outside my New York City office. The snow is beautiful and peaceful…that is, until I have to go outside and trudge through it. As much training as I’ve had in “appreciating the moment” and “turning lemons [...]
Happy New Year! Over the holidays, I spent some time thinking about the career trends that are most on my mind as we head into a fresh new year. Here are my thoughts: 1. The job market is not improving fast enough for most Americans. I have to agree with a recent New York Times [...]
I’m so honored to be invited as a guest author for Lindsey’s blog! I’m the founder and CEO of a student-run fashion nonprofit called Styleta, which collects and sells designer clothing donations online – a virtual Goodwill meets Gilt Groupe. For all of you women who are thinking about blazing your own path as an [...]