I actually had a habit before of searching my name on search engines. I don’t really know why I had such idea, but right now it made me realize that what I actually did was a normal thing to do. The thing that I was actually doing is called egosurfing. Defined by Wikipedia, is the [...]
Over the years I’ve written multiple posts about the importance of cleaning up your online image and, specifically, your Facebook profile. When I first wrote about this topic in 2007, I found a study by the Ponemon Institute, a privacy think tank, reporting that 35 percent of hiring managers used Google to do online background [...]
Whether your intention is to search for a new job or change your career, it is logical for candidates to know that to seek for an employment is a real one difficult things to win. Did you know that to get the job you want is not as overwhelming as majority used to know? This [...]
Basic CV resume writing is very important for someone who really takes heed in making such document in an excellent manner. Guidelines and tips are enlisted in the previous articles in this page; but this time, we will be tackling the simple do’s and don’ts in writing a resume because this will be helpful to [...]
Are you currently in the process of searching for an employment? If you find it very hard to find one, never lose hope. Economy is naturally rising and falling from time to time, so there will also be fluctuations among employment rates as well. Nevertheless, it’s better to think optimistically as you choose to go [...]
I was speaking for a group yesterday on the topic of “Overcoming Failure to Educate,” and afterwards one of the audience members came up to me and shared a story that really drove home a point that I’m guessing many of us really don’t think about: be careful who you “friend.” Now, I’m sure most [...]
How many movies have you seen where the lead character or characters are in some huge predicament and have to come away with $10,000, $100,000, or even $1 million+ in a short period of time? It ...How to Save Money Fast: 4 Emergency Techniques is copyrighted by 20somethingfinance.com without consent to republish. 
Every kind of learning will always begin from the basics. Whether this could be mathematics, science, language, or even philosophy learning, any learner who undergoes a learning process will always go first for the basics. Do you know that CV resume writing takes also a learning process? It may not be as rigid and formal [...]
If you’ve visited the site in the last few days, my apologies if you’ve experienced any delays. I’m in the process of going through some site re-design work with the goal of a faster site, ...Money Highlights: Student Finances Edition is copyrighted by 20somethingfinance.com without consent to republish. 
It’s always been considered to be a wide issue to tackle when we talk about resume cover letter and other documents, especially manager resume. One general issue will always end up to a specific thing to attempt, and it really should be explicit. That’s why, at this point, we will be tackling on the details [...]
The world of employment has always been considered to be competitive in almost all ways. When one searches for a job, that searching alone is actually considered to be a job in itself, that’s why most applicants consider job hunting a challenging task to do. If you are currently applying for a particular job, I’m [...]
Writing a job resume may be easy to some job seekers, but there are really some who consider it as a challenging task to do. To some, writing a resume is difficult not because they don’t know how to write such. As far as this document is concerned, it is east to make your own [...]
Is it true that finding a job is a job in itself? Yes, I think it is. Because no matter how competent you really are as far as your skills and abilities are concerned, you will always have competitors. There might even be someone who is more skillful that you who happen to be expecting [...]
Part-time jobs don’t always equate to no benefits. There are plenty of part-time jobs out there that offer surprisingly good health insurance and benefit plans. You just have to know where to look. Why is it ...5 Part-Time Jobs with Health Insurance & Benefits is copyrighted by 20somethingfinance.com without consent to republish. 
8 Steps to Effective Informational Interviews One of the most frequent pieces of advice I give to young professionals is to seek out successful people and ask to conduct an informational interview with them. Essentially, an informational interview, i.i., is a networking meeting where the interviewee (the successful professional) agrees to share some career advice [...]
To get a head start on your job hunting, the primary thing you need to contemplate is how you introduce yourself to the employer in the way of how you present your resume. Your personality reflects to your work potentials, true physical assets and skill sets. The resume you are going to submit for your [...]
Ever wonder what type of accounts do and do not impact your credit score and history? A reader writes in with a good question on closing a checking account and I thought I’d share the answer, ...Does Closing a Savings or Checking Account Hurt your Credit Score? is copyrighted by 20somethingfinance.com without consent to republish. 
I wanted to gauge how all of you fine young professionals were feeling about retirement age. Not the pie-in-the-sky estimate. I’m talking about when you REALLY think you’ll be able to retire (for reference, the average ...At What Age do you Plan on Being Partially & Fully Retired? is copyrighted by 20somethingfinance.com without consent to republish. 
As another cohort of young professionals enters the workforce this graduation season, I’ve been pleased to see some more positive articles about Generation Y appearing in the media. Sure, the members of this generation are still young and have a lot to learn, but, these articles assert, maybe they’re not as “entitled” and “coddled” as [...]
In honor of LinkedIn’s IPO on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday, I thought it would be a good time to share some reminders about why the site is valuable to young professionals and how to use it effectively. As the largest and most vibrant professional social network in the world (100 million members in [...]
By Lindsey Pollak According to the Nielsen Company’s BlogPulse, there are over 161 million public blogs in existence. Clearly, writing a blog is an amazingly popular thing to do. But can writing a blog lead to career opportunities? The answer is increasingly yes. When done in a professional way, writing a blog can lead to many [...]
By Lindsey Pollak In recent years, social media has transformed from a convenient way for college friends to stay in touch to an essential tool for professional networking and personal branding. In her new book, Social Networking for Career Success: Using Online Tools to Create a Personal Brand, career expert Miriam Salpeter shares the ins [...]