Writing a Resume for Marketing Majors

Mar

19

2013

Tweet Pin It Writing your first resume is an intimidating prospect for most college students. While you may have some help from professors, peers, or career services advisers, your resume should be your own creation and not something you pulled off a Microsoft Word template. A good resume for marketing majors will quickly and effectively express the candidate’s strengths, and hopefully cause employers to stop and spend more time considering them. As marketing majors get ...
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Underemployment a Huge Issue for Recent Graduates in 2013

Feb

12

2013

Tweet Pin It While college graduates still stand a much better chance at employment than those who go straight into the workforce after high school, underemployment is becoming more and more common for new graduates. A person is said to be underemployed when he is working a job for which he is overqualified. For example, if you recently finished college, but you’re waiting tables or working as a barista at Starbucks, you are underemployed. While ...
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A Quick Guide to Building Your Personal Brand in College

Jan

31

2013

Tweet Pin It You’ve heard the term “personal brand,” and you might even know which direction you want your personal brand to take. Now comes the hard part: building it. Thinking about your personal brand now – before you enter the full-time workforce – is an important first step. Building a personal brand online takes time and dedication, so the earlier you get into the habit of creating yours, the better off you’ll be when ...
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How to Use Underemployment to Enhance Your Job Search

Jan

29

2013

Tweet Pin It If you recently graduated from college, it’s likely that you had to take a job that you didn’t really want – if you could find one at all. In fact, 53% of recent graduates are “underemployed” or unemployed. You’re not alone, and you shouldn’t worry about it too much. Even if your job isn’t exactly demanding your full mental capacity, having one at all is a step in the right direction. So, what ...
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Be Happy! At Least You Aren’t a Psychology Major

Jan

25

2013

Tweet Pin It “Will getting a college degree really make me happy?” a friend once asked me. I sat back and thought for a minute. I had just finished my degree in engineering, was working in a job that had absolutely nothing to do with my major, and I was happy. I made enough money to live on and I enjoyed most days of work. That’s pretty much all you can ask for when you’re ...
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Can a Master’s Degree Help You Get a Job in Marketing?

Jan

18

2013

Tweet Pin It What happens when you get your undergraduate degree, and you still can’t find a job? Unfortunately, this isn’t an uncommon problem for entry level marketing professionals. It’s easy to get down when your job search doesn’t turn out to be as fruitful as you had hoped, but with somewhere between 6% and 10% of all new graduates facing unemployment, you are not alone. So will a Master’s Degree get me a job ...
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How to Find an Internship in Marketing 3

Jan

13

2013

Tweet Pin It If you’re like most college students, finding an internship is a daunting task. “Where do I even start?” you may wonder. The good news is that the earlier you start, the better your chances are at landing a job after college. In fact, 36% of the employees that were hired in NACE’s 2008 report were previously enrolled in an internship program with the same company. While switching companies after an internship is ...
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