Why New Graduates Should Set Their Twitter Accounts to “Public”

Tweet Pin It I’ve found that many of my friends who are in college or recently graduated still have their Twitter accounts set to private. I find this incredibly strange as I’ve always seen Twitter as the best place for publicly broadcasting messages. If I wanted privacy, I’d turn to a more personal medium like Facebook or email, but nevertheless, there are plenty of private Twitter accounts out there. If you’re just finishing up college ...

Writing a Resume for Marketing Majors

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 ...

Ecomarketing: Finding Jobs in Green Marketing

Tweet Pin It With the market for “green” businesses growing to over $100 million this year, it’s no surprise that more people are hiring professionals with the required experience to work in these jobs. While there are obviously new jobs in construction, technology, and management, many companies are also revamping their marketing departments to broadcast their green marketing initiatives. Finding a job in green marketing requires a few key skills, but if you’re interested in ...

10 Things to Avoid on Facebook When You’re Job Hunting

Tweet Pin It While Facebook and other social media platforms can be a great aid in your job search, they can also bring it to a swift and dreadful end. I personally don’t shy away from posting some controversial things on my personal Facebook page, but even for me, there’s a line. If I were actively seeking a job, I’d be even more careful about my Facebook presence. Either way, here are 10 things that ...

How to Use Social Media to Get a Job in Marketing

Tweet Pin It Joining the thousands of jobless marketing professionals on the market today as just another face in the crowd makes it very tough to get noticed. Very few companies actively recruiting entry level marketing professionals are having difficulty filling positions, so in order to get a job with the best firms, you have to set yourself apart. One of the most personal ways you can stand out in your job hunt is through ...

Humor: Don’t Grow Up, It’s a Trap

Tweet Pin It It’s funny how when you’re a kid, you can’t wait to grow up, and then when you’re an adult, all you want to do is go back to the days when it was easy. If you’re job hunting right now, this probably hits right at home with you:

Humor: Job Land, Where Jobs Grow on Jobbies!

Tweet Pin It I love It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and Charlie is probably one of the best characters ever. Enjoy! And if you haven’t seen the show, rent it on Amazon. It’s hilarious, and you’ll thank me later.

6 Non-conventional Ways to Land a Job in Marketing

Tweet Pin It Finding a job is tough, and finding a job you actually want is tougher still. Fortunately, marketing is a pretty creative industry, so it’s okay to jump outside the box – and your comfort zone – if you feel so inclined. Of course, I should note that all of these non-conventional tactics come at a small risk, and unless you feel comfortable enough to pull them off, I don’t know if I ...

Humor: “The Adventures of Unemployed Man”

Tweet Pin It Being unemployed might not make you a superhero, but this comic book will at least take your mind off the recession and difficult job market. At under $10, even job seekers can afford it!

Humor: Mistakes to Avoid in Job Interviews

Tweet Pin It Interviews | E-merl.com ~ New Experiments In Fiction It’s easy to say too much or too little in a job interview, but when it comes to the topic of strange sexual fetishes, it’s best to just steer clear…