http://blogs.sage.edu/careers Career planning issues and anything peripheral that might affect them Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:39:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Really a top-notch article from MSN Careers.  It hits many of the points we emphasize at the SCA Career Center.  The article is also very encouraging and (dare I say it) nurturing; qualities not often seen in recent job searches.  Enjoy! http://blogs.sage.edu/careers/2009/11/17/one-more-about-networking/ Quick post.  If any of you have some skill sets that lend themselves to freelancing (I'm looking at you, Graphic Designers), I found a bunch of sites where you can advertise your services. oDesk Guru Elance http://blogs.sage.edu/careers/2009/11/17/more-freelancing-resources/ Again from WSJ:  This blog post. Unexpected, she says.  I wholeheartedly disagree.  She got her full time position through a friend.  Not online.  Not through a headhunter.  Not through a recruiter.  A friend. Make a mental (or physical) list of your friends.  Who are they?  Where do they work?  Do you keep ... http://blogs.sage.edu/careers/2009/11/17/more-networking-works/ Good ol' WSJ is back with an article that has some very interesting nuggets about interviewing. Some highlights: Don't dress like you're auditioning for a porn film Related, don't be overly familiar Don't ask certain questions too soon (salary, benefits, work from home options, etc.) Don't use cliches.  (I love this one.  Nothing reveals your ... http://blogs.sage.edu/careers/2009/11/17/updated-interview-advice/ Love this article from CNN.com.  It touches on the performance aspect of the job interview.  As I've said to many students, "When I go to an interview, I am not bringing the Mike who sits in his boxers on the couch and plays videogames."  You need to perform in an ... http://blogs.sage.edu/careers/2009/11/02/is-an-interview-an-acting-job-probably/ Until my face turns blue, I will stress networking.  The benefits to your job search are endless and becoming good at it will make you a better candidate. Consider the case I found in a (you guessed it) Wall Street Journal article.  After fruitlessly searching the internet for job leads, leads ... http://blogs.sage.edu/careers/2009/10/28/behold-the-power-of-networking/ Two articles from Time.com. The first is from an interview with Malcolm Gladwell.  For you I-Thinkers in the Sage community, you know who he is.  For those who don't know, I consider his books, Tipping Point, Blink, and Outliers, to be must reads for everybody.  He has thoughts about what he ... http://blogs.sage.edu/careers/2009/10/20/skype-interviews-and-the-future-of-journalism/ Again from my favorite source, the Wall Street Journal, two stories of interest. The first deals with a topic I've touched on before. Companies are advertising jobs on Twitter. If you are interested in working or interning for a company, see if they have a Twitter account.  Check it regularly, ... http://blogs.sage.edu/careers/2009/10/07/twitter-for-jobs-and-virtual-internships/ ...and I finished in under an hour.  Averaged 9:35 per mile. For perspective, I ran the same race in 2000 and 2001.  My best time of those two years was 1:02:59, averaging 10:08 per mile. I had no expectation to do so much better.  I had no expectation to feel as good ... http://blogs.sage.edu/careers/2009/10/07/i-ran-a-10k-road-race-on-sunday/ Hooray for me!  I am now responsible for locating internships for our business, graphic design and computer science majors.  I am happy to have this opportunity because it will let me test out some of the instructions I have been giving in this blog. I know I've yapped about networking, networking, ... http://blogs.sage.edu/careers/2009/09/29/my-new-job-responsibilities/