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TwitterPhoto: Bart van Maarseveen Whenever I procrastinate, it’s usually over something that just isn’t a big deal. It might be a mildly unpleasant task – like doing my taxes, a side project, or cleaning the house, but it’s never that awful. I’m afraid it will be terrible or difficult, so the job gets delayed, then [...]
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Why You Should Consider Taking That Sleazy Sales Job
Photo: Donovan Green This is a post I originally did for Brazen Careerist, a great social network for Generation Y professionals. The article is now available in its entirety below. Recent college grads often think, “Meh/ugh (or some other whiny noise), I don’t want to do sales.” Either they think a sales job is beneath them, they don’t [...]
Career Lessons From Sears
Photo: U.S. Army Yesterday Sears announced that it is closing up to 120 stores and that same store sales for the eight week period that ends with Christmas day were down 5.2% (industry wide was up about 3.8%). While you’ve likely not been to a Sears in years (or ever), their fate is a useful [...]
A Condom Down the Pipes (Why colleges should teach more life skills)
Photo: erika dot net A few months ago, one of my friends got a condom clogged in his toilet. Seriously. It wasn’t even his doing, but it did spark a conversation about how college prepares people (or doesn’t) for real life.
How to Look for a Job (and Why You Should)
Photo: Brooks Elliott Of all the topics we cover on this blog, looking for a job is probably the most common. From job search strategies and tactics, to resume writing and interview tips, “finding a job” makes up the bulk of ApplyMate posts. Looking for a job sucks, but it’s a skill that is very [...]
If I Knew Then What I Know Now – College Major
Photo: Daniel Griffin Remember Napoleon Dynamite? That movie was phenomenal, and Uncle Rico was my favorite character by far. A completely deluded and self-involved loser, Uncle Rico spent the whole movie obsessing about going back in time to play high school football again. His claims that “[if] coach woulda put me in, fourth quarter, we’da [...]
Open Letter to Amazon Job Search Book Reviewer
Photo: Ben Grantham I was looking at a job search book on Amazon today and stumbled upon a few of the reader comments. The first review made a point that struck me as both legitimate and bullshit at the same time. How’s that possible? Allow me to explain.
Why You Should Look for a Job Now (even if you have one)
Photo: Scott Simpson The more I work in the job search/hiring/employment space, the more I see this trend emerge: looking for a job takes a lot longer than it used to. Part of this is obviously due to the increased demand for and falling supply of jobs, but it’s also because of how most jobs [...]
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