Managing Your Job Search: Why Planning Matters

Your job search starts before you ever click apply.  Once you’ve created your resume and built out your online profile, you still need to prepare a plan of attack to manage the job search from start to finish.  Managing your job search goes hand in hand with submitting applications. You’re tracking, strategizing, and networking your…

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LinkedIn: Building Your Professional Online Profile

Building your professional online profile is necessary for anoyone on the job market.  For most people, this means creating and maintaining a LinkedIn account.  Unless you are seeking a position that requires a portfolio of work (like Github), LinkedIn is the right place to start your professional branding. LinkedIn is the gateway to professional networking…

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Building Your Resume for Your First Job or Internship

The Resume A resume tells a quick story that leaves employers asking for more.  A simply formatted, clean, and spellchecked resume goes a long way. Avoid colors, designs, or fonts that may be difficult to read when printed or on mobile. Keep your resume to one page and the font to a reasonable size.  And,…

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