Career Marketplace Blog

In this article from Brazen Life, Kelly Gurnett answers the questions, When Should You Work for Free?

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If you’ve ever had a potential employer/friend/fill-in-the-blank ask you to provide work free of charge, chances are you’ve been torn.

Should you do it as a gesture of good faith , to demonstrate your skills or to gain experience? Or should you put on your pro hat and refuse to share your skills with anyone unless they make it rain?

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In this article published by USA Today College, Dr. Susan Davis-Ali and Patrick O’Brien debate the question, Great Career Success Debate: How do I handle an interview question I don’t know how to answer?

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Susan’s take:

Fake it till you make it. In other words, give it your best shot.

Interviewers are drawn to people with confidence, so demonstrate as much confidence as you can even if you’re not feeling confident on the inside about your answer.

Sometimes an interviewer will ask you a question that he’s pretty sure you don’t know the answer to just to see how you’ll think on your feet. He wants to see if he can make you sweat and squirm. Don’t do either. Make a split-second decision on how you want to answer the question, then go for it boldly.

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StarkJobs.com will host a Spring job fair for local job seekers. The event will be held at The University Center at the Kent State Stark Campus Wednesday, April 17 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Representatives from over thirty companies will be on hand to promote their local job opportunities in Engineering, Manufacturing, Education, Customer Service, Automotive, Human Resources and more. College students will also find internship opportunities.

The job fair is a free for job seekers to attend.  Professional interview attire is expected.

To find out who is hiring at the Spring Job Fair, visit www.StarkJobs.com

StarkJobs.com Spring Job Fair

Wednesday, April 17, 2013
11:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M.
The University Center at Kent State Stark
6000 Frank Avenue NW, North Canton

Free Admission and Parking

About StarkJobs.com

StarkJobs.com is the Jobs and Careers site for Canton, Ohio. A local company, StarkJobs.com connects local employers and job seekers through online services and job fairs. For more information, visit our website at www.StarkJobs.com.

In this article from Forbes.com, Kevin Kruse describes the, 1 Thing Every New Hire Should Get On Their First Day.

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The first day at a new job. Excited but nervous. Shoot, why didn’t I wear a tie? They said business casual but my boss is wearing a tie. Oh geez, that woman again, I just met her and I forgot her name already.

Should I go to the cafeteria to eat lunch by myself—should I wait for someone to ask me? It’s 5:00 and I have nothing to do…should I leave? Everyone else is still here. Let me check the news on Internet again…

It is being reported on several techie websites that when employees arrive for their first day at Apple, they are given the inspirational note shown below.

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In this article for the Huffington Post, Carolyn Thompson explains how colleges are helping students clean up for their Social Media image prior to their job search.

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Samantha Grossman wasn’t always thrilled with the impression that emerged when people Googled her name.

“It wasn’t anything too horrible,” she said. “I just have a common name. There would be pictures, college partying pictures, that weren’t of me, things I wouldn’t want associated with me.”

So before she graduated from Syracuse University last spring, the school provided her with a tool that allowed her to put her best Web foot forward. Now when people Google her, they go straight to a positive image – professional photo, cum laude degree and credentials – that she credits with helping her land a digital advertising job in New York.

“I wanted to make sure people would find the actual me and not these other people,” she said.

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In this article for LifeHacker, Amy Gallo explains, Should You Accept the Job Offer or Walk Away?

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The hiring manager calls with great news: the job is yours. Phew, the hard part is over, right? Maybe not. Determining whether to take a job offer can—and should—be a difficult decision. In a bad economy or if you’re eager to get out of your current job, it can be tempting to accept any offer. But before you take on a job, you need to evaluate the situation carefully.

What the Experts Say

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In her article for U.S. News & World Report, Alison Green explains, How to Kill a Job Offer at the Last Minute.

Mistakes Green describes in this article include:

• Refusing to answer until you’ve heard from other employers
• Not responding to the offer right away
• Making over-the-top-salary demands

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In this article for About.com Dawn Rosenberg McKay explains, How to Evaluate a Job Offer.

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In this article for About.com, Dawn Rosenberg McKay suggests Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Accept a Job Offer.

Questions for McKay’s article include:

• Have I Been Offered a Fair Salary?
• What Do I know About My Potential Co-Workers?
• Can I Handle the Commute to This Job?

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Wall Street Journal article, Make the Most of a Starter Job, Ruth Mantell reports that recent college grads are willing to accept positions outside of their field in order to gain valuable skills and  experience they can use throughout their career.

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With the tough labor market, many recent college graduates may take jobs outside their field and settle for lower salaries than they might have hoped for.

But there are steps college grads can take to better position themselves for success down the road.

Entry-level workers can take positions that teach them universal skills they’ll need throughout their career, says Rosemary Haefner, vice president of human resources at job website CareerBuilder.com. “Even if a position isn’t what you want, it may be rich in experience.”

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