Career Marketplace Blog

In her blog CareerDiva.net, Eve Tahmincioglu helps job seekers find out Which college will get you a job at Google?

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The only real good worker news recently has come out of Google. The company announced it was giving its entire global workforce of 23,000 a 10 percent pay raise starting in January.

Even though the search engine giant has had some layoffs during the recession, they are nothing like other large companies, and Google’s been hiring consistently through the bad times.

Clearly, lots of folks want to work for Google and companies like them. But how do you get on the Google job track?

With so many college kids graduating and finding no work, it makes sense for high school students and their parents, who are now scouting colleges, to wonder whether the school they pick will lead to a solid job for a solid employer.

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In her article for U.S. News and World Report, Karen Burns shows readers 20 Ways to Stay Motivated During Your Job Search.

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The longer you look for a job, the tougher it becomes. Who could blame you for feeling despondent, discouraged, depressed—even bitter? Some days you may not even feel like getting out of bed.

Unfortunately, not only is depression, well, depressing, it also makes it harder to get out there and look. And the less you get out and look, the less likely a job offer will come your way. Even worse, prospective employers tend to be turned off by negativity. It’s the most dastardly kind of Catch-22.

What all this means is that a major part of anyone’s job hunt is staying motivated. We all have our ways of keeping on keeping on, but here are some time-tested suggestions to prevent your search from getting you down:

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U.S. News and World Report article, Great Interview But No Offer: Why You Didn’t Get the Job, Lindsay Olson explores possible reasons you didn’t get the job.

Reasons to look for in Olson’s article:

• You didn’t sell yourself
• The job specifications changed
• You sounded desperate

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The Wall Street Journal’s Elizabeth Garone encourages readers not to exaggerate job responsibilities, titles, or experience on their resume.

Garone gives advice to a job seeker who is nervous about an upcoming job interview because they exaggerated on their resume. Read Her Response.

In her article for Forbes.com, Susan Adams writes Should You Go Back to School? Adams helps readers evaluate their goals, decide on a program, how to pay for tuition and more.

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Roy Cohen, a New York career coach and the author of The Wall Street Professional’s Survival Guide, had an extremely frustrated client. She was a classically trained musician who had decided to go to business school. She had won admission to Columbia and put her nose to the grindstone for two years, working as a Broadway pit musician by night, studying and attending classes by day. Though highly accomplished in her musical career, she didn’t end up at the top of her class at Columbia, she was too distracted to network aggressively and she failed to land any paid summer internships. Her business job prospects: zip.

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In her article for U.S. News & World Report, Karen Burns tells job seekers, 50 Buzzwords You Shouldn’t Use on Your Resume.

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You’ve written your resume. You poured a lot of effort into the page that will represent you, and you can’t wait to distribute it far and wide.

Not so fast. Before you send that puppy out, check it for buzzwords. Like “team player.” Or “detail-oriented.” Or “accustomed to fast-paced environments.”

Here’s why you should avoid them: They’re vague. They make your resume look like everyone else’s. They’re probably not among the keywords employers search for. They take up space on your resume that could be used for strong, concrete, specific examples of what you’ve accomplished, the work you’ve produced, and how hiring you would benefit your potential employer. Buzzwords are tired and overused, clichés that have lost their meaning over time.

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In this video for Dow Jones, T. Rowe Price Chief Economist Alan Levenson gives his unemployment outlook for 2011 and predicts areas of potential job growth for the U.S. economy.

Dow Jones Video: Job Outlook for 2011

In her article for U.S. News and World Report, Karen Burns gives you 10 Reasons to Step Up Your Job Search Over the Holidays.

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t’s tempting to put your job hunt on hold during the end-of-year holiday season. “I need a break,” you may tell yourself. “No one’s hiring this time of year anyway. I’ll double down on my efforts in January.”

It doesn’t help that everyone else seems to be having fun, and job hunting is—for most of us—not fun.

But contrary to popular belief, many employers do hire over the holidays. Personal lives may get more hectic this time of year, but many businesses slow down, giving the powers-that-be breathing space to think about staffing and even conduct interviews. Many companies are putting the pieces in place for 2011 projects and want to bring new people on board before then.

In fact, in some ways, the holidays are the best time to find a job. Here are ten good reasons why you should ramp up your job search during the holiday season:

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In her article for U.S. News and World Report,  Karen Burns explains, How to Use the Holidays to Boost Your Career.

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It may sound calculating to leverage the holiday season to your professional advantage, but it’s smart, too.

The holidays are primo networking time. Most people are in a more jovial, giving mood. Many workplaces slow down a little this time of year, so you may have more mental space to think about ways to polish your resume and even set up informational interviews. And the end of the year is a natural time to reevaluate, refocus, and think strategically about your future.

If you decide to take advantage of this golden opportunity, whether to advance in the job you already have or find a new one, here are a few guidelines:

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In her Mashable article, 4 Job Search Tips for Aspiring SEO/SEM Specialists, Sarah Kessler gives job seekers advice on how to break into the job market as a Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Specialist.

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Companies across every industry are competing for top rankings on search engine results. And whether they turn to a marketing agency, SEO firm or consultant, there is an increasing demand for search engine optimization specialists.

Marketing professionals looking to break into this relatively new niche can’t necessarily rely on prestigious certifications or a long background as a SEO specialist to demonstrate their knowledge.

We spoke with SEO firms to get their advice for aspiring SEO specialists who want to impress potential employers and stand out from the pack.

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