Does your morning routine typically include hitting the snooze button and scrambling to get out the door? A recent CareerBuilder.com survey found that 20 percent of workers said they arrive late to work at least once a week, up from 15 percent in last year’s survey. One-in-ten (12 percent) said they are late at least [...]
Archive for February, 2009
What’s the Craziest Excuse You’ve Given for Being Late to Work?
Posted in Fun Stuff on February 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Social networking sites as recruitment tools
Posted in CBcampus Ambassadors, Job Search on February 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Another popular topic for job seekers is the role of social networking in the hiring process. As sites like Facebook have expanded into an unwieldy beast that no one could have predicted, job seekers of all ages have profiles that they might not want their future employers to see. Now that this is common knowledge [...]
Looking for work all over the map
Posted in Uncategorized on February 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Now that President Obama has signed the stimulus bill, everyone is (very eagerly) looking for signs of an upswing. It’s no secret that the road ahead is going to be lengthy and bumpy, at best. This means that for graduating seniors, the job market will hopefully be better by the summer but don’t expect a [...]
The economy and your post-graduaton plans
Posted in CBcampus Ambassadors, Job Search on February 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
We’re well into a new semester and our CBCampus ambassadors are back. Some are returning faces and others are new–all of whom you’ll hear from in the coming weeks.
Unless you’ve somehow avoided the news for the last few months, you know the economy’s in a sticky situation. The recession we’re in is taking its toll [...]
What is the “perfect candidate” to employers?
Posted in College Jobs, First Job, Internships, Job Search on February 11, 2009 | 11 Comments »
Undoubtedly, new college graduates in today’s economy are probably not having the easiest time finding that first job. You’ve probably already spent a significant amount of time perfecting your resume and portfolio; maybe you’ve even had a couple of interviews. But now, more than ever since opportunities are scarce, candidates need to know and understand [...]
Send us your video, win cash!
Posted in Fun Stuff, tagged CareerBuilder contest, CBcampus, YouTube on February 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Want to earn some cold hard cash? How about participating in CareerBuilder.com’s “It’s Probably Time” contest?
Hopefully by now, you’ve seen CareerBuilder’s new commercial. If you can relate to it, you could be well on your way to winning one of three prizes. All you need is to tell us, via video, about your worst workplace [...]
Best Jobs for an Apprenticeship
Posted in First Job, Internships, Job Search, Jobs for College Students, Salary & Pay on February 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We all know the famous TV show, “The Apprentice,” which features contestants from around the globe competing to be an apprentice to the infamous Donald Trump.
While going on the reality show might be a bit extreme, the show might be onto something with the apprenticeship idea. As the availability of student loans shrink, one author [...]
