I would be lying if I said I’ve never had money woes. The college years were especially tough. It wasn’t unusual for my friends and I to pool our money to split a pizza…or something from the dollar menu of a burger joint.
This–shall we say less than appealing–economy is making plenty of people feel a [...]
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Unique ways people have made some extra cash
Posted in Fun Stuff, Salary & Pay, survey on July 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
CareerBuilder wants you to make its next TV ad
Posted in Fun Stuff, Television, tagged super bowl commercial, TV ad, Video money on May 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
CareerBuilder is looking to you to make its next Super Bowl ad … and will give you $100,000 to do it!
That’s right. CareerBuilder is looking to job seekers to create its next TV spot because, after all, who knows job search better than the job seekers themselves?
If you win, CareerBuilder will produce your ad, send [...]
What I learned as an Ambassador, continued
Posted in CBcampus Ambassadors, Fun Stuff, Internships, tagged CBcampus Ambassadors, graduation, marketing on May 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Today we hear from Bree, as she reflect on the key lessons she learned as a CBCampus Ambassador. Here’s what she’s taking away from this experience:
Communication is key! Being a communication major, I obviously appreciate this. However, there were a few times I was a little unclear about the task at hand and extra clarification [...]
Our ambassadors say goodbye
Posted in CBcampus Ambassadors, College Jobs, Fun Stuff, tagged CBcampus Ambassadors on May 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This week we’ll be featuring the last posts from our CBCampus ambassadors. They’re about to move on to that place you’ve all heard so much about: The Real World. So as they prepare to move on, we asked them for some final thoughts on what they learned during their time with us, both professionally and [...]
March Madness is taking over our lives
Posted in Fun Stuff, tagged march madness, sports, survey on March 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
For sports fans and latent gamblers, March Madness is in full force. Talk of brackets and pools can be heard everywhere you go. And for anyone not in the basketball know, you can’t escape the madness even if you want to. Not even at work. Nearly one-in-five workers (18 percent) said they have participated in [...]
When a co-worker takes credit for your work
Posted in Fun Stuff, Television, tagged mean co-workers, mean girls, Olivia Palermo, taking credit, The City, Whitney Port on March 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last night on MTV’s The City, was a classic example of when one employee steals credit for another employee’s idea or work. Good girl Whitney and socialite Olivia, who work for fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg, were tasked with pulling outfits for the next cover of Elle magazine.
Olivia, as the project lead, and Whitney were supposed to suggest six [...]
What’s the Craziest Excuse You’ve Given for Being Late to Work?
Posted in Fun Stuff on February 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »
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 [...]
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 [...]
