Prove that you can think outside the box

I’m guessing many of you are looking for work these days. Post-graduation and summer job searches are a little tougher this year than they have been in the past. Applicants outnumber jobs, and everyone’s trying their hardest to get noticed.
According to 18 percent of hiring managers, more job seekers are using unusual tactics to land [...]

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CareerBuilder wants you to make its next TV ad

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 [...]

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Looking for work all over the map

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 [...]

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Leadership: Who would you follow?

This post was written by Matt Wilson, who’s a staff writer at our sister blog The Hiring Site. Matt’s got some great observations to share here.
Just over a month ago, we elected a new national leader. Many were happy with the results, while some were disappointed; but I think we can all agree on being [...]

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Talking to BrightFuse users

On Monday, we were talking about CareerBuilder.com’s networking site BrightFuse. We asked our CBcampus Ambassadors to give us a sense of their experience on BrightFuse, and what their thoughts are on professional networking sites.
We’re featuring the comments of two of our Ambassadors, Kailee and Mike, in today’s post. Take a look.

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New features on BrightFuse!

CareerBuilder.com’s networking site BrightFuse has just launched several new, innovative features for users!
We’ve been brainstorming and listening to feedback, and have developed these new features to enhance your experience.
If you have a BrightFuse profile, log in and take a look at all of these new features! If you haven’t checked out BrightFuse yet, now’s the time [...]

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Your job search: Getting started

Joe, our CBcampus Ambassador from Illinois, is in the midst of a job search to kick off his career. Joe’s been on the “front lines” for a while, and has some suggestions on how to maximize your time and efforts when you’re job hunting.
Take a look at his suggestions, and let us know if [...]

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Brand “You”: The art of personal branding

Hey there!
Check this post out. CareerBuilder.com featured it in their main job seeker blog (The Work Buzz) but we’re also posting it here.
Why? Well, Dan and many of his colleagues are a snapshot for students and recent graduates of what’s ahead. These are the kinds of achievements and goalposts you can expect to see once [...]

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The “M” word

Over the next few days, our CBcampus Ambassadors will be talking about a topic that’s been getting a great deal of press coverage.
We call it the “M” word – millennials, also known as Gen Y. Millennials are often lumped together as one big group in the media; here, we’ll talk to our Ambassadors and get [...]

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Internships: A foot in the door?

CBcampus has released a survey today that indicates almost 60 percent of hiring managers are likely to approach existing interns at their company and offer them full-time, permanent employment.
12 percent of those surveyed said they’d do so by the end of the year, while another 24 percent anticipated hiring interns in the first half of [...]

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