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• How to Apply for a Federal Job

  You’ve heard me mention Steven Rothberg and his incredibly useful employment information website at CollegeRecruiter.com before, and this week Heather Eager wrote a terrific post on a topic I never considered – how to get a federal job. I never realized Read More... Posted Monday, August 18, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Handy Resources, Job Hunting

• Should You – and Can You – Get a Temp Job?

  I’ll be honest. I always thought that going to a temp agency was a waste of time. This perception comes from the fact that when I was in college in the late 90s, I visited a few firms, filled out reams of paperwork, took a few computer tests, did several Read More... Posted Monday, July 07, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Career Change, Employment Trends, Handy Resources, Job Hunting, Work

• Fine-Tuning Your Personal Brand

  Since we often talk about differentiating yourself in a crowded market around here, I thought you might like to know that twenty-something branding phenom Dan Schawbel recently launched a new magazine, Personal Branding . As you might guess, the magazine Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 30, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Handy Resources, Job Hunting, Personal Marketing

• More on Resumes: Some Good Things in Life Are Still Free

  Maybe because we’re still at the beginning of a new year, or maybe because we’re on the edge of a recession, resume writing has become an even hotter topic lately. On the heels of the great response on last week’s Razume post , I thought I’d share some Read More... Posted Friday, March 07, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Handy Resources, Job Hunting, Personal Marketing

• Razume: Resume Critique Meets Social Networking

  I just received an e-mail from a reader about Razume , a new online community where users can anonymously post, rate and review resumes. The service provides a fast and easy way to collect valuable feedback from knowledgeable sources like recruiters, Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 27, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 4 Comments Filed under: Handy Resources, Job Hunting, Personal Marketing, Professionalism, Technology

• Summer Intern Needed: Learn How a Published Book is Written

  Do you want to learn how a nonfiction business/career book is researched and written? As my summer intern, you will be responsible for screening interview candidates, soliciting questionnaires, and setting up phone discussions with the people who will Read More... Posted Sunday, January 27, 2008 11:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Entry Level, Handy Resources, Job Hunting, Work, School

• Intriguing Career Trends for 2008

  Everyone has been buzzing about the different careers featured in U.S. News and World Report’s Best Careers of 2008 piece. Since I’m going to be doing my fair share of talking about cool jobs come the spring , I thought I would highlight some of the more Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 02, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Career Change, Current Affairs, Discovering Your Passion, Employment Trends, Handy Resources, Job Hunting, News and Politics

• The Zagat Approach to Self-Assessment

  I really like Marci Alboher’s Shifting Careers blog over at the New York Times, and this week, she shares a great self-assessment exercise from career coach Michael Melcher . Since people are always asking me where to start when considering a career switch, Read More... Posted Monday, October 22, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Career Change, Handy Resources, Job Hunting, Personal Development, Work, Plans, Hopes, Goals

• Job Help for Young Iraq Veterans

  Thanks to my fellow career blogger, Anita Bruzzese , for calling my attention to the important issue of the unemployment and underemployment of recently-discharged Iraq war veterans. When a person joins the military, says the website HireAHero.com , there Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 10, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Entry Level, Current Affairs, Employment Trends, Handy Resources, Job Hunting, Networking

• How to Write the Perfect Thank You Note

  On Vault.com this week, Judi Perkins offered some great advice on writing a thank you note after a job interview. I love this topic because it’s discussed so infrequently, as if people fundamentally understand that a thank you note should in fact be written, Read More... Posted Monday, June 18, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Communication, Handy Resources, Job Hunting, Personal Marketing

• Job Hunting/Recruiting on Craig’s List? What Will They Think of Next?

  A post by Laurie Smith over at Career Hub talks about the rise of Craig’s List as a job hunting and recruiting tool. That’s right. Not only can furnish your new apartment or sell your old baseball card collection on the classifieds mega-portal, you can Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 06, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 2 Comments Filed under: Handy Resources, Job Hunting, Technology

• How Well Do You Really Interview?

  I see it happen all the time. Smart, ambitious and personable twenty-somethings put together powerful resumes, and get invited on half a dozen interviews. But then, at the in-person meetings themselves, something goes wrong. Either they’re unprepared Read More... Posted Friday, March 02, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Business, Handy Resources, Job Hunting, Personal Development, Work

• Networking 2.0

  In an article in Worthwhile Magazine , Rebecca Ryan calls Bowling Alone author Robert Putnam on the carpet for arguing that our stock of social capital – the very fabric of our connections with each other – is plummeting by the minute. According to Putnam, Read More... Posted Tuesday, June 13, 2006 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Handy Resources, Job Hunting, Networking