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Free articles for college students, grads, and other entry-level job-seekers seeking expert advice.
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- Addicted to Internships: How One College
Student Just Said No to Service Jobs and Started Building a Career One Internship at a Time, Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- Beyond
The Apprentice: What Young Employees Really Need to Know to
Succeed in the Business World, by Alexandra Levit.
- The Career Doctor's Cures & Remedies to
Quintessentially Perplexing Career and Job-Hunting Ailments: Part I, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- The Career Doctor's Cures & Remedies to
Quintessentially Perplexing Career and Job-Hunting Ailments: Part II, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
The Career Doctor's Cures & Remedies to Quintessentially Perplexing Career and Job-Hunting Ailments: Part III, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D. - The Career Doctor's
Cures & Remedies to Quintessentially Perplexing Career and Job-Hunting Ailments: Part IV,
by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- The Career Doctor's
Cures & Remedies to Quintessentially Perplexing Career and Job-Hunting Ailments: Part V,
by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Choosing a College
Major: How to Chart Your Ideal Path, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Cold Calling: A Time-Tested
Method of Job-Hunting, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- College Grad
Job-Hunting Readiness Quiz: A Quintessential Careers Quiz, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- The College/Graduate School Admissions
Domino Effect, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- College Students: You Simply Must Do an
Internship (Better Yet: Multiple Internships)!, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- Considering Graduate School? Answer These Five
Questions Before You Decide, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Criteria for Choosing a Graduate Program, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- The Domino Effect,
by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D., and Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Emphasizing your Classroom
Transferable and Marketable Skills, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- 15 Myths and Misconceptions About Job-Hunting,
by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- The 15-Point College Grad
Job-Hunting Study Guide, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- 15 Quick Tips for Career and Job Fair Success,
by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- 15 Quick Tips for Landing a Job at Graduation,
by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- The 5 Laws
of Successful Career Search, by Paul Hastings.
- Getting Fired: An
Opportunity for Change and Growth, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Hot Jobs for 2001,
by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- How the Lessons, Skills, and Values
You Develop in College (and Maybe Even High School) Prepare You for the Job Market, by
Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D., and Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- How to Find Your
Ideal Internship, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Informational Interviewing:
A Powerful Tool for College Students, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- Informational
Interviewing Do's and Don'ts, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- It's Never Too Early -- or
Too Late -- to Visit Your College Career Office, by Mary Keen Krikorian.
- Job-Hunting Lessons
from the Street: A Roundup of Recent College Grad Experiences, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Job-Search Advice for College
Seniors and Recent College Grads: Job-Hunting in Times of Uncertainty, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Job Search Checklist,
by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- A Job-Seeker's Guide
to Successfully Completing Job Applications, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Knowing Yourself
and Knowing How to Create Your Own Good Luck Are Keys to Career Planning,
by David P. Helfand, Ph.D.
- Life After Temping:
How to Portray Your Temping Experience When You Seek a Permanent Career, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- Making the Most of
Your Internship(s), by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Making a Successful Transition from College
to Career: Time for a Reality Check, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D., and Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- The Master of Business Administration: Is the
MBA Worth the Time, Effort, and Cost?, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Mastering the On-Site Interview: A Guide to
Company Visits, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Mastering Your MBA Application, by
Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Navigating
the Quarterlife Crisis to Career and Personal Success: Five Strategies for Fulfilling Your Dreams,
by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Networking Do's and
Don'ts, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- Networking Timetable for College Students,
by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- Networking Your Way to a
New Job, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- New College Grads:
Focus on the Type of Job You Want and the Skills You Can Bring to It, by Robin Ryan.
- The New Era of
Job-Hunting: Strategies for Finding Employment on the Internet, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- On College and Career: What to Expect
from Your College or University, by E. Chandlee Bryan.
- Online Assessment:
A Cyberspatial Career Snapshot, by Marc A. Verhoeve, B.A., BED., MED.
- Online Career
Assessments: Helpful Tools of Self-Discovery, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- Perception vs. Reality: 10 Truths
About The Generation Y Workforce, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Posting Your Resume on Job Boards: The FAQs
, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D., and Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Powerful New Grad Resumes and Cover Letters: 10 Things They Have in Common,
by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- Quintessential Careers Job
Skills Quiz, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Real-World Pearls of Wisdom for this
Year's Graduating Class, by Rachel L. DiCaro.
- The Real World: What
Entry-level Workers Wish They'd Known When They Graduated, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- References: The Keys to Choosing and Using the Best Job
References in Your Job Search, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Research Companies and Careers Through
Job Shadowing, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- Research Your Next Job by Targeting Your Preferences
and Ideal Companies, by Kathryn Lee Bazan.
- Salary Negotiation
Do's and Don'ts, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Self-Assessment for New Grads and Entry-level Job-Seekers Is First Step to Career Plan, by Teena Rose.
- Seven Not-So-Obvious Reasons to Take
Advantage of Your Campus Career Center, by Peter Vogt.
- So You've Graduated College . . . What's Next for You?
Eight Critical Issues Facing New Grads, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Step-by-Step Guide to
Researching Companies, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Temping Offers a
Way to Build Your Resume -- and Much More, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- 10 Deadly Sins of Job-Hunting: Top Ways to Bomb Your Job
Search -- and How to Avoid Them, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- The Ten Keys to
Success at Job and Career Fairs, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Ten Questions to Ask
Yourself if You Still Haven't Found a Job, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- 10 Reality Checks of Job-Hunting:
Overcoming Common Job-Search Mistakes, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D., and Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Ten Tips for Landing Your
First Job, by John Petrik.
- Ten Ways to
Market Your Liberal Arts Degree, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- Top Jobs for Y2K and Beyond,
by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Transferable
Skills -- a Vital Job-search Technique, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- Turning Your Internship into a Job,
by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- Underqualified?
Ten Tips to Inspire Employers to Take a Leap of Faith, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- Using a Personal
Mission Statement to Chart Your Career Course, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- Using a SWOT Analysis in
Your Career Planning, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D. and Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- Using Key Marketing Tools
to Position Yourself on the Job Market, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Volunteering Can Reveal
Your Work Passion, by Maureen Crawford Hentz.
- What Do Employers Really
Want? Top Skills and Values Employers Seek from Job-Seekers, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D., and Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- What Recruiters
Wish College Job Applicants Knew: The Top 5 Tips for Getting a Job, by Maureen Crawford Hentz.
- When Job-Hunting: Dress for Success, by
Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Your Job Skills
Portfolio: Giving You an Edge in the Marketplace, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Your Senior Year in College:
15 Activities that are Pivotal to Your Job-Search Success, by Randall Hansen, Ph.D., and Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
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