Category Archives: College Graduates – Young Professionals

Creative Job Seeker: The Google Job Experiment

This creative job seeker bought ads targeting a handful of CEOs. He got interviews with just about all of them and the job offers narrowed themselves down to two. He took one. The technique cost this job seeker six dollars. … Continue reading

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Leslie’s Leadership Lesson: Letting Go Of Relationships

Leaders eventually learn to let go of negative relationships and how to establish relationship boundaries. Continue reading

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7 Lessons Learned From Working With Mature Professionals

We Generation Y-ers often get caught up in our own fast-paced careers giving the impression that we’re entitled, know-it-all professionals coming to devour jobs from road weary baby boomers. There is a lot to be said about mature professionals and … Continue reading

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The New Careerist: Redefining life’s work

The term careerist has developed a negative image as a result of professionals choosing to pursue a career for monetary gain. At what cost?  And who is paying for it? Are we paying for this misguided method of career development … Continue reading

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Your Entry Level Resume Questions Answered

1. How do I make my resume really represent me without sacrificing my ability to get a job Be honest and true about who you are and be sure of your goals and objectives. State your core competencies (also known … Continue reading

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Flattery Does Go A Long Way

The title of this article sounds counter intuitive, but believe me, it’s not. Make you supervisor feel worthier than what they might actually be. You’re probably rolling your eyes right about now, but stay with me. If you can demonstrate … Continue reading

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Leslie Answers Your Questions: Can I really plan my entire career?

The only way to know the future is to create it. – Peter Drucker This is an excellent question. The truth is, planning our entire career isn’t very plausible. It’s like asking ourselves if we can plan our entire lives. … Continue reading

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Creative Job Seeker: Enter For A Chance To Hire Me

Sean Blake at Jpgmag captured this image of a creative job seeker, “Creative job seekers not afraid to put themselves out there, literally, may want try Anup’s approach. This recent University of Texas graduate with a major in marketing and … Continue reading

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Gen Y Professionals Afraid To Call For Help

Talk to any hip Gen Y professional aged 20-35 and they’ve most likely got a mobile device enabled with internet browsing, text messages, and a variety of online applications. Despite having a mobile device, it seems that many Gen Y … Continue reading

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Leslie Answers Your Questions: What’s More Important: Job Security or Satisfaction

Question: Leslie, What is more important: Job Security or job satisfaction? This is a very subjective question as some people believe job security is more important while others believe job satisfaction is more important. I’m going to approach it from … Continue reading

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