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Our Best Career Advice: Top 5 Blogs in 2010
When YouTern launched a few months ago, we set out to move the mindset of both employers and interns away from antiquated “coffee and copy” and “go-fer” internships. Instead, we wanted to set...
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#InternPro Chat: “Who Needs a 9 to 5? Alternative Ways to Bring Home the Bacon”
For decades, “9 to 5″ was considered the standard workday in the US. Not so much anymore. Today, there are many new opportunities – freelancing, temp work, project-based contracts, solopreneneurship...
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#InternPro Chat: “Dilemma for Young Careerists: Got Experience?”
It used to be a diploma was the golden ticket to a job and career. In the current economy, however, recruiters have raised the bar – and most jobs now require candidates to have prior work experience...
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LinkedIn: More Than Just an Online Resume
The number one myth about LinkedIn: simply pasting your resume into your profile is all you need to do to get results. LinkedIn is a powerful resource with the ability to connect you to the influencers...
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20-Something Career Advice: “How Often Should I Change Jobs?”
Many I talk to think that they should change jobs every two years... which surprised many 40-somethings with whom I recently discussed the subject of job change. Today I’m sharing some thoughts on...
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Don’t Fear the Competition… BE the Competition (Part 1)
I’m deathly afraid of insects. Instead of letting a bee flit around me and go on its merry way, I swat at it desperately and irritate it... because I’m scared and intimidated. My father would...
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Recent Grad Regrets: Top 10 Career Mistakes Made in College
It may feel like the start of your career is way off. The reality is you must be ready to compete for the job, aggressively, well before you hear the heady strains of Pomp and Circumstance. If, by the...
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Be Your Own Boss? 7 Key Traits You’ll Need to Master
When I finally decided to leave my receptionist job, I was exhausted and burned out. I had made my job my number-one priority — and yet I could still barely pay my bills. I loved what I did, but not...
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#InternPro Chat: “The Disconnect Between College Education and Career”
Wow, this week's #InternPro Chat was a blur! Twitter could hardly keep up with all the discussion... and the fantastic advice from the #Internpro community. Our topic was "The Disconnect Between...
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Join @YouTernMark for the First Ever #MyRisingTide Chat
YouTern and the #InternPro community invite you to join us for the premiere of a brand new Twitter chat: #MyRisingTide. #MyRisingTide is a chat designed to highlight those overcoming contemporary...
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The Student Becomes the Teacher: Your Role as Reverse Mentor
So you know what a mentor does... because you have probably developed relationships with mentors to advance your career or to help at school. Perhaps though, you’ve never heard of a “reverse mentor”?...
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#InternPro Chat: “Embrace the F-word: Overcoming Early-career Failures”
Ah, the F-word. It's uses so varied... so universal. It's so expressive... so colorful. "Failure". We're taught that winning is the goal in all of our endeavors and that failure often involves pain and...
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Job Jumps and Career Changes: The Millennial Mindset [Infographic]
Millions of millennials join the workforce every year. They aren't sticking with these jobs as previous generations did, however. A 2012 study found that 90% of millennials believe that "a company is...
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25 Things to Learn Before Our First Quarter-Life Crisis
Although I have been steadily employed since graduation, I’ve made many mistakes along the way. I've also learned things that have helped set up the next 25 years of my life. My hope is they help you...
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What Qualities Do Recruiters Look For in Every Candidate?
Yesterday, we posted "7 Traits That Make You a Great Candidate" – and many readers were surprised that issues like confidence and culture fit weren't included in the discussion. However, issues like...
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25 Questions I Need Answered Before I’m 25
The thought of entering the workforce is scary. Really scary. There are no SparkNotes for creating meaningful work. No silver bullet that helps you get noticed, or hired. No matter what our parents...
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A Decade Later: What I Learned in My 20′s
I’m turning 30 soon. It’s not actually that terrifying, but like for many people, the milestone does make me think about life. I have no regrets from my 20s. There was no shortage of good times. But...
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Does Your Resume Say What You DID? Or Can DO?
I recently attended a webinar hosted by well-intended career advisors; the title (and I'm paraphrasing here): “the resume for the well-rounded student." Unfortunately, at a time when current students,...
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14 Soft Skills Millennials Must Master for Today’s Workplace
What if, someday soon, you no longer need a four-year college degree to “compete” in the job market? I know: given how much weight we currently place on the all-important question of “Where did you go...
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#InternPro Chat: “The Disconnect Between College Education and Career”
Wow, this week's #InternPro Chat was a blur! Twitter could hardly keep up with all the discussion... and the fantastic advice from the #Internpro community. Our topic was "The Disconnect Between...
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