Accolo Says Don’t Hire This Guy

Finding the right candidate for the right job can be tough. I am a firm believer that it is better to not hire than to hire wrong. Recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) firm Accolo apparently agrees.

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Unauthorized Recruitment Video for the Canadian Military

What comes to your mind when you think of the Canadian military? I grew up in Winnipeg and my only memories of the Canadian military from my childhood was the large almost deserted army base about a mile from my house, the occasional helicopter flying overhead, and the armored personnel carriers that seemed to only be used to ferry physicians and nurses during blizzards.

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Entry Level Job Search by the Sith Lord at Temp Agency

When we last saw the Sith Lord in Star Wars Episode III, he had just been tossed down a shaft and left for dead. So what’s next for a guy with an impressive background in politics and building evil empires? Interviewing at Temp Corps for a variety of entry level jobs!

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Entry-Level Jobs Opportunities in International Relations is a Search Away

A nice resource is provided on the Simmons College Libraries website and has links with information about careers in international relations. Most of the jobs listed are governmental in nature but the links highlight career paths and opportunities for those interested in international relations. There are many internship opportunities as well as fellowships and graduate opportunities that can place you overseas where you can live and work, or even go to school. There are also non-governmental ways to get-your-foot-in-the door at the entry-level in international relations. The three links on that page will keep you busy for some time and give you valuable information as you embark on your next international opportunity.
UC Berkeley also provides a job listing page on the career center website and is pretty extensive and talks about international relation jobs opportunities in a variety of countries. For a site that lists international jobs in general visit iagora.com. Browse a bit around that site and see what entry-level international relations type of jobs you can find. In my opinion the best bet is finding one of those international fellowships or scholarships and taking advantage of either being paid to work there or go to school while abroad. There is not much in life better than that.
Simmons College:
http://www.simmons.edu/resources/libraries/crl/ir.html
UC Berkeley:
http://career.berkeley.edu/Infolab/JobSitesIntnl.stm
IWork:
http://www.iagora.com/iwork/jobs/latestAds.html

Lights, Camera…Entry-Level Entertainment Jobs in New York

There is this nice flashy entertainment job website (4entertainmentjobs.com) that looks like THE place to start. It even has mini US maps that shows where the jobs for the week are located (of course mostly West-Coast concentrated, although there are many jobs listed on the East Coat). The annoying news is that to reap the benefits of this site you have to pay a fee of about $30 a month (although there is a trial option $10 for the week). It sucks to search for a job and have to pay for it, but I decided to mention it and let you decide.
Next there is entertainmentcareers.net, which I think is the next best thing to a free and useful job-searching site. If you want to concentrate on entertainment jobs in the New York area, simply look at those jobs as all are separated by region. Today when I visited the site there were about 275 entry-level entertainment jobs listed, those seem to be decent odds.
The next site has a nice catchy title, bigapplehead.com, and also separates entry-level entertainment jobs by regions (New York, DC and Boston to be exact). This site lists internships, fulltime and entry-level jobs in these regions and has all jobs separated by category. Look for the entertainment category and see what turns up. I also suggest looking at the writing/editing/publishing, as well as the TV/radio links as these can all connect to the entertainment industry.
Two other honorable mentions are topusajobs.com and filcro.com. These sites you have to do a bit more filtering to find first the jobs you want and then the region you want.
The Flashy Site:

http://www.4entertainmentjobs.com/amform.cfm

Entertainment Careers:

http://www.entertainmentcareers.net/jcat.asp?jcat=127&offset=25

Catchy Title Site:

http://www.bigapplehead.com/

Honorable Mentions:

http://new.york.new.york.jobs.topusajobs.com/?f=link&t=www.google.com&sid=j4B274-8018-a727-41Q67357-1085-058&

http://www.filcro.com/

Back to School

After thoroughly thinking things over, I have decided to go back to school. I’ve spent the past year in less-than-inspiring temp jobs, and I think it’s time for a change. While for some people, temp jobs are a perfectly valid and successful way to make a living, I feel like there’s another type of job out there for me that would better suit my personality. By taking a wide range of classes in the fall, I am hoping to hone in on a career that would be both enjoyable and lucrative.

Sound Advice

I was talking to my mother last night in an attempt to plan the easiest way to haul my stuff to my new apartment this Saturday. During the course of the conversation, I mentioned to her my genuine disappointment at not being awarded the graduate assistantship at my school. Being the wonderful mother that she is, my mom consoled me and pointed out that I did not necessarily do anything to hurt my chances at the assistantship but rather that the decision was simply not made in my favor.
I have a profound respect for my mother. I admire her not only because she is a superb caregiver, but also because she has been an outstanding mentor. When I look at all she has accomplished including achieving her PhD. I am beyond impressed because I know how much determination it took to elevate her to that achievement. My mother has always gone after what she desired even if there were obstacles in her path. She is a wonderful professor and administrator who studied what interests her while pursuing that passion as a career. Her willingness to devote her energy to a job she truly loves is my motivation to pursue a career in the magazine industry, which I truly love.
I let my mother know that the real despair at not receiving the assistantship was due to the fact that it was another form of rejection. Her response was very basic, but at the same time extremely striking. “You have to learn to accept rejection.” How true that statement is! My mindset has always been that once you have been rejected professionally it somehow leaves the impression of loser stamped across your forehead. I spent the better part of a year unemployed, struggling to even buy groceries and I maintain a deep fear that I will inevitably end up in that same spot. Every single time I don’t get a job, internship or in this case, assistantship I feel one step closer to falling back into the realm of unemployment. I am already growing paranoid that I will not be able to find a job upon graduating with my Master’s degree. My mother’s comment about acknowledging rejection as opposed to hiding from it, spoke volumes to my confidence. As a writer, I am somehow used to my words being overlooked or ignored by publishers. When it comes to jobs or internships however, it is like I am being rejected, not simply my words.
I realize I need to rework the manner in which I approach potential job interviews. The confidence I feel regarding other aspects of my life, I need to instill regarding my job search. I am a firm believer that a positive outlook and approach can yield positive results. My admiration for my mother reinforces this view and hopefully, I can use her faith and belief in me to foster my own surge of confidence.

I Love (or rather appreciate) Entry-Level Chemical Engineering Job Databases

There is a central database for every job imaginable! I don’t think the job search could be easier, it sure keeps the stress level at minimal (or near minimal) levels.
The Engineering Central is one of those databases I was telling you all about a couple of sentences before. Go there, you chemical engineering folk, and browse those entry-level jobs. What is great about this job central database (dear I say all?) is that it has many of the tools we know and love: salary wizard, resume tips, other extra resources… great stuff. Heck, this may be the one and only stop you have to make in your search for chemical engineering jobs.
If not, don’t worry, engineer.net is another place to visit for chemical engineering jobs and looks just as useful as the one above. In fact, many more jobs are listed here and even the date the job was posted (although I’m never sure what the use of that is) but still, maybe it’s handy. Lastly, visit about.com, jobs.com and salary.com (all sites I find continually useful). You’ll be engineering chemically in no time.
Engineering Central:

http://www.engcen.com/entry.htm

Resources:

http://www.engineer.net/

http://jobsearchtech.about.com/od/engineeringjobs/

http://chemical.engineer.jobs.com/

http://collegerecruiter.salary.com/careers/layouthtmls/crel_searchjob_EN04100003.html

Project Management Sample Resume

OBJECTIVE
Project management in Europe or North America, six months to
two years in duration. More than 15 years of high-level experience.
Proven skills in organizing, project management and leadership.
Natural ability to learn technical concepts quickly and put them into
action. US citizen.

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Financial Analyst Sample Resume

OBJECTIVE
Seeking Financial Analyst position where
Finance MBA and financial analysis experience
will add value.

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