New Video Overview of CollegeRecruiter.com

Bizarre Interview Questions From Gen Y Candidates

Many employers pay a lot of attention to training their recruiters and hiring managers on what questions to ask and not ask during job interviews but far fewer seem to pay enough attention and some virtually no attention to how to answer unusual and sometimes even seemingly bizarre questions asked by the candidates.
Diane Spiegel, CEO of corporate training and development firm The End Result, published an article today at ERE in which she discussed seven questions that a typical Gen X or Baby Boomer recruiter or hiring manager wouldn’t expect to be asked by a candidate. I agree with Diane that if the recruiter or hiring manager is interviewing Gen Y’ers (Millennials), the questions may come up and so the answers to them should be thought out in advance.

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CollegeRecruiter.com Spreads Career Education With Brainshark

Leading Site for Job Seekers Makes 350 Career Videos Available for Free on myBrainshark.com, Just in Time for Graduation
WALTHAM, Mass. — May 19, 2010 — Brainshark, Inc., the leader in on-demand presentations, today announced that CollegeRecruiter.com is using Brainshark’s Web-based platform to post and share videos with career-related information. CollegeRecruiter.com is the leading job board for college students searching for internships and recent graduates hunting for entry-level jobs and other career opportunities. With graduation season here, CollegeRecruiter.com – which serves a database of 120 million job candidates and features hundreds of thousands of entry-level job postings – is using Brainshark to communicate in an eye-catching, trackable and cost-effective way.
As 2010 college graduates enter the job market, they’re faced with a highly competitive landscape – though one that’s shown recent signs of improvement. According to a spring 2010 study from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), employers plan to hire 5.3% more college graduates from the class of 2010 than they did last year with the class of 2009. By providing videos uploaded to and hosted by Brainshark on a wide variety of potential professions – from computer programmers and photographers to medical technicians and accountants – CollegeRecruiter.com hopes to help job seekers find more information on potential career options so they can hone their search efforts and capitalize on market opportunities.

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A Winning Strategy for AFTER the Job Interview

Written By Jimmy Sweeney
President of CareerJimmy and Author of the new,
Job Interview “Secret”
You may walk out of the job interview with a sigh of relief. It might feel good to grab a cappuccino or go for a run or crash in front of the TV. But save those thoughts for another time. The most important thing you can do after the job interview is to send your thanks and then prepare for a callback interview.

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Partial Twitter List of Attendees of ERE #SocialRecruiting Summit — Are You Listed?

I haven’t seen a good list elsewhere of Twitter handles from the 300 or so attendees of the very, very excellent ERE Social Recruiting Summit that was held yesterday at the Best Buy world headquarters in suburban Minneapolis. I created a good but partial list of attendees so that attendees could more easily network with each other, non-attendees could more easily follow the many recruiting thought leaders who were able to make it, etc.
If you attended, please check http://tweepml.org/Social-Recruiting/ to make sure that I have your Twitter handle. If I don’t, please leave a comment here and I’ll add you right away. If you want to follow everyone who attended, http://tweepml.org/Social-Recruiting/ makes that incredibly easy as you’ll be able to follow everyone on the list with just a few clicks.

Your Cover Letter Must Have THIS Ingredient

Written By Jimmy Sweeney
President of CareerJimmy and Author of the new,
Amazing Cover Letter Creator
Focus, vivid language, clear request for an in-person interview, proper format with plenty of white space? Yes to all of these essentials of a job search cover letter. But one ingredient that is often overlooked is tone. Many job seekers give too much attention to their work experience and skills, important as they are, and neglect to reveal their personality and character through the manner in which they express themselves.

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How to Choose an Effective, Yet Affordable Resume Writing Service

By JR Hindman
If you feel you are capable and qualified to write a compelling and effectual resume, then by all means give it a shot! My goal is not to sway you in one direction or the other in that regard, the only thing I suggest is that you do your homework. Read relevant articles and research the best methods to produce an effective professional resume. Make sure you choose a format and style appropriate for the industry you are in and the types of jobs you plan to apply for. And have someone else look it over when you are through for proofreading and editorial purposes. That’s imperative!

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How to Write a Great Nursing or Medical Assistant Resume

By: JR Hindman
Writing a resume for a Nursing career or any kind of Medical Assistant position comes with its own unique set of challenges. Jobs in healthcare will require you to have a certain background, but they will also require you to be a certain kind of person. Not only must your resume accurately convey your professional potential, it must also reflect your ability to empathize with patients, families, and clinical colleagues. It has to show that you are committed and passionate about quality care and general health education.

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Learn how $6 for Google ads became four interviews, two job offers, and one new job

Getting Into the Real World Mentality

By Kristen Fischer, www.ramenrentresumes.com
The end of the semester is fast approaching for many college seniors. Even though you may be caught up in campus life, the professional world is just around the bend. Here are a few tips on how to get into a “real world” mentality to make the transition a tad bit easier.

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