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		<title>Tips to Becoming the Best Scholarship Candidate</title>
		<link>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2013/03/25/tips-to-becoming-the-best-scholarship-candidate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Frierson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Millions of dollars in scholarship money is available to college students every year, and among the thousands of scholarships, you’re sure to find at least a few that are a great fit for you. That’s the good news. The rest of the story is that these scholarships may be hard to track down and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How do you make your references stand out from the job-seeking crowd?</title>
		<link>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2013/03/18/how-do-you-make-your-references-stand-out-from-the-job-seeking-crowd/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Frierson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/?p=104817</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A RESOURCE WORTH KNOWING ABOUT How do you make your references stand out from the job-seeking crowd? 5 Steps to make your references a powerful asset on your behalf. Detroit (Oct 16, 2012) – It’s no secret that in today’s challenging job market, you’ll likely need some less-than-traditional tools in your arsenal. Too many applicants [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video: How to Get a Job After College Graduation</title>
		<link>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2013/03/13/video-how-to-get-a-job-after-college-graduation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2013/03/13/video-how-to-get-a-job-after-college-graduation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven Rothberg</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/?p=104760</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently was interviewed via Skype by Jordie Kern of 1 Degree Hire, which is a resource for first-time job seekers. More specifically, 1 Degree Hire is a 21-day step-by-step program designed to make recent graduates more marketable, better understand what employers want, and give those grads an edge over others who are competing for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You Prepared for the Interview…Did you Prepare your References?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 16:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Frierson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/?p=101165</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you understand the importance references play in your job search?  If not, the following post explains their role in the process. A great resume and fantastic cover letter will get you an interview. What happens from there has a lot to do with you, and if you nail the interview, then you need to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>80% of Employers Call References and 16% of Those Call Before Job Interviews</title>
		<link>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2012/11/29/80-of-employers-call-references-and-16-of-those-call-before-job-interviews/</link>
		<comments>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2012/11/29/80-of-employers-call-references-and-16-of-those-call-before-job-interviews/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 21:27:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven Rothberg</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/?p=100434</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A new study cautions job seekers about the references they cite when applying to companies. Three-in-five employers (62 percent) said that when they contacted a reference listed on an application, the reference didn’t have good things to say about the candidate. Twenty-nine percent of employers reported that they have caught a fake reference on a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The All-In-One Guide To Employment References</title>
		<link>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2012/11/20/the-all-in-one-guide-to-employment-references/</link>
		<comments>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2012/11/20/the-all-in-one-guide-to-employment-references/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Frierson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/?p=100122</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As a job seeker, you should not underestimate the importance of your employment references.  Learn more about them in the following post. Choosing your employment references is probably close to the bottom on your list of job search worries. You just pick a few previous bosses and call it a day, right? Wrong! In preparation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>References Can Help Close the Deal</title>
		<link>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2012/08/22/references-can-help-close-the-deal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2012/08/22/references-can-help-close-the-deal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 18:46:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Frierson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/?p=32806</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[References are people who can offer informational comments about you to a potential employer and who can offer you credibility. You may include past supervisors, colleagues, personal acquaintances, professors, coaches, and anyone you may have worked closely with in social groups and associations. Relatives are generally frowned upon by hiring managers. Ideally you need to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>92% of Employers Use Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn to Hire New Employees</title>
		<link>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2012/07/09/92-of-employers-use-twitter-facebook-linkedin-to-hire-new-employees/</link>
		<comments>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2012/07/09/92-of-employers-use-twitter-facebook-linkedin-to-hire-new-employees/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2012 15:31:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven Rothberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new survey confirms what most in the recruiting industry already know: the use of social media sites such as Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn have become an essential practice amongst human resource professionals with 92 percent of U.S. companies using social networks and media to find talent in 2012, up from 78 percent five years [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wish Upon a Job &#8211; Building Your Job Search Part I</title>
		<link>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2012/06/05/wish-upon-a-job-building-your-job-search-part-i/</link>
		<comments>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2012/06/05/wish-upon-a-job-building-your-job-search-part-i/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2012 14:15:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Frierson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/?p=30724</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“The minute you’re satisfied with where you are, you aren’t there anymore.” – Tony Gwynn Not likely to help. Wishing for a job, that is. Wishing is nice from a “positive thinking” point of view but it won’t get you a job without putting in the time. Kind of like wishing to win the lottery [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Reasons Why You Need More Than a Good Resume to Stand Out from the Crowd</title>
		<link>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2012/06/04/5-reasons-why-you-need-more-than-a-good-resume-to-stand-out-from-the-crowd/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2012 16:30:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Frierson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“It is better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one than to have an opportunity and not be prepared.” – Whitney M. Young You’ve probably heard hundreds of times that your resume is the most important document in your job search, and, that is  so. But if you want to stand out [...]]]></description>
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