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		<title>Veterans: How to Increase Your Chances of Landing a Civilian Job</title>
		<link>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2013/04/04/veterans-how-to-increase-your-chances-of-landing-a-civilian-job/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:42:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Frierson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently discharged veterans often experience confusion and worry stemming from adjusting to family life and finding a job. Transitioning isn&#8217;t easy, and landing a career in the process can add to the stress. In the military, you can kick ass and take names, but putting that and your MOS on an application is not ]]></description>
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		<title>Critical Thinking and Innovation – The New High Ranking Skills at the Workplace</title>
		<link>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2013/03/29/critical-thinking-and-innovation-the-new-high-ranking-skills-at-the-workplace/</link>
		<comments>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2013/03/29/critical-thinking-and-innovation-the-new-high-ranking-skills-at-the-workplace/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Mar 2013 00:02:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Frierson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;For CEOs today, it&#8217;s all about achieving growth and efficiency through innovation.  It&#8217;s not about product innovation so much anymore as about innovating business models. process, culture and management.&#8221;  ~ Ginni Rometty, IBM CEO You might attribute critical thinking and innovation as a strong skill set for leaders]]></description>
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		<title>Q&amp;A Interview Question</title>
		<link>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2013/03/25/qa-interview-question/</link>
		<comments>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2013/03/25/qa-interview-question/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Frierson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/?p=105013</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Question: I read your article, Five rules to encourage Optimism and to discourage Negativity Don’t Bring Your Baggage Into The Job Interview. (you can find this article at: http://jobsforveterans.military.com/1207/rules-encourage-optimism-discourage/) Your note about reading between the lines on a job announcement may be a bit misleading. When you go into a job interview and presume to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Want “Mathemagical Superpowers?” Prepare for an Emerging Career in Data Analytics</title>
		<link>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2013/03/18/do-you-want-mathemagical-superpowers-prepare-for-an-emerging-career-in-data-analytics/</link>
		<comments>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2013/03/18/do-you-want-mathemagical-superpowers-prepare-for-an-emerging-career-in-data-analytics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Frierson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bachelor's degree]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/?p=104813</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The movie Moneyball showed Oakland Athletics’ use of performance data to recruit talented baseball players with good ROI. The new big thing is fanalytics, applied to a wide range of sports: basketball, hockey, motorsport, tennis, and more. Bill Wilson (sports fan and recovering lawyer) wrote a blog about the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference: Geeks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>4 Ways to Customize Your Resume Based on the Job Posting</title>
		<link>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2013/03/06/4-ways-to-customize-your-resume-based-on-the-job-posting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2013/03/06/4-ways-to-customize-your-resume-based-on-the-job-posting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Frierson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advice for Candidates]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/?p=104529</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I’m sure you’ve heard me say before that it’s critically important to customize your resume when applying for positions—especially to online job postings. Hundreds of candidates apply to positions posted on job boards, and employers have become very savvy at weeding out those candidates who are not qualified. Or who at least do not appear [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Corporate Culture 101: Applying Personal Brand with Social Skills</title>
		<link>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2013/01/11/corporate-culture-101-applying-personal-brand-with-social-skills/</link>
		<comments>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2013/01/11/corporate-culture-101-applying-personal-brand-with-social-skills/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 14:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>harpermac11@gmail.com</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advice for Candidates]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/?p=101502</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The series started with a look at the importance of creating a strong professional image online and developing self-management skills. However, adapting to corporate culture involves another important element related to self-management and social media: people skills. Social skills might seem irrelevant to a position that doesn&#8217;t explicitly require a lot of interaction with others; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tips for Entry-Level IT Job Hunters on Developing a Well-Rounded Resume</title>
		<link>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2013/01/02/tips-for-entry-level-it-job-hunters-on-developing-a-well-rounded-resume/</link>
		<comments>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2013/01/02/tips-for-entry-level-it-job-hunters-on-developing-a-well-rounded-resume/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 00:28:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Frierson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advice for Candidates]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[entry level job seekers]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/?p=101507</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In rough economic times, it’s not enough to just have great technical skills. To make sure your resume will rise above the competition even for entry level roles, you need to make sure you offer a well-rounded skillset. That means ensuring you have the “soft” skills, like communication, project management and time management, which will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Veteran Skills to Job Act Sails through Congress</title>
		<link>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2012/12/11/veteran-skills-to-job-act-sails-through-congress/</link>
		<comments>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2012/12/11/veteran-skills-to-job-act-sails-through-congress/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 21:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Frierson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/?p=100924</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The following post focuses on legislation designed to help our nation’s veterans transition more easily into the workforce. Introduced on March 7, 2012, by Representative Jeff Denham (R-CA), the Veterans Skills to Job Act directs the head of each Federal department and agency to treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Number of Unemployed Young People Since 2002 Increases by 64%</title>
		<link>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2012/08/28/number-of-unemployed-young-people-since-2002-increases-by-64/</link>
		<comments>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2012/08/28/number-of-unemployed-young-people-since-2002-increases-by-64/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Frierson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/?p=32962</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[According to one source, there has been an increase of young people not working since 2002, in 2012. Nick Gidwani, founder and entrepreneur of SkilledUp.com (a search engine that provides easy access and discovery of more than 40,000 online, career-advancement and skill development courses), says there are a growing number of young people who have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Education Too Theoretical?</title>
		<link>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2012/08/13/is-education-too-theoretical/</link>
		<comments>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2012/08/13/is-education-too-theoretical/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2012 14:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Frierson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/?p=32544</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The purpose of everything is to accomplish something. Why do you brush your teeth? To get them clean, obviously. Why do you eat? Why do you work? Why do you exercise? Everything we do has a purpose, a point. We do things to achieve and reach goals. So, why do we go to school? The [...]]]></description>
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