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		<title>How Volunteering Abroad Helps with College Admissions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Frierson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Experience is one of the most valuable assets you will have when it comes to preparing yourself for your future. In fact, certain types of experience – like volunteering abroad – can make a big difference when you apply to college. Admissions officers are looking for well-rounded students, and volunteering abroad is one way to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Volunteering Your Way to Steady Employment: How to Gain Experience Without Having a Job</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the main attributes employers look for when reviewing potential candidates for a job is experience in the field. Unfortunately, there&#8217;s a catch-22 with this because job-seekers can&#8217;t exactly gain experience for the job when employers only hire those with experience. Although this fact might make the situation seem hopeless, one viable solution for [...]]]></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>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2012 15:31:36 +0000</pubDate>
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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>20 Compelling Reasons to Consider Volunteering After College</title>
		<link>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2012/07/03/20-compelling-reasons-to-consider-volunteering-after-college/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2012 13:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Frierson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Having graduated from college, you are now an adult by every meaning of the word. Forty years of work awaits you. You&#8217;re hearing the siren song of the rat race. But if you haven&#8217;t figured it out by now, the cookie-cutter life path of college-work-marriage-kids-death doesn&#8217;t have to be the way it all goes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More High School Students Choosing to Volunteer Abroad</title>
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		<comments>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2012/04/06/more-high-school-students-choosing-to-volunteer-abroad/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 17:50:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Frierson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before high school students go to college or choose another path in the real world, many are volunteering their time as part of an international experience. &#160; Projects Abroad, which recruits thousands of volunteers worldwide to volunteer in developing countries, reports that increasing numbers of high school students are choosing to volunteer abroad this summer. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Make Employers Think About Hiring You</title>
		<link>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2012/03/22/make-employers-think-about-hiring-you/</link>
		<comments>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2012/03/22/make-employers-think-about-hiring-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 18:35:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Frierson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/?p=28816</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you thought about what it takes to get a job?  Sure, you know about doing research, having a good resume and cover letter, a good interview, etc., but what can you do for an employer to consider hiring you.  As a job seeker, you want to prove your worth without seeming pushy.  One suggestion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>College Graduates with Work Experience May Have an Advantage</title>
		<link>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2012/02/28/college-graduates-with-work-experience-may-have-an-advantage/</link>
		<comments>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2012/02/28/college-graduates-with-work-experience-may-have-an-advantage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:42:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Frierson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/?p=28418</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While work experience does not guarantee college grads jobs, it can&#8217;t hurt their chances. College students take note: Prior work experience may be a requisite for getting your foot in the door with employers, a new Accountemps survey suggests. Nine in 10 (91 percent) chief financial officers (CFOs) interviewed said it is important for entry-level [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five Career Tips for College Freshman</title>
		<link>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2011/12/27/five-career-tips-for-college-freshman/</link>
		<comments>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2011/12/27/five-career-tips-for-college-freshman/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 18:52:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Frierson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are a college freshman, time is on your side. How, you may ask. Well for one, hopefully the job market will be better in four years. And for another, you have 4 years to do all of the things you really need to do to set yourself apart from your classmates and the [...]]]></description>
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