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The World From a Recruiter’s Perspective

Many job seekers want to know how to better utilize recruiters for their job search. The first response I have to this is the following: when job search are able to see things from...Read more

Tips for Getting a Job in Media

Media is always a competitive industry to get a job in. You have to be good at interviewing, have a great resume and be able to deal with rejection. As a senior recruiter in the...Read more

Alison Ringo heads the KAS Placement marketing recruitment research team

College Graduates and Job Interviews

by Alison Ringo

Seniors across the country are walking across the stage to accept their bachelors' degrees, and in the process officially entering that terrifying place, the Real World.

With entry to the real world comes entry...Read more

Why American Job Seekers Are Falling Behind

Why American Job Seekers Are Falling Behind by Ken Sundheim

It's not simply the economy. There are calculated reasons why some American job seekers are not getting the jobs they want and the pay that...Read more

3 of the Best Entrepreneurial Management Tips

When I started my recruiting company, for the first few years I worked alone. I was used to a daily rhythm in which I would wake up early and sit in front of the computer...Read more

3 Careers That Seem Glamorous, Though Can Be Quite the Opposite

Many young job seekers graduate college or for their first years out of school have a very inaccurate perception of both the profitability and personal satisfaction of certain career choices.

A few of the most highly...Read more

Is Recruiting from the Competition the Best Idea?

Upon hiring, many companies consider poaching employees from their competition, however this is not always the best strategy.

Here are a few reasons why hiring firms may not want...Read more

It’s Not Always the Industry…Picking a Sales and Marketing Career That Fits You

It's Not Always the Industry…Picking a Sales or Marketing Career That Fits You

Running an executive search firm, I see job candidates consistently choose the wrong sales or marketing career via focusing on an industry rather than...Read more

3 Things I Thought I Would Never Have to Do to Get My Business Off the Ground

I feel that the biggest difference between successful entrepreneurs and the ones who blog about their business all day (me being the latter) is not intelligence nor dedication: it’s the willingness to put yourself out...Read more

4 Professional, Effective Ways to Handle Being Offered a Low Salary

1) Don't take it personally.

I don't condone negotiating salary in this manner, nor does it get anyone all that far, but to cut an expected offer in half is something that I've seen before, running...Read more