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How to Handle Untrustworthy Professionals

October 29, 2015October 29, 2015 Adebayo Ishola0 Comment Business, Rise Networks Community, Youth Speak Careers, corporate culture, Interviews, job searching, MONEY, recruiters, risenetworks.org

(By Marcelle Yeager) “If a recruiter does not meet with you in person or virtually before sending you to an employer, that’s a red flag that

6 Things You Should Bring to Every Interview

October 29, 2015October 29, 2015 Adebayo Ishola0 Comment Business, Rise Networks Community, Youth Speak Careers, Employment, Interviews, job searching, risenetworks.org

(By Laura McMullen) “Things that show you are better than any other candidate.” Think: glowing performance reviews, test scores and certifications, accolades you’ve received in writing,

How to Launch a Career in Social Media Marketing

October 27, 2015October 27, 2015 Adebayo Ishola0 Comment Business, Rise Networks Community, Youth Speak Careers, Employment, facebook, job searching, Millennials, MONEY, risenetworks.org, social networking, students, twitter

(By Robin Reshwan) “Posting just to show you have activity does little to build a brand. As a matter of fact, too much useless information

7 Things All Job Seekers Should Know About Themselves

October 12, 2015October 12, 2015 Adebayo Ishola0 Comment Business, Rise Networks Community, Youth Speak Careers, Interviews, job searching, MONEY, Resumes, risenetworks.org

(By Arnie Fertig) “Chances are strong that other candidates against whom you are competing share similar responsibilities as yours but have achieved different qualitative or quantitative

5 Ways Job Seekers Can Boost Their Online Reputations

October 2, 2015October 5, 2015 Adebayo Ishola0 Comment Business, Rise Networks Community, Youth Speak Careers, job searching, LinkedIn, MONEY, Networking, risenetworks.org, social networking

(By Hannah Morgan) “Prove you can do the job by showing samples of your work. Your online portfolio could include samples of code you’ve created, analyses

The Top 10 Networking Mistakes

September 18, 2015September 18, 2015 Adebayo Ishola0 Comment Business, Rise Networks Community, Youth Speak Careers, Employment, job searching, MONEY, Networking, risenetworks.org, social networking

(By Hannah Morgan) “Networking isn’t all about you. Listen for opportunities to offer help or introduce your new connection to someone you know. When you give

How to Respond to ‘Aren’t You Overqualified?’

September 11, 2015September 11, 2015 Adebayo Ishola0 Comment Business, Rise Networks Community, Youth Speak Careers, Employment, Getting Your First Job, graduate, Interviews, job searching, MONEY, Overqualified, Resume, risenetworks.org, workforce

(By Marcelle Yeager) “When you’re viewed from the outset of an interview as overqualified, it can be tough to overcome and persuade the interviewer otherwise.

How Are Those 2015 Career Goals Going?

September 11, 2015September 11, 2015 Adebayo Ishola0 Comment Business, Rise Networks Community, Youth Speak Career Goals, Careers, Diary, Goals, job searching, MONEY, Plans, Resumes, risenetworks.org, Tasks

(By Vicki Salemi) “At the start of the year, you may have been ambitious and created several goals and action items. A few days into

Why You Should Never Walk Into a Job Interview Empty-Handed

September 10, 2015September 10, 2015 Adebayo Ishola0 Comment Business, Rise Networks Community, Youth Speak Careers, Employment, Empty Handed, Interview Technique, Interviews, Job Description, Job Posting, job searching, MONEY, risenetworks.org

(By Chrissy Scivicque) “When you walk in with a set of actual interview materials, you immediately look professional and prepared. You show your interviewer that

How to Use Facebook to Land a Job

September 9, 2015September 9, 2015 Adebayo Ishola0 Comment Business, Rise Networks Community, Youth Speak Careers, facebook, job searching, MONEY, recruiters, risenetworks.org, social networking

(By Hannah Morgan) “By failing to have an active digital presence, job seekers miss opportunities to build up their professional profiles and find job opportunities