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    <title>College to Career: Your Guide to Starting Out</title>
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      <title>The No-Stress Zone: How to Keep Your Cool As You Build Your Career</title>
      <link>http://connect.mypath.com/mypath/blogs/college-to-career/2010/03/10/the-no-stress-zone-how-to-keep-your-cool-as-you-build-your-career</link>
      <description>&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyStart:6dd5bbc1-5280-4a40-bb2c-22cc203815be] --&gt;&lt;div class='jive-rendered-content'&gt;&lt;p&gt;Today &lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/mypath-lindseypollak/2010/03/10/the-no-stress-zone-how-to-keep-your-cool-as-you-build-your-career"&gt;I spoke with Jordan Friedman&lt;/a&gt;, a nationally recognized stress management expert and creator of &lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://dotcalm.me/"&gt;www.dotcalm.me&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Don't miss this great opportunity to learn how to keep calm and stay healthy, even during the stresses of college, job hunting and building a successful career. Jordan answers many important questions, such as:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;What is stress anyway?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Isn’t some stress good?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Are today’s college students more stressed than students in the past?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;What’s the best ways to reduce stress, short-term and longer term?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Take a few deep breaths and &lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/mypath-lindseypollak/2010/03/10/the-no-stress-zone-how-to-keep-your-cool-as-you-build-your-career"&gt;listen to the podcast now&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:6dd5bbc1-5280-4a40-bb2c-22cc203815be] --&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:49:54 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>5 Predictions About the Future of Work</title>
      <link>http://connect.mypath.com/mypath/blogs/college-to-career/2010/03/05/5-predictions-about-the-future-of-work</link>
      <description>&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyStart:284f5d7e-ce33-47be-971f-eefe2b9ac94c] --&gt;&lt;div class='jive-rendered-content'&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment--&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;I always loved the Jetsons. What's not to love about flying cars, robot maids and cool futuristic outfits like Judy’s?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;I admit when I watched the Jetsons I wasn’t paying much attention to where the characters worked or what happened when they got there. But today, I am totally fascinated by predictions about the future of work and careers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Will we all work from home and go to virtual meetings with our colleagues in Second Life?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Will I be able to give speeches virtually, with a holographic image of me (a la&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/11/06/hologram.yellin/index.html"&gt;CNN’s Wolf Blitzer during the 2008 presidential election&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;) standing behind a holograph of a podium?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Will people have robot assistants?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;To help my thinking and yours on this topic, I’ve been doing a lot of research. Here are some of the most compelling career and workplace predictions I’ve come across. It’s never too early to start thinking about how these trends will impact your own career:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1. You probably won't work at an office from 9 to 5.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;More than 100 million people are expected to telecommute to work by the year 2015. This sounds accurate to me. With an increase in contract workers, freelancers, working parents and caretakers of elderly relatives, it makes sense that we’ll increasingly work from everywhere except an office.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;em&gt;Source: &lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.officeofthefuture2020.com"&gt;OfficeTeam's "Office of the Future: 2020" study&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2. You won't travel for business.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;Thanks to better and better teleconferencing technology, faster broadband connections for Skype and 3D virtual reality meetings, you'll rarely need to get on a plane for a meeting or presentation. (This one can't happen soon enough for my taste!)&lt;/span&gt; &lt;em&gt;S&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;ource: &lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://blogs.bnet.com/ceo/?p=2798"&gt;BNET Insight&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3. Work will be good for your health.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;Instead of going to the gym at lunchtime, you might spend some of your day at a "walking workstation" and grab an apple from a healthy vending machine. Your office will be more environmentally friendly, too, with recycled office products, live plants and LEED-certified building materials.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;em&gt;Source:&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://blog.limelightgenerations.com/2010/02/the-office-of-the-future-a-gen-ys-vision-and-executive-predictions.html"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Generation X, Y &amp;amp; Z Blog&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4. You'll have two (or more) jobs.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;More people will maintain two sources&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;of income -- a trend we're seeing already across all generations. You might combine a full-time job with a side entrepreneurial venture or a freelance gig. Marci Alboher wrote&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://heymarci.com/book/"&gt;a book&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span&gt;on this topic, naming the trend "slash careers," as in "lawyer/writer/yoga instructor."&lt;/span&gt; &lt;em&gt;Source:&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://blogs.hbr.org/erickson/2010/01/predictions_for_2010_five_chan.html"&gt;&lt;em&gt;My MyPath colleague Tammy Erickson's Harvard Business Review Blog&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5. You'll be in school forever.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;This is a trend I talk about all the time. According to the above-mentioned &lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.officeofthefuture2020.com"&gt;OfficeTeam study&lt;/a&gt;, "To remain marketable, workers will have to make education a lifelong priority, continually upgrading their skills." I can see people having a lifelong relationship with their college or university, not just returning for reunions but also for more education. My hunch is that the majority of this will take place through online learning. In fact,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/04/business/retirementspecial/04LEARN.html?scp=1&amp;amp;sq=ibm%20education&amp;amp;st=cse"&gt;IBM is supporting its workers&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span&gt;in this effort by matching them dollar-for-dollar in their educational pursuits, even if an employee is educating himself or herself to a job outside of IBM.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;What do you think of these five predictions? What trends do you think will affect your career over the next five or ten years? Please share!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;!--EndFragment--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:284f5d7e-ce33-47be-971f-eefe2b9ac94c] --&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:27:18 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2010-03-05T17:27:18Z</dc:date>
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      <title>What is a Personal Brand and Why Do You Need One?</title>
      <link>http://connect.mypath.com/mypath/blogs/college-to-career/2010/02/24/what-is-a-personal-brand-and-why-do-you-need-one</link>
      <description>&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyStart:f670a950-d58c-406b-8196-23db9dee3483] --&gt;&lt;div class='jive-rendered-content'&gt;&lt;p&gt;Come listen in on &lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com:80/mypath-lindseypollak/2010/02/24/what-is-a-personal-brand-and-why-do-you-need-one"&gt;my conversation with Pete Kistler&lt;/a&gt;, the founder of &lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.brandyourself.com"&gt;Brand-Yourself.com&lt;/a&gt;, who was named one of &lt;em&gt;Entrepreneur&lt;/em&gt; magazine's Top 5 College Entrepreneur of 2009. He joins me to talk about personal branding as it relates to college students and young professionals.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this podcast, we define personal branding, talk about Pete’s own personal branding process and explain why students and young professionals need to think about your personal brand -- especially the image you’re projecting online.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For more on this topic, here are two great new resources that can help you create and enhance all aspects of your personal brand:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.pwc.com/us/en/careers/pwctv/personal-brand-week.jhtml"&gt;PricewaterhouseCoopers Personal Brand Week&lt;/a&gt; - a terrific collection of downloadable worksheets to help you create an elevator pitch, express your passion, build a network, promote yourself online and more. PwC is also collecting free personal branding advice on Twitter with the hashtag &lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://twitter.com/#search?q=%23pwcpbw"&gt;#pwcpbw&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://studentbranding.com/"&gt;Student Branding Blog&lt;/a&gt; - a new resource expressly designed to help college students with personal branding. This site was created by Dan Schawbel, who also launched the &lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.personalbrandingblog.com/"&gt;Personal Branding Blog&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com:80/mypath-lindseypollak/2010/02/24/what-is-a-personal-brand-and-why-do-you-need-one"&gt;Click here to listen to this week's podcast.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;How have you approached personal branding as a student or young professional? As always, I welcome your comments below!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:f670a950-d58c-406b-8196-23db9dee3483] --&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:36:39 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>7 Tips for Writing More Professionally</title>
      <link>http://connect.mypath.com/mypath/blogs/college-to-career/2010/02/18/7-tips-for-writing-more-professionally</link>
      <description>&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyStart:e738bc1b-c74a-4b15-b565-90693ec2ca05] --&gt;&lt;div class='jive-rendered-content'&gt;&lt;p&gt;There is a Facebook group called &lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2209553478&amp;amp;ref=search&amp;amp;sid=837890245.2062711846..1"&gt;“I Judge You When You Use Poor Grammar.”&lt;/a&gt; It currently has over 460,000 members.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I am one of them.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps because I'm the daughter of an English teacher, I believe in the importance of proper spelling and grammar. Employers of recent college grads agree with me. In a &lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/26/business/yourmoney/26count.html?_r=1&amp;amp;oref=slogin"&gt;2007 survey&lt;/a&gt;, outplacement firm Challenger, Gray &amp;amp; Christmas asked executives, “What skill do entry-level job seekers lack the most?” The number one answer by far was written communication.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This means that good writing skills can really help you stand out from the crowd. Good grammar is a competitive advantage.  If your writing skills need some improvement, here are 7 quick tips to help you:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1. Lead with your main point.&lt;/strong&gt; In professional writing, you are communicating in order to accomplish something, so get to the point. For instance, when you’re writing an email, state the purpose of your email in the first paragraph. When you’re writing a cover letter, state the exact job you’re applying for in the first sentence or two. Don’t make people wade through loads of details before they understand why you’re writing in the first place.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2. Be concise.&lt;/strong&gt; Speaking of getting to the point, do it quickly and then wrap up. We live in a world of multi-taskers, so conciseness is the only way to keep people's attention (140 characters is quickly becoming our average attention span). When I review resumes, cover letters and networking emails, my first piece of advice to the writer is almost always, “make it shorter.” When you write concise, powerful sentences and paragraphs, people are more likely to pay attention. Long, rambling communications get deleted.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3. Don’t trust spell check.&lt;/strong&gt; Because you’re a generation that’s grown up with spell check, you tend to rely on it way too much. Spell check doesn’t catch errors like confusing “effect” and “affect” or “there,” “their” and “they’re.” And it never catches misspellings of the names of people, products or companies. When in doubt, have a human being check your work, not a computer.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4. Use proper capitalization and punctuation.&lt;/strong&gt; my biggest pet peeve when it comes to emails i receive from college students is when everything is in lower case and there is very little punctuation if any at all trust me its not cute its really unprofessional so please dont do it thnx. AND NOTE THAT ALL CAPS MAKES IT LOOK LIKE YOU ARE YELLING.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5. Limit those exclamation points!&lt;/strong&gt; This is another big pet peeve among the older professionals I meet!! Young people use way too many exclamation points!!!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;6. Consult a writing manual.&lt;/strong&gt; What do you do when you are unsure of a grammar or punctuation usage? If you’re like most people, you shrug your shoulders and say, “Well, hope I got that right!” This is not a wise strategy. Instead, consult a writing website or manual such as &lt;em&gt;&lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org"&gt;The Chicago Manual of Style&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; or the &lt;em&gt;&lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.apstylebook.com/"&gt;Associated Press Style Guide&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;. Taking a few extra seconds to look up a rule can land you a job or a promotion -- it’s more than worth it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;7. Don’t hide behind your keyboard.&lt;/strong&gt; Finally, don’t write when you should pick up the phone or talk to someone in person. Remember that the written word -- especially in the form of an email -- doesn’t always correctly convey the tone you intend. And, in situations like giving bad news, quitting a job or criticizing someone’s work, writing is simply a cop-out. Although it’s hard to have difficult conversations in person, you’ll thank yourself for doing the right thing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;What are your best writing tips? Please share!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:e738bc1b-c74a-4b15-b565-90693ec2ca05] --&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:05:01 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>4 Ways to be a More Confident Job Seeker</title>
      <link>http://connect.mypath.com/mypath/blogs/college-to-career/2010/02/12/4-ways-to-be-a-more-confident-job-seeker</link>
      <description>&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyStart:1b2f150f-f6e2-4892-9168-1f3e1d918acf] --&gt;&lt;div class='jive-rendered-content'&gt;&lt;p&gt;I’ll never forget what my driving instructor said to my mom while we were waiting in line at the Department of Motor Vehicles the morning of my driver’s license test.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“She has the ability to pass. It’s going to come down to whether she thinks she can pass.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I failed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;My driving instructor was exactly right. I had practiced enough and had the skills and knowledge to get my license. What I was missing was the confidence to actually do it.  I see this same situation all the time with college students and recent grads in the job market. They have the talent, skills and ability to get a job, but they lack the self-confidence it takes to land a position, especially in the ultra-competitive market we’re experiencing right now.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you’re struggling with self-confidence, here are some tips:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1. Ask for feedback&lt;/strong&gt;. Recruit a trusted relative, career services staff member, professor or friend to assess you honestly. Often we don’t even realize our strongest assets because they come naturally to us. Ask the person to list your best qualities and most impressive accomplishments. On the flip side, ask for constructive feedback on your weaknesses. Find out if the things you’re most concerned about -- lack of experience, a less-than-desirable GPA, shyness, etc. -- are legitimate concerns or if you’re obsessing over nothing. If your fears are unfounded, let them go once and for all!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2. Take action on any gaps.&lt;/strong&gt; If you do determine some important weaknesses, develop a game plan for improving the key skills, knowledge or qualities you’ll need to land the job you want. Take action! Sign up for a coaching session at your career services office, register for an e-course, read a few instructional books or hire a career coach or tutor. Besides gaining the skills you need, you’ll have a great answer to the interview question, “What is your biggest weakness?” You’ll be able to say, “I identified a key weakness and here are the steps I took to overcome it.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3. Overprepare.&lt;/strong&gt; Think about your confidence level when you walk into a test for which you’ve studied really thoroughly versus how you feel walking into a test for which you’ve skimmed your notes for ten minutes the night before. Most people don’t realize that a job hunt is something you can study for. Before attending a job fair, spend an hour or two on the websites of companies that will have booths. Before a job interview, spend an hour reading the organization’s website (especially the mission statement, recruiting pages and recent press releases) and study the LinkedIn profiles of the people who will be interviewing you. Read e-newsletters and blogs from your industry to keep up with current events that might be discussed at a networking event. The more preparation you do, the more confident you’ll feel when you interact with recruiters and other professionals you’ll encounter during your job search.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4. Seek out recommendations.&lt;/strong&gt; One of my favorite features of LinkedIn is the opportunity to have people write recommendations that will appear on your profile. This not only strengthens your profile’s value but also reminds you of your best qualities. Ask for recommendations from former bosses, internship coordinators, professors, volunteer coordinators, students you’ve worked with on activities or other people you’ve known professionally or academically. Whenever you need a boost of confidence, go into your profile and read the good things other people have said about you.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Have any other tips for boosting confidence? Please share!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:1b2f150f-f6e2-4892-9168-1f3e1d918acf] --&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:16:53 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Ask the Experts: An Interview with Two College Career Services Professionals</title>
      <link>http://connect.mypath.com/mypath/blogs/college-to-career/2010/02/03/ask-the-experts-an-interview-with-two-college-career-services-professionals</link>
      <description>&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyStart:76f0e326-5956-4683-b950-203391f71935] --&gt;&lt;div class='jive-rendered-content'&gt;&lt;p&gt;What are the major hiring trends on campus this year? What are the best strategies for finding an entry-level job? What are the biggest mistakes students make in the job search process?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To answer these questions and more, &lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/mypath-lindseypollak/2010/02/03/ask-the-experts-an-interview-with-two-college-career-services-professionals"&gt;I spoke with&lt;/a&gt; with Trudy Steinfeld, Executive Director of the &lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.nyu.edu/careerdevelopment/"&gt;Wasserman Center for Career Development at New York University&lt;/a&gt;, and Manny Contomanolis, Associate Vice President and Director of &lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.rit.edu/emcs/oce/"&gt;Co-op and Career Services at the Rochester Institute of Technology&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Don't miss the opportunity to hear top tips from two of the best career services professionals in the country!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/mypath-lindseypollak/2010/02/03/ask-the-experts-an-interview-with-two-college-career-services-professionals"&gt;Listen to the podcast interview now&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/mypath-lindseypollak/2010/02/03/ask-the-experts-an-interview-with-two-college-career-services-professionals"&gt;.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:76f0e326-5956-4683-b950-203391f71935] --&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:42:19 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Job Opportunities with Women-Owned Businesses</title>
      <link>http://connect.mypath.com/mypath/blogs/college-to-career/2010/01/27/job-opportunities-with-women-owned-businesses</link>
      <description>&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyStart:8b827b9e-6c61-4ac6-9a69-e4dd2904eded] --&gt;&lt;div class='jive-rendered-content'&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment--&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;I recently came across&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.fresnobee.com/business/story/1794777.html"&gt;a study by the Guardian Life Small Business Research Institute&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span&gt;predicting that about one-third of new jobs created over the next eight years will be at small businesses owned by women.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;As a woman small business owner myself, I was really intrigued by this news. It also reminded me that many students and young professionals miss out on great opportunities because they overlook the potential to get a job at a (man- or woman-owned) small business.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;In &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com:80/mypath-lindseypollak/2010/01/27/job-opportunities-with-women-owned-businesses"&gt;this week's podcast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, I share my thoughts on the opportunities available in small businesses, how to find these opportunities and the pros and cons of working for a smaller organization.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;As always, I look forward to your feedback and comments!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com:80/mypath-lindseypollak/2010/01/27/job-opportunities-with-women-owned-businesses"&gt;Listen to the podcast now.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;!--EndFragment--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:8b827b9e-6c61-4ac6-9a69-e4dd2904eded] --&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:51:05 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>5 High-Impact Career Habits</title>
      <link>http://connect.mypath.com/mypath/blogs/college-to-career/2010/01/22/5-high-impact-career-habits</link>
      <description>&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyStart:74eaa384-5e3c-41ce-b61f-43c4a882fd1b] --&gt;&lt;div class='jive-rendered-content'&gt;&lt;p&gt;Exercise for 30 minutes a day. Sleep eight hours a night. Floss. Good habits are the building blocks of a healthy life.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The same goes for your career: small daily habits add up to big success. The earlier in your working life you develop smart daily practices, the easier they will be to maintain and the more overall impact they’ll have.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Here are 5 important career habits to cultivate:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1. Keep up with the news.&lt;/strong&gt; We live in the Information Age, so there’s no excuse for not being informed. Whether you read a news site every morning, watch the headlines on TV or subscribe to a major news outlet’s e-newsletter, you have to know what’s happening in the world. Pay particular attention to any articles relating to your profession. This will give you topics to discuss at networking events, articles to discuss on Twitter and LinkedIn and a base of knowledge to apply to your current and future career decisions. I landed my first job at WorkingWoman.com because I learned about the site from an article in a news magazine!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2. Share.&lt;/strong&gt; You know those little “Share” icons that appear next to almost every video and blog post these days? Imagine that “Share” button everywhere you look. One of the best ways to maintain a strong professional network is to share articles, job leads, book recommendations, etc. with the people you know. For instance, if you read an article about grad school scholarships, forward it to your friend who is applying to PhD programs. If you come across a video of an interview with Bobby Flay, send the link to your former internship colleague who loves to barbecue. A small, kind, helpful gesture is a great way to keep in touch with people in an authentic, professional way.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3. Learn.&lt;/strong&gt; I recently switched from a PC to a Mac and I swear I am learning how to do something new every five minutes. I can feel my brain expanding in new ways, and it feels great. Successful people are always looking to learn, from taking a tutorial on a technology product, to looking up a word they don’t know on &lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.dictionary.com"&gt;Dictionary.com&lt;/a&gt;, to asking a question at a meeting. There is a saying to do one thing every day that scares you. I would add: do one thing every day that teaches you.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4. Write a to-do list at the end of each day.&lt;/strong&gt; This is a habit I’ve only begun recently and I wish I’d learned it years ago. Take a few minutes at the end of each workday to write a list of priorities and to-dos for the following morning, including anything you didn’t accomplish that day. It’s a great opportunity to set yourself up for success in the morning and to make sure you don’t let anything fall through the cracks.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5. Relax.&lt;/strong&gt; College is certainly a time of staying up late, running from classes to extra curriculars to the gym to parties, and surviving on coffee and Ramen noodles. But those habits are not sustainable over time. No one can work 20 hours a day for weeks at a time and perform at peak levels. No one can go 10 hours without eating and concentrate completely. Take time now to figure out what kind of relaxation is most effective for you. It might be yoga, power napping, playing video games, zoning out to music or something else. What matters is that you take time to recharge your batteries when you need it. Remember that your career is more like a decathlon than a sprint.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;What other career habits do you recommend? Please share!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:74eaa384-5e3c-41ce-b61f-43c4a882fd1b] --&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:52:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Money Tips for Twentysomethings: Interview with Financial Literacy Expert Manisha Thakor</title>
      <link>http://connect.mypath.com/mypath/blogs/college-to-career/2010/01/13/money-tips-for-twentysomethings-interview-with-financial-literacy-expert-manisha-thakor</link>
      <description>&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyStart:a097663a-1f92-47d7-baa2-80a6c1399917] --&gt;&lt;div class='jive-rendered-content'&gt;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/mypath-lindseypollak/2010/01/13/interview-with-personal-finance-expert-manisha-thakor"&gt;this week's podcast&lt;/a&gt;, I'm thrilled to present an interview with &lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.manishathakor.com"&gt;Manisha Thakor&lt;/a&gt;, financial literacy expert and co-author of two great books on personal finance, &lt;em&gt;On My Own Two Feet&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Get Financially Naked&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this 15-minute segment, Manisha answers the questions on the minds of today's college students and recent grads, such as:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- What are the most important financial steps to take in your 20s?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- What are the biggest mistakes to avoid in your 20s?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- How can college students make good decisions about how much student loan debt to take on?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- What are the best ways to save money and live on a budget?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- What are the important financial steps to take when starting a new job?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Don't miss this essential information for you and your wallet! &lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/mypath-lindseypollak/2010/01/13/interview-with-personal-finance-expert-manisha-thakor"&gt;Listen to the podcast now.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:a097663a-1f92-47d7-baa2-80a6c1399917] --&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:26:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Getting from College to Career…in 140 Characters or Less</title>
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      <description>&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyStart:a0a17873-51d6-4332-b457-b2f9275c5220] --&gt;&lt;div class='jive-rendered-content'&gt;&lt;p&gt;On Tuesday evening I gave a talk for students visiting New York City from American University. Besides the fact that I got to speak at a very cool venue – the stage of Caroline’s Comedy Club in Times Square – something else cool happened. When I asked how many students were on &lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.twitter.com"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Twitter&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, almost half of the audience raised their hands.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing"&gt;Granted, it was a room of students seeking communications careers, who are more likely to enjoy the hyper-communication of Twitter. But, it was the first time I’ve seen so many college students involved in the three-year-old micro-blogging site.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing"&gt;If you haven’t yet checked out Twitter, you should. If you’re not familiar with Twitter, it’s a free social networking site that allows only 140 characters per announcement or “tweet.” Get rid of any preconceived notions you might have that Twitter is a waste of time where people post silly messages about their cats and what they had for breakfast. While some people do tweet about nonsense, there are many, many other people whose tweets can be incredibly valuable to your career.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing"&gt;My philosophy is that I follow people on Twitter for three reasons:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing"&gt;- I follow people I admire or whom I want to work with someday, so I can learn what those people are thinking or talking about.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing"&gt;- I follow people who tweet out great career advice and help me learn something new.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing"&gt;- I follow people who share interesting news, articles and announcements that help me stay up-to-date in my industry or the world in general.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing"&gt;You can follow this same strategy by following professionals you admire, companies you’d like to work for someday, career advisors who provide free advice and news outlets that will keep you up-to-date on current events. While there are hundreds of people I could recommend, part of the fun of Twitter is making your own unique list of people to follow. To help get you started I’ve put together a list of 10 of my favorite college-to-career tweeters:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing"&gt;&lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.twitter.com/lindseypollak"&gt;www.twitter.com/lindseypollak&lt;/a&gt; - that’s me!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing"&gt;&lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://twitter.com/MyPath_Manpower"&gt;http://twitter.com/MyPath_Manpower&lt;/a&gt; - Tweets, news and updates from all of my fellow bloggers here at MyPath.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing"&gt;&lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://twitter.com/alevit"&gt;http://twitter.com/alevit&lt;/a&gt; - Alexandra Levit is the author of “They Don’t Teach Corporate in College” and many other career advice books for young professionals.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing"&gt;&lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://twitter.com/CAREEREALISM"&gt;http://twitter.com/CAREEREALISM&lt;/a&gt; - Careerealism offers loads of advice from a variety of career experts, all in one Twitter feed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing"&gt;&lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://twitter.com/DanSchawbel"&gt;http://twitter.com/DanSchawbel&lt;/a&gt; - Dan Schawbel is founder of the Student Branding Blog and tweets about personal branding for college students and recent grads.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing"&gt;&lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://twitter.com/InternQueen"&gt;http://twitter.com/InternQueen&lt;/a&gt; - InternQueen is a great resource for – you guessed it – internships.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing"&gt;&lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://twitter.com/SalaryExpert"&gt;http://twitter.com/SalaryExpert&lt;/a&gt; - SalaryExpert’s tweets help you answer that dreaded question, “What are your salary requirements?”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing"&gt;&lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://twitter.com/Under30CEO"&gt;http://twitter.com/Under30CEO&lt;/a&gt; - Under 30 CEO offers inspiring tweets that motivate you to go for your biggest career goals.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing"&gt;&lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://twitter.com/willyf"&gt;http://twitter.com/willyf&lt;/a&gt; - Willy Franzen is the founder of One Day, One Job and One Day, One Internship – sites that share information about one potential employer every day.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing"&gt;&lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://twitter.com/WSJcareers"&gt;http://twitter.com/WSJcareers&lt;/a&gt; - Wise advice from contributors to the Wall Street Journal Career Journal.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing"&gt;Who else do you recommend for career-minded college students to follow on Twitter? Please share in the comments section below!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:a0a17873-51d6-4332-b457-b2f9275c5220] --&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:20:40 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2010-01-07T19:20:40Z</dc:date>
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      <title>3 Ways to Make 2010 Your Best Career Year</title>
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      <description>&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyStart:a8fdaafa-05d0-4502-a896-ec9751a7fed2] --&gt;&lt;div class='jive-rendered-content'&gt;&lt;p&gt;I’ve always loved new beginnings -- the first day of a new month, the turning of a new season, even the sunrise of a new day (on the rare occasion I’m up early enough to see it). Of course there is no bigger new beginning than the turning of the calendar to January 1.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This year in particular, the New Year feels like a crucial fresh start. 2009 will go down in the books as one of the hardest years ever for job seekers, especially those looking for entry-level work. If you’ve had a tough time in 2009, or even if it’s been a great year for you, here are some tips for starting 2010 on a successful note.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Out With the Old.&lt;/strong&gt; To make room for new things in your life (a great job, fresh ideas, more money, a strong network, etc.) you need to get rid of any clutter that is weighing you down. This might include critical people, a job that drains your energy, college junk piled in your closet or self-defeating thoughts like “I’ll never get a job in this economy.” For inspiration, check out two of my favorite resources on the topic of simplifying and decluttering: the &lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://zenhabits.net/"&gt;Zen Habits Blog&lt;/a&gt; and Julie Morgenstern’s book, &lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0743250907?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=lindseypollak-20&amp;amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;amp;camp=1789&amp;amp;creativeASIN=0743250907"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shed Your Stuff, Change Your Life&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Set Quality (not Quantity) Goals.&lt;/strong&gt; We all know that New Year’s resolutions are generally forgotten by February. So, instead of making a long list of “rules” for my year, I prefer to declare three to five big goals or priorities. I keep them in a little note file on my computer and on a little card pasted on the inside cover of the notebook I use every day. I peek at my list constantly to remind myself what my priorities are, how I want to spend my time and what opportunities I should not pursue. If you need help clarifying your goals, check out &lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0446675474?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=lindseypollak-20&amp;amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;amp;camp=1789&amp;amp;creativeASIN=0446675474"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Your Best Year Yet! Ten Questions for Making the Next Twelve Months Your Most Successful Ever&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Do One Career-Related Thing Every Day.&lt;/strong&gt; This is a piece of advice I share in every workshop I lead and with every student who asks for my most important career tip: take daily action. Just like being healthy or learning an instrument or excelling at a sport, being successful in your career requires daily commitment and daily action. Here are some to consider:&lt;br/&gt;•    reading a career advice article on MyPath&lt;br/&gt;•    attending a local networking event&lt;br/&gt;•    tweeting out a career-related question to your Twitter followers&lt;br/&gt;•    posting a comment to a professional discussion group on LinkedIn&lt;br/&gt;•    reaching out to an alum of your school for an informational interview&lt;br/&gt;•    reading one chapter of a career advice book&lt;br/&gt;•    setting up an appointment with your college career center&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;•    applying for a job&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;•    anything else you can think of!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Finally, please don’t hesitate to send me your career questions (and yes, sending me a question counts as a daily action!). I will be answering reader questions in upcoming “College to Career” blog posts and podcasts here in MyPath in 2010.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Happy New Year!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:a8fdaafa-05d0-4502-a896-ec9751a7fed2] --&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:56:50 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2009-12-21T16:56:50Z</dc:date>
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      <title>LinkedIn Tips for College Students and Recent Grads</title>
      <link>http://connect.mypath.com/mypath/blogs/college-to-career/2009/12/10/linkedin-tips-for-college-students-and-recent-grads</link>
      <description>&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyStart:669be5d1-b2be-49bd-943a-8be9d1518b15] --&gt;&lt;div class='jive-rendered-content'&gt;&lt;p&gt;I spent this morning facilitating a focus group with a dynamic group of college students and recent grads. Not only was it fun to sit in a room with a two-sided mirror (I felt like I was in a &lt;em&gt;Law and Order&lt;/em&gt; interrogation room!), but it was also incredibly enlightening about the opinions of experiences of career-minded young professionals.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;One of the topics we discussed was &lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.linkedin.com"&gt;LinkedIn.com&lt;/a&gt;, the professional social network (full disclosure: I am a campus spokesperson for LinkedIn). I was really surprised to hear that some of the students in the focus group described LinkedIn as "only for highly experienced professionals."&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This couldn't be farther from the truth. LinkedIn is a fantastic tool if you are just starting out in your career. In &lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/mypath-lindseypollak/2009/12/10/linkedin-tips-for-college-students-and-recent-grads"&gt;this week's podcast&lt;/a&gt; I share five tips that will help you make the most of this popular and powerful professional online network.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/mypath-lindseypollak/2009/12/10/linkedin-tips-for-college-students-and-recent-grads"&gt;Click here to listen to the podcast now&lt;/a&gt;. Please share your comments, and any LinkedIn questions or additional tips, below!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:669be5d1-b2be-49bd-943a-8be9d1518b15] --&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:27:06 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2009-12-10T22:27:06Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Celebrate the Holidays AND Help Your Career</title>
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      <description>&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyStart:ed83dfcb-ef3c-41f0-b5ec-a95c2262038e] --&gt;&lt;div class='jive-rendered-content'&gt;&lt;p&gt;Many people think that job hunting and career planning stop in December, but that's not the case. In some ways, the holiday season can be the best time of year for job seekers. Check out &lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/mypath-lindseypollak/2009/12/02/celebrate-the-holidays-and-help-your-career"&gt;this week's "College to Career" podcast&lt;/a&gt; for five holiday career tips, including:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Send tons of holiday cards.&lt;/strong&gt; Celebrate a new networking relationship or reconnect with a friend, internship colleague or other contact by sending a thoughtful holiday card. Be sure to choose a non-denominational greeting if you're unsure of someone’s religion.  In fact, I always send “Happy New Year” cards to be safe and a bit unique. If you're on a tight budget, send e-cards with a personalized message to each recipient.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ask for career-related gifts.&lt;/strong&gt; If anyone asks what you want for the holidays this year, think about gifts that could help your career or job search, such as an inspirational business book, an attractive business card holder, a laptop bag, monogrammed stationery, a session with a career coach or a pre-paid coffee card. These are truly gifts that keep on giving, especially if they help you land a paycheck!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Relax and regroup.&lt;/strong&gt; Give yourself the gift of rest and relaxation this season. Take some time to destress and analyze your job hunting efforts to see if you want to make some changes in the new year. You can also congratulate yourself on making it through the challenging economic climate of 2009. Soon we’ll be flipping our calendars to January and you'll want to be ready to make a fresh start and hit the ground running in 2010.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For more tips and advice, &lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/mypath-lindseypollak/2009/12/02/celebrate-the-holidays-and-help-your-career"&gt;listen to this week's podcast&lt;/a&gt;. If you have additional holiday career tips, please share in the comments!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:ed83dfcb-ef3c-41f0-b5ec-a95c2262038e] --&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:58:33 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2009-12-02T14:58:33Z</dc:date>
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      <title>The RIGHT Way for Parents to Help Your Job Search</title>
      <link>http://connect.mypath.com/mypath/blogs/college-to-career/2009/11/19/the-right-way-for-parents-to-help-your-job-search</link>
      <description>&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyStart:424bceb3-b3cd-4c7d-ba51-1abf34b12e68] --&gt;&lt;div class='jive-rendered-content'&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: smaller;"&gt;&lt;span id="ctl00_ContentMain_SegmentListUpcoming_GridView1_ctl02_lblDescription"&gt;At Thanksgiving dinner next week your parents and other relatives are bound to ask, "How's that job search coming along?"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;While some young people fear this question, &lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: smaller;"&gt;&lt;span id="ctl00_ContentMain_SegmentListUpcoming_GridView1_ctl02_lblDescription"&gt;I encourage you to embrace it. Why not use your family's interest as an opportunity? If you're comfortable asking your loved ones for help, there are several ways you can enlist their support -- appropriately -- in your job search efforts.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Here are three examples of how your mom, dad and other family members can lend a hand in your job hunt. Listen to these and other tips in my &lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/mypath-lindseypollak/2009/11/19/the-right-way-for-parents-to-help-your-job-search"&gt;new podcast&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Proofreading.&lt;/strong&gt; You can never have too many people checking your resume, cover letters, grad school applications, social networking profiles and any other professional content you've created. If your parents have good grammar and spelling abilities, ask them to check some of your career-related writing and to make sure your online image is ready for prime time.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2. Rehearsing for interviews.&lt;/strong&gt; Your parents or relatives (particularly anyone you know who has experience interviewing job seekers) can help you prepare for any upcoming interviews by running through questions, helping to choose an appropriate interview outfit or videotaping your answers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3. Making networking connections.&lt;/strong&gt; Your family members definitely count as part of your professional network. Ask everyone at the Thanksgiving table if they’d be willing to brainstorm any of their contacts who might be helpful for you. You’d be amazed at how many people come to mind when they really think about it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some people &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;aren&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;’t comfortable asking their parents for help and connections—it’s fine if you feel this way, and of course there are lots of other connections you can access. But if you are comfortable networking with your family, then I hope you'll spend some time talking about your job search while you're gobbling down your turkey.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:424bceb3-b3cd-4c7d-ba51-1abf34b12e68] --&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:23:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>noreply@MyPath.com</author>
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      <dc:date>2009-11-19T20:23:10Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Are You Prepared When Job Opportunities Arise?</title>
      <link>http://connect.mypath.com/mypath/blogs/college-to-career/2009/11/13/are-you-prepared-when-job-opportunities-arise</link>
      <description>&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyStart:6882cba0-c26c-484b-aa8e-e444e4d1bbea] --&gt;&lt;div class='jive-rendered-content'&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you're looking for a job in today's difficult economy, you must be prepared at any moment for an opportunity to arise. Often an interview or job will go to one of the first people to respond, so you have to be ready at all times.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Listen to my &lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/mypath-lindseypollak/2009/11/12/Are-You-Prepared-When-Job-Opportunities-Arise"&gt;new podcast&lt;/a&gt; to hear more about the following tips for being properly prepared:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1. Have every required job search item.&lt;/strong&gt; This includes such must-haves as a proofread and professionally vetted resume printed out on nice paper and a clean and ironed interview outfit hanging in your closet.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2. Have your virtual image cleaned and polished too.&lt;/strong&gt; These days, your virtual image can be just as important as your real one. Double check to make sure all of your online profiles are professionally appropriate. Remove those crazy Homecoming photos and status updates about skipping class, and set up a professional profile on LinkedIn that promotes your work-related accomplishments.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3. Practice your pitch.&lt;/strong&gt; People will judge you based on how you introduce and talk about yourself, so be prepared for the inevitable moment when you'll be asked to "tell me a bit about yourself." Practice introducing yourself in a positive way and get very clear and concise about what kind of job you're looking for and what you have to offer. Being able to introduce yourself is deceptively difficult. Don't wing it!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4. Have business cards.&lt;/strong&gt; Carrying business cards shows people you meet that you are active in the professional world even if you don’t have a full-time job. All you need on the card are your name, phone number and email address. Bring your business cards everywhere you go -- the gym, Thanksgiving dinner, the nail salon -- you never know when a chance meeting could lead to an opportunity.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5. Set up Google alerts.&lt;/strong&gt; Finally, prepare your brain by reading a major newspaper every day and empowering yourself with daily information about the companies you want to work for. Set up free Google news alerts with the names of employers and industry topics so you can keep up to date on important news and any potential opportunities.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Listen to this week's &lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/mypath-lindseypollak/2009/11/12/Are-You-Prepared-When-Job-Opportunities-Arise"&gt;podcast&lt;/a&gt; for more on this topic!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:6882cba0-c26c-484b-aa8e-e444e4d1bbea] --&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:31:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>noreply@MyPath.com</author>
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      <dc:date>2009-11-13T19:31:39Z</dc:date>
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