update from reader despairing over job market by Alison Green on May 3, 2010 Do you remember this reader from December? She was a recent grad who wrote in despairing over the job market. She’d done everything right and still wasn’t finding a job. Here’s an update from her: I know you always post updates about people who have written in. I wrote to your blog in December 2009 […] Read the full article →
can “volunteering” become “consulting” on a resume? by Alison Green on January 11, 2010 A reader writes: I’m eager to get your opinion on a suggestion a recruiter gave me recently. She had me list my marketing volunteer work as “marketing and PR consulting” on my resume to give me more recent work experience. (I was laid off just over a year ago.) I actually have helped a couple […] Read the full article →
an alternative for bored students/grads who can’t find jobs by Alison Green on July 6, 2009 The New York Times had an article on Thursday about college students and recent grads who are finding that the work world is looking a bit different than they’d planned: The well-paying summer jobs that in previous years seemed like a birthright have grown scarce, and pre-professional internships are disappearing as companies cut back across […] Read the full article →
can volunteering lead to a job offer? by Alison Green on April 24, 2009 A reader writes: I’ve just starting reading your blog (obsessively) and completely love it. I’m about to graduate, completely terrified, and the advice you provide has made me feel infinitely more confident that I might not end up living in a cardboard box clutching my Bachelor’s Degrees and sobbing into my UMass sweatshirt. My question […] Read the full article →
listing volunteer work on a resume by Alison Green on September 7, 2008 A reader writes: I am currently doing freelance consulting to make a little extra money (and I mean little) and keep my resume active while I am job hunting. I also do extensive volunteering, but some of that volunteering has turned into more substantive program development and outreach that I am proud of, and I […] Read the full article →