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Jobs & Internships Blog
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by Christian
Employers intend to maintain staff levels
Published: 07/02/2009
The bad news: We’re still in a recession. A bad one.
The good news: Most employers don’t plan to decrease staffs.
In the upcoming months (Q3), most surveyed employers expect their staff levels to remain the same as recruiting patterns hold steady and job losses trend downward, according to a new survey by CareerBuilder and USA TODAY’s.
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Graduates learning to be more persistent in their job searches
Published: 06/19/2009
I suspect most of us who were born in the 1980s and even into the 1990s grew up with the assumption that getting a degree would make our lives easier. And, on a whole, I think it’s true. For many careers, you need at least a bachelor’s degree just to get an interview.
But our parents [...] 
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Prove that you can think outside the box
Published: 06/11/2009
I’m guessing many of you are looking for work these days. Post-graduation and summer job searches are a little tougher this year than they have been in the past. Applicants outnumber jobs, and everyone’s trying their hardest to get noticed.
According to 18 percent of hiring managers, more job seekers are using unusual tactics to land [...] 
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Some hope in the numbers?
Published: 06/05/2009
I don’t know how many of you pay attention to the job loss numbers that come out every month. For the last several months, the numbers have been grim. Sometimes downright shocking. Lately we’ve seen some big losses, but they were expected because we knew the economy was–and is–still struggling.
Well, the numbers for May came [...] 
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Layoffs are leaving behind burned out workers
Published: 05/28/2009
Being laid off is, to put it mildly, a big bummer. Nobody like sto get let go. So anyone who has a job is grateful to have a steady paycheck. Especially those workers who watched their friends and colleagues get pink slips in recent months.
So what’s the problem?
Well, when companies lose body count, they don’t [...] 
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CareerBuilder wants you to make its next TV ad
Published: 05/20/2009
CareerBuilder is looking to you to make its next Super Bowl ad … and will give you $100,000 to do it!
That’s right. CareerBuilder is looking to job seekers to create its next TV spot because, after all, who knows job search better than the job seekers themselves?
If you win, CareerBuilder will produce your ad, send [...] 
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CareerBuilder wants you to make its next TV ad
Published: 05/20/2009
CareerBuilder is looking to you to make its next Super Bowl ad … and will give you $100,000 to do it!
That’s right. CareerBuilder is looking to job seekers to create its next TV spot because, after all, who knows job search better than the job seekers themselves?
If you win, CareerBuilder will produce your ad, send [...] 
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What the Class of ‘O9 should know about salary
Published: 05/18/2009
Today, we have a guest blog about salaries for the Class of 2009 from our friends at Parade magazine. Parade has been contributing weekly content to CareerBuilder and TheWorkBuzz related to its “What People Earn” issue, which reports on salary trends and the earnings of real Americans.
What People Earn: College Graduates Finding Bright Spots in [...] 
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Employers are hiring this summer!
Published: 05/12/2009
One of the quintessential moments of Americana is a teenager’s first job, normally in the summer. It seems like everyone had that first paycheck for doing something related to summer. Worked at the movies? A burger joint? Mow lawns? Be a lifeguard?
It’s that time of year again, and employers are still hiring for summer jobs [...] 
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What I learned as an Ambassador, continued
Published: 05/08/2009
Today we hear from Bree, as she reflect on the key lessons she learned as a CBCampus Ambassador. Here’s what she’s taking away from this experience:
Communication is key! Being a communication major, I obviously appreciate this. However, there were a few times I was a little unclear about the task at hand and extra clarification [...] 
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