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17 years ago @ TalentEgg Student Care... - Creative job hunting w... · 0 replies · +1 points

Well, I hope that as the Incubator picks up steam more people will try more creative methods of applying for jobs. Even here at TalentEgg, when working with interns and volunteers, you just know when someone is going to be special based on their application. When I get one of those, I'm immediately excited to work with that person and I start to imagine all the possibilities.

And while it does involve putting a bit of yourself on the line, I think it's worth it. We want to know about you. We're not trying to judge you, but we want to know if you fit with our company.

17 years ago @ TalentEgg Student Care... - Why I said 'No' to gra... · 0 replies · +2 points

For some reason, even before I started university, I always thought I would go to grad school. I've always loved learning. I feel comfortable in a classroom, especially in smaller groups.

However, there are good reasons why I never pursued it and you've outlined most of them here. There's no way I could carry any more student debt than I already do without having a nervous breakdown. And I realized the work I want to do will not become more lucrative if I go to grad school. It's all about, as Lauren said, that real life experience.

And, as I've gotten older, I've come to enjoy doing rather than learning about things. We're all still learning, we're just not paying tens of thousands of dollars to do it and often it's much more rewarding.

17 years ago @ TalentEgg Student Care... - Job hunting on online ... · 0 replies · +1 points

While there are definitely some networking superstars on these websites, I think it's probably intimidating for a lot of students and recent grads to develop and maintain these networks to have the right people in place. However, I would definitely add it's important to be part of a network related to your field even when you're not looking for a job so you have those relationships automatically built in and you're not just throwing yourself into a room of strangers.

17 years ago @ TalentEgg Student Care... - Last minute summer job... · 0 replies · +1 points

It really is the end of an era and it was going to come whether the recession hit us badly or not. It may have taken longer, but manufacturing of this kind doesn't have a future in Canada or the U.S -- it was just a matter of time.

It's a shame we let our economy become so dependent on unskilled labour, but it all good for university grads: the manufacturing sector will eventually be replaced by highly specialized and innovative products and technology.

17 years ago @ TalentEgg Student Care... - How competitive Scrabb... · 0 replies · +1 points

Chris is right -- just like we shouldn't let our jobs define us, we also shouldn't let the job hunt define us. It's OK to take time away from your job search each day to do things you love and things you do well, and those things will probably help you gain experience, expand your network and -- most importantly -- have fun and stay sane!

17 years ago @ TalentEgg Student Care... - Don't let your job def... · 0 replies · +1 points

"no job should define my happiness"

I agree with you 100%, but it's something a lot of people struggle with. Hopefully it's a Gen Y trend to not self-identify as one's job and to realize we're more than just our job or career.

Also, if for whatever reason we're stuck in a less-than-ideal position for a while, this attitude helps us to find soul-restoring activities outside of work to balance out the day-in-day-out banality of that job.

17 years ago @ TalentEgg Student Care... - Why I transferred prog... · 0 replies · +1 points

I can definitely relate to how you were feeling, only I started out in journalism school and buckled down to finish my degree.

It was OK and I thought I might like to try something else, but I didn't know exactly what it was I should be doing. So I just stuck with it. I'm glad I did because there's no way I would have been able to afford more than four years of university, and I ended up having a lot of really great experiences and opportunities despite how unsure I was about it.

17 years ago @ TalentEgg Student Care... - Sunny Side Up: Student... · 0 replies · +1 points

Yeah, I didn't mention that aspect of the survey because I think it's obvious to most of us. Either you just don't want to do your work and you'll find any way to get out of it, or you need to consider that you have an addiction. A Faddiction.

17 years ago @ TalentEgg Student Care... - Sunny Side Up: Student... · 0 replies · +1 points

Not to mention the fact that 3.0 or 3.5 is nothing to scoff at! I bet many students would LOVE their grades to be that high.

17 years ago @ TalentEgg Student Care... - Recruiting 2.0: Social... · 0 replies · +1 points

These sites take advantage of one of the most powerful aspects of the Internet, as Lauren mentioned: crowd sourcing. They also show you there are no right or wrong answers (well, I would argue there are some REALLY wrong answers, but those are stories for our Resumé Workshop) and the best way to improve your resumé is to get feedback from as many people as possible and then draw your own conclusions.

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