Archive for the 'New Grads' Category

Links: More Guy Kawasaki

So, the more I look at external sites, a person who’s writing tells a lot about Silicon Valley type thinking is this Guy.  The dude has some great connections including Penelope Trunk, who is a career columnist.  Guy has a really cool interview with her on his site.  I think her answers are pretty reasonable.  […]

Link: The value of networking

Yahoo! Hotjobs had an article that was also printed in the San Francisco Chronicle on Sunday about networking and how it helps during a job search.  Building your own personal network of contacts can be absolutely invaluable to finding a job and getting hired slightly easier.  As in some of our other posts, there are […]

Qube Guide: 10 ways to get engineering experience without getting a job

When many young engineering graduates are starting on their job search, inevitably, they will be denied employment because “they do not have (appropriate) experience”. This usually brings up the proverbial “chicken and the egg” problem. For engineers, it’s “how do I get experience when no one will give me a job?” The […]

Job Hunt: Resume Tips

The preparation of the resume is usually the first step in any job hunt. The resume should be setup to make sure that you 1) get past the recruiter and 2) convey to the hiring manager that he / she should want to learn more about you. There are some general rules:

TLAs - […]