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How can I build my personal brand?

By Susan M. Katz
August 2, 2016
Over the past few years, many recruitment specialists have emphasized the need for everyone to build a personal brand. But what is a personal brand? How do you go about building one? And why is it important? (Read more)
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branding | Facebook | LinkedIn | personal brand | social media | Twitter |

Attracting Millennials: What’s an employer to do?

By Susan M. Katz
July 26, 2016
As an employer, what are policies you can put into place to help attract and maintain millennial workers? (Read more)
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millennials | recruitment | retention | social media | technology |

What are some of the biggest mistakes that job seekers make?

By Susan M. Katz
June 13, 2016
If you ask ten Human Resources professionals what they think is the biggest mistake that job seekers make, you’re likely to get ten different answers. But if you ask them to list the top five, you’re going to see some mistakes show up over and over. Avoiding the seven mistakes listed below can put you ahead of many other applicants and will demonstrate that you should be viewed as a serious candidate. (Read more)
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application materials | internships | interviewing strategies | job research | job search strategies | LinkedIn | social media | thank you notes |
Susan M. Katz
Student Career Placement Consultant

Susan M. Katz, PhD, is 1stGig’s Student Career Placement Consultant and the author of Start Your Career: 5 Steps to Finding the Right Job after College.  She is also Associate Professor of English and Internship Coordinator at North Carolina State University, where she developed internship courses for both undergraduate and graduate students. Her courses help students prepare for the job search process, identify their strengths, and consider a variety of potential career paths. Her first book, The Dynamics of Writing Review: Opportunities for Growth and Change in the Workplace, describes some of the processes that newcomers must go through as they enter the workplace and adapt to organizational conventions.

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