#iamgolden, ARE YOU?

https://youtu.be/UuUBrfYTm8I The Tale Of the Golden Nugget: No one knows when the Golden Nugget was first sighted. Some say it was left over from Purdue’s groundbreaking in 1871. Others say it was created in a lab and imbued with the capacity to bring success to any Boilermaker by Purdue’s very first graduate, Chemistry major John …

How to Create a Positive Online Presence

In today’s ever increasingly competitive job market, recruiters are utilizing all kinds of tools at their disposal to analyze applicants. Most recently, this has extended to social media. The 2015 Jobvite Recruiter Nation Survey shows over 93% of recruiters are now using social media to learn more about candidates during the hiring process. Why social …

Social Media Dos and Don’ts: Guest Blog

With the way technology is evolving and being used as an outlet for increasingly personal things each day, it can be hard knowing where to draw the line when it comes to posting personal information online. However, with the job search becoming increasingly competitive, recruiters are turning to social media to get a good idea …

Spring Break 2014: Social Media Do’s and Don’ts

Congratulations, Boilermakers--you can take a sigh of relief after making it through your papers and midterms, because Spring Break is FINALLY here! We know that while you may be exploring exotic locations or lounging in relaxation at home for the next week, Spring Break is a prime time for updates all across your social media. …

How to Manage Your Social Media Footprint

Career fairs are coming up quickly and CCO interview rooms are booked with recruiters… You’ve got your resume perfected, your suit ready to go, nothing can stop you now, right? Wrong… It’s easy to overlook the not-so-obvious details in your job search, such as your social media presence. Though some companies forgo looking up social media …

Don’t Let the Millennial Label Get You Down

Growing up in a time of such economic turmoil and transition in the nature of the traditional workplace, sometimes it feels like we’ve become the generation that people love to hate. Despite all the negative articles that may come up in your Google searches of what employers think of our generation, you have to keep …