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BE PREPARED FOR JOB HUNTING; EVEN IF YOU LOVE YOUR CURRENT JOB
So you’ve got a great job, you’re happy, making good money, you like your co-workers, and if a recruiter contacts you about a job, you immediately dismiss them. BAD IDEA. VERY BAD. Why? Because if you...
View ArticleTech Talent Shortages: Maybe it’s time to go ‘old-school’
Being a tech nut and futurist, I never thought I’d hear myself say this, but perhaps it is time to revisit an ‘old school’ way of developing the skilled workers we need – Apprenticeships....
View ArticleCan Recruiters Really Help You?
I recently read a blog by another Recruiter and wanted to share it with you (with his permission of course), along with some comments and insights from me. While he is mostly talking about internal...
View ArticleTons of tech jobs and not enough takers
By Camille Izlar, Northwestern University Medill School, November 20, 2012 (reprinted with permission) Millions of Americans are unemployed and businesses are looking to cut costs by letting people...
View ArticleTech Apprenticeships and Why We Need Them
Building and Growing an Apprenticeship Program Another free presentation brought to you by WunderLand and the Chicago Interactive Design & Development Meetup Group Date: Tuesday, February 19, 6:00...
View ArticleWhat Not To Do During A Design Job Interview
by Judi Wunderlich No matter how much experience you may have, the key to landing a quality job comes during the interview. Your work may speak for itself but how you present yourself during a...
View ArticleDo you really need a 4 year degree to be a great web developer?
By Annalyn Kurtz @AnnalynKurtz New York (CNNMoney) No college degree? No problem. Become a web developer. The job is growing quickly, offers a median salary around $30 an hour, or $62,500 a year, and...
View ArticleAnd the answer is… No, you can’t hire a Recruiter to find you a job
by Judi Wunderlich In homage to the game Jeopardy, here are questions for which the answer is No. These are actual job-seeker search queries I found when reviewing WunderLand’s Google Analytics:...
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Digital Media Soars and So Does Hiring
Remember when you actually held a newspaper? Or put a CD in your stereo, or took a picture with a handheld camera? How about renting a movie (yes, a VHS) at the video store? Those days seem like a...
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7 Reasons Why You Need to Hire Millennials
It happens all the time. Hiring managers get bombarded with resumes from college graduates hoping to catch their first big-break right after graduation. Millennials, also known as Generation Y, were...
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Explaining Job Hopping During an Interview
You started at the bottom and climbed your way up the ladder. You now have a high-paying, well-respected position with the company that gave you your first break two decades ago. That scenario is a...
View ArticleA Look at the Advertising Job Market
If you’re planning on a career in advertising, chances are you may need to tap into your web-based skills. Print and broadcast advertising still exists but there is always a digital advertising...
View ArticleUsing Twitter to Increase Your Candidate Pool
Even if your company currently doesn’t have any job openings, it’s a smart move to have a pool of qualified candidates to dip into when that need arises. Social media is one of the best ways to...
View ArticleWant to be a Web Designer? Here’s What You Should Know
WHAT IS A WEB DESIGNER? Behind every web page, there is a person responsible for the content, design and layout of what you see when you go online from your desktop or mobile device. That person is the...
View ArticleStand Out In A Crowded Job Market
To get noticed in today’s overcrowded job market, you have to stand out. You are one of millions fervently working toward employment with a solid organization. It’s imperative to capture the hiring...
View ArticleA Career as a Web Developer: What You Need to Know
You navigate the Internet like a pro. But creating and maintaining your own website—that’s another story. You need a web developer. Web developers start at ground zero to build a fully functioning...
View ArticleWhat does a Social Media Coordinator do?
Despite what some people may think, being a social media coordinator is a real job and offers many advantages in today’s computer-driven world. A social media coordinator is not a person who “plays” on...
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