MyLifeMyCareer.com

Colts, Baby!! Super Bowl Champions!! Besides the Colts being the best football team in the world, I thought the commercials were pretty good. Since this is a "career advice" site for college students I'm of course going to mention the new Career Builder ads. The monkeys were getting old, and I like the new marketing campaign theme "don't just survive the workweek" or something along those lines. Their tagline is now "A Better Job Awaits" which is more representative of what they have to offer. I think it is an excellent site for those who have a few years of professional experience, and wish to change positions or companies. Not so much for the college students, though. Having an online job posting site that is heavily advertised on college campuses is too easy. Why, you might ask? We are a generation that buys and gets everything through the internet from cell phones, to ordering delivery food, to keeping track of every detail of your friends' lives. Why wouldn't we try to get a job on-line with as little amount of work as possible? Well, as a college student the one thing that you are less likely to get online than in person is a job or internship. The risk associated with hiring entry-level employees and especially college graduates is high for a company, and they will do most of their interviewing and hiring right on campus. So, the next time there is a career fair and you think, "Oh I have my resume on Monster.com and Careerbuilder.com, something will come up", you just shot yourself in at least one of your feet. You're going to have to meet recruiters face-to-face eventually, so you might as well get out there every chance that is offered to you. You will be so far ahead of the game, and you still can have your resume online at as many sites as you want, just in case. Here's one of the CB ads though, for your viewing pleasure.