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In the ever-evolving landscape of the job market, landing your dream career can be a daunting task. Whether you are a recent graduate or someone looking to switch paths, the journey begins with exploring the realm of entry-level jobs. So, let's embark on this exciting journey and uncover the pathways to success. Read this blog we will delve into the world of career opportunities, with a particular focus on sales and marketing careers. https://bit.ly/3QPHoSD

Work Experience vs. College Degrees in 2023. 💼/🎓 Discover why work experience is a greater currency when it comes to hiring. Read our blog on this and how to navigate this shift as a hiring manager and thrive in the evolving job landscape! Read more on this here - 🔗 https://buff.ly/3Z6ZeEA

College Graduates with a Degree in Business Administration/Management - continue reading below: College is meant to help you pursue the passions and goals that speak to you the most. I remember graduating and not having a single idea what I wanted to do. All I knew, is I needed a job. So I applied and took the first opportunity that offered me the role. Looking back, I wish I could have fallen into recruiting sooner than I did. Recruiting has turned out to be profitable, but more than that, it has turned into my passion. I help Omaha's best companies find the best talent. If you know what recruiting is or even if you don't, I am looking for that great talent that is instinctively great at building relationships, seeing the best in people, and wanting to build a career from the ground up. Recruiting isn't for everyone, but for those that care immensely, never give up, and always look to learn and grow, recruiting could be for you. $60K is a great base wage! 100% in-person. 102nd and F (Omaha, NE) No recruiting experience needed, just someone that is eager to exceed expectations and OWN their career! Who out there wants to learn more?!

Do your research before you step into a role. If the person hiring is someone universally disliked, there's a reason, the person they're most likely to hire is someone either just like them or someone easily manipulated and not based on merit. Avoid toxic placements the best you can.

Have you recently graduated and are now standing at the crossroads of your career? If you’re open to exploring a wide range of opportunities, including business development, management, sales, marketing, and more, then you’re in the right place. At A&H Management, a Virginia-based marketing firm that provides results-driven solutions, we understand the importance of making the right career choices. Are you wondering why sales might be a suitable path for you? Read this blog to know five compelling reasons why recent graduates should seriously consider a career in sales https://bit.ly/46rryDS

Relevant experience is so completely overrated. Applying to jobs in today’s job market is much like taking the ACT/SAT back in high school. Those exams were supposed to look forward and predict my success in college, while ironically all they really did was look backward and test my memory of 8th grade math skills that I haven’t used since. In my experience, most Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) are no different. Rather than searching for the most qualified applicant from a skills and attitude perspective, they simply spit out a summary of titles that really provide no predictor of real success and reject those candidates who ironically could be the very change that a company needs in hiring a new leadership position. I’m not claiming experience isn’t helpful, but isn’t the golden nugget it is often seen as. For example, I learned more relevant “business” skills in my 12 years of experience in classrooms teaching 9-12th graders than I did in 12 years of various sales roles. Shout out to those creative, forward-thinking leaders out there (Jodi Glickman, Scott Johnson, Kevin Copeland, Kirk Langston, Jane Berger, Rob van Geel, Josh Goldberg, to name a few) who recognize that transferrable skills are the key to successful hiring, rather than simply relevant experience. I am sure there are many who disagree and think I’m wrong. What are your thoughts/experiences?

Early career professionals 📢 Choosing money over quality experience = weak experience. Here's what will happen 5 years from now: 5 years from now you'll interview for a manager position. There'll be you and 1 other qualified candidate. You'll be earning more than them. They'll have better experience. Who gets hired? Well, who would you hire? 5 years after that, who do you think is earning more? Quality experience compounds, gives you leverage and puts you in demand. Weak experience compounds, reduces your leverage and makes you average. Yes, the little extra money helps in the short term (I've been broke, I get it), But long term, you progressively weaken your career options every time you choose a little more money over a lot more experience. Here's the playbook: →Choose quality experience. →Leverage it for more quality experience. →Repeat. →Then play for 6-figure salaries. Instead of competing with the less experienced for the middle of the road jobs for the rest of your career. PS. Lot's of senior professionals following me: what's your experience on this for early career professionals?

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗮 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗳𝗮𝗿 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲. It’s no longer uncommon for hiring managers to ask for all applicants to have a STEM education from a top-tier university. These are some of the sharpest minds from the best universities… and they want them for Operations roles. This would normally be the criteria for Trading or Quant positions, but it shows how dynamic and challenging a support role in the right company can be. Operations is home to sh!t hot candidates. **Thankfully it isn’t for every role because finding them isn’t easy

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Had a conversation with a recent #collegegrad yesterday that got my wheels spinning. She was talking about how she'd only been in their new role for two months and already knew it wasn't for her, but she also felt bad looking again so quickly. My message back to her: Stick it out for a little bit longer. Even though this job isn't right for you and you know it, you're learning all kinds of things that will matter soon. - After a few quick stops out of college, I recruited accounting & finance professionals, and learned how to build relationships, how to be coached, and the value of a team. - I then sold gym memberships and learned how to channel my insane competitiveness, how to buy into my team company, and how to talk to anyone from any background. - I moved to the Permian and lived on the yard, and learned customer service, management, flexibility (being told you were working the night shift tonight after finishing your shift today was BRUTAL), how to miss and appreciate home, and more parts of the business than I EVER would have anywhere else. - I moved to another oil & gas service & supply company and learned how to (and not to) manage a team, dove deeper into operations, all kinds of tools for forecasting and inventory, and Microsoft Excel top to bottom. - I returned to DFW with a landscaping company and refined my relationship selling, the value of family in business, and proved to myself that I could succeed in a sales role that I ran all the way to Odessa, TX trying to avoid. - And finally, MOORING Disaster Restoration + Commercial Construction found me, and I work in my dream job, absolutely love taking care of my customers, feel 100% confident that what I'm 'selling' is held up by my operations team when it's time to perform, couldn't love my team more and hangout with them outside of work regularly, and have absolutely zero interest in looking for another job (sorry to all the recruiters in my DM's), All that said, you NEVER know what you're learning until you look back and realize where you learned it. Stick it out, make the best of it, and when it's time to make a change you'll know it. Best of luck college grads, and I hope you find your dream team like I did!