The Value of an Elevator Pitch

By Claudine Vainrub, Principal of EduPlan
What we call today “Elevator Pitch” is what once was a simple introduction. The term refers specifically to what you would say to someone about you and your added value if you were in an elevator with them for a minute, before getting to your floor. In today’s competitive job [...]

La Fuerza Laboral Envejece

Por Claudine Vainrub
En un estudio publicado por el centro de investigaciones Pew, se demuestra que actualmente la fuerza laboral no se está retirando de sus trabajos rápidamente. Se estima que el 93% del crecimiento de la fuerza laboral en los próximos diez años estará en el sector de edades de las de 55 anos. La [...]

Radio Show – Twitter for Job Search

Our weekly radio segment on Twitter and how to use this tool for job search. Sorry folks, only En Espanol…
Nuestro segmento semanal radial con Eli Bravo acerca de como utilizar a Twitter como herramienta en la busqueda de trabajo.
Twitter como herramienta de busqueda de trabajo

Using Twitter for Job Search

As social media becomes more and more popular, companies are catching up to technology and finding ways to maximize their ROI through these new alternative tools. One of the social networking tools, Twitter, catches our attention, as companies begin to use it to recruit.
Twitter, in few words, provides a microblogging service that is transmitted in [...]

Radio Show – New Career Path

Our weekly show with Eli Bravo, this time on choosing another career. If you are seeking for a job, maybe you should consider a career change. The program talks about how to go about it and achieve this goal successfully. Sorry, only en Espanol…
Nuestro segmento radial semanal con Eli Bravo en Actualidad 1020 AM, esta [...]

A New Career Path

Finding the Perfect Match Between Demand, Skill and Interest
By Claudine Vainrub, MBA
If you are unemployed, a student, or at a time in your life when you are in doubt of your current career path, the time could be right to make a bold move in a new direction. Finding a new career path can be [...]

Radio Show – Buscar Trabajo

What to do if you have been looking for a job for too long? Here are some strategies as presented in our program with Eli Bravo on Actualidad 1020 AM. Only en Espanol…
Si su busqueda de trabajo se ha prolongado por mas de seis meses, escuche nuestro programa acerca de como abordar la busqueda de [...]

Stimulus Jobs and Money

By Claudine Vainrub Principal of EduPlan
How to find a Job offered through the Stimulus Plan
Just yesterday, we conducted a job phone bank in CBS Channel 4 and the unemployment statistic became alive to us attendants through the amount of phone calls received in a matter of 2 ½ hours. Over 400 calls and the phones [...]

Good Cover Letters Do Make a Difference

Good Cover Letters Do Make a Difference
How to create an effective cover letter and why you should devote time to this task
By Claudine Vainrub
In the process of finding a job, most of our focus lies in developing a compelling resume. However, another marketing document, essential to the job search process, is the cover letter. It [...]

Looking for Jobs TOO Long

What to do if you have been looking for a job for too long? Here are some strategies as presented in our program with Eli Bravo on Actualidad 1020 AM. Only en Espanol…
Si su busqueda de trabajo se ha prolongado por mas de un ano, escuche nuestro programa acerca de como abordar la busqueda de [...]

Seeking Jobs for Too Long

With the rise of unemployment numbers and the decrease in new job offers, candidates are finding it harder and harder to secure new posts quickly. More often than ever, we are seeing professionals seek new work for 6, 7, 8 months and even over a year. What are the disadvantages of a long job search [...]

Radio Show on Stimulus Jobs

Como conseguir los trabajos del Plan de Estimulo
How to find President Obama’s stimulus plan jobs – this is the topic of this week’s radio show with Eli Bravo in Actualidad 1020 AM and Claudine Vainrub, Principal of EduPlan. Sorry folks, only in Spanish…
Como conseguir los trabajos del Plan de Estimulo del Presidente Obama – ese [...]

CareerBuilder Quotes EduPlan

In the article “Help, My Job Search is Taking Years”, Rachel Zupek from CareerBuilder provides opinions from job seekers and career coaching experts, including EduPlan Principal, Claudine Vainrub, on how to enhance job search results.
Read this valuable information to find tips on how to get ahead in your job search, if you have been looking [...]

Stimulus Money and Jobs

How to find a Job offered through the Stimulus Plan
Just yesterday, we conducted a job phone bank in CBS Channel 4 and the unemployment statistic became alive to us attendants through the amount of phone calls received in a matter of 2 ½ hours. Over 400 calls and the phones ringing non-stop shows, once again, [...]

Hispanic Resumes Radio Show

Our weekly radio show with Eli Bravo in Actualidad 102 AM on the hot topic of creating a resume showcasing your Hispanic Identity. Is it favorable or not, how to do it correctly. Sorry folks, only in Spanish.
Nuestro segmento radial semanal con Eli Bravo en Actualidad 1020 AM, tocando el tema ardiente de elaborar hojas [...]

Resumes for Hispanics

How to create a resume if you are Hispanic
By Claudine Vainrub, MBA
If you are Hispanic and looking for a job, you might be at an advantage and not know it. Just yesterday, my colleague and friend Murray Mann, an expert in diversity recruiting, shared some interesting statistics with me:

Despite 57 million jobs lost in past [...]

Online ID – Radio Show

Our weekly segment with Eli Bravo and Claudine Vainrub, Principal of EduPlan. We discuss Online Identity and how it can hurt your chances of getting into college, grad school or finding a job.
Nuestro segmento semanal con Eli Bravo y Claudine Vainrub, Principal de EduPlan. Hablamos acerca de Identidad en la Internet y como puede perjudicarnos [...]

A Prueba de Recesiones

Nuestro programa semanal con Eli Bravo en Actualidad 1020 AM y Claudine Vainrub, Principal de EduPlan.
El tema esta semana es como crear un resume u hoja de vida para tiempos de recesion.
Eli Bravo y Claudine Vainrub de EduPlan acerca de Resume para momentos de recesion

Recession-Proof Resumes

Tips and tricks to make your resume stand out when unemployment is high

By Claudine Vainrub, Principal of EduPlan
Hard times are upon the world economy and it isn’t news anymore even to school children. What hasn’t faded is the constant, nagging fear of losing one’s job, or finding a new one if you are [...]

EduPlan on Eli Bravo’s Radio Show

Our regular weekly segment, this week discussing the hot topic of virtual career fairs…
Sorry, En Espanol solamente!
Claudine Vainrub, Principal de EduPlan y Eli Bravo en Actualidad 1020 hablan de Ferias de Trabajo Virtuales

EduPlan on Eli Bravo's Radio Show

Our regular weekly segment, this week discussing the hot topic of virtual career fairs…
Sorry, En Espanol solamente!
Claudine Vainrub, Principal de EduPlan y Eli Bravo en Actualidad 1020 hablan de Ferias de Trabajo Virtuales

Virtual Career Fairs & Job Search

Virtual Career Fairs – A valuable alternative when Job Searching?
With the Internet every day becoming more powerful to search for jobs, it is no wonder that companies seek to use it as the favorite media to connect with potential employees. There are many ways to make an acquaintance with a candidate through the internet, a [...]

EduPlan in The Wall Street Journal

Alexandra Levit from The Wall Street Journal publishes opinions by Claudine Vainrub, Principal of EduPlan, regarding career assessments and how they can help you make a career transition successfully.
Check out the links to access free online assessments that will help you identify your skills, and provide ideas on how a career can change by exploring [...]

Differentiating Yourself as a Job Seeker

How to maximize your opportunity to find employment in a tough job market
By Claudine Vainrub, MBA and Principal of EduPlan, LLC
We read the unemployment statistics and cringe at the thought of not finding opportunities. However, there are tools that can help us to stand out from our competition and gain notice in the minds of [...]

CNN Interviews EduPlan – 3/24/09

Here is our most recent CNN interview on job search tools and how to best present yourself when meeting employers. The interview was conducted with Gabriela Frias – sorry, only available in Spanish.
Nuestra mas reciente entrevista con CNN en Espanol, tratando los temas de elaboracion de resumes u hojas de vida, cartas de presentacion, y [...]

CNN Interviews EduPlan

Here is our most recent CNN interview on job search tools and how to best present yourself when meeting employers. The interview was conducted with Gabriela Frias – sorry, only available in Spanish.
Nuestra mas reciente entrevista con CNN en Espanol, tratando los temas de elaboracion de resumes u hojas de vida, cartas de presentacion, y [...]

CNN interviews EduPlan

Just last week, our Principal, Claudine Vainrub, was invited live to CNN en Español to talk about job search. Here is the interview – sorry, only in Spanish!

Job Search Options

Which Job Search Methodology is Right for me?
A look at the many means of finding a job today

Today’s job market offers a wide array of job search opportunities. Long gone are the days when jobs were sourced mostly by newspaper ads or recruiters. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, as of July 2008, [...]