As a career coach, I get this question often: how do I look for a new job without my current boss finding out? Here are some tips:1. Lock down your LinkedIn profile. If you are connected to any of your co-workers or your boss, and are also aggressively updating your LinkedIn profile, someone might notice. To ensure your updates aren’t being broadcast to the universe, fix your privacy settings. Click on the tiny icon of your...

You’ve landed the internship. Now, should you breeze through it, or instead strive to make it a valuable – and eventually, profitable – experience? In this episode of “Classroom to Boardroom,” Heather Krasna, Assistant Dean of Career Services at Columbia Mailman School of Public Health and independent career coach, discusses how students can go above and beyond in their internships, and how they can develop lasting connecti...

Internships are often an important part of the college years; they give students the experience, skills, and qualifications necessary to make the transition into a full-time career. Heather Krasna, Assistant Dean of Career Services at Columbia Mailman School of Public Health and independent career coach, joins LJNRadio to discuss how college students can search for an internship, and the benefits that they can gain from an...

Perhaps you want to be closer to your aging parents. Or perhaps you want to move to a city that is a hub of an industry that offers more opportunity for career growth. Maybe you just need more sunshine, more mountains, or less traffic. Whatever your motivation, job seekers who hope to relocate can encounter special challenges. Many companies won’t even consider candidates who are relocating. They worry you will need too muc...

For years now, many companies have been using applicant tracking systems (“ATS’s”) to manage the volume of resumes that are submitted for jobs. As a job seeker, it’s hard to know which companies use an ATS, though in some cases it’s obvious—when you click the “apply” button, you are taken to a site like Silkroad, Taleo, iCIMS, JobVite, or Bullhorn (to name a few). Certain employers almost always use an ATS, while others, in...

You’ve applied for the job; you’ve had an interview; or you’ve just reached out to a new networking connection at your favorite company. Now it’s a waiting game, right? Wrong. Done right, good follow-up can get your resume a second look in searches, bring in more job leads, or even land you the job. To follow up without being annoying, always emphasize your interest in the company, be appreciative of others’ time, stay pa...

In this episode we explore the many options for college students to develop their professional networks during their college years, which will help them secure relevant job interviews post-graduation. Author Heather Krasna, Assistant Dean of Career Services at Columbia Mailman School of Public Health, freelance career coach for Nonprofit Professional Advisory Group, explains how college students can actively build their pro...