Ooh La La: GaGa’s Guide to Personal Branding

Although she’s a little out there, it’s hard to deny that Lady Gaga’s got something going on. From her Bad Romance video to her dress (for lack of a better term) at the Grammy’s on Sunday night, it is crystal clear that she is doing SOMETHING to stand out. It’s called personal branding and you, yes you, can do it too! It could even be the factor that makes you stand out in a pool of potential job candidates. So go ahead, get in touch with your wild side, and take some tips on personal branding from Gaga herself: The Lady Gaga Guide to Personal Branding Success

A Breath of Fresh Air

worker-jumpingIt gets pretty tiring hearing about the depressed, jobless market that all of us college students are soon to be a part of, eh? Here, here! Fret no more- good news is on the way!

According to a CNN report, the number of unemployment claims made this week were the lowest since last January. Cool, right? Simply put, this means more job opportunities for all of us soon to be graduates. It gets pretty discouraging hearing about all of the downfalls of the current market, but we could have something going for us here. So strap on those career searchin’ boots, get inspired again, and check out the article for more details!

& now, every job that gets posted on myspartancareer also gets posted to their twitter account: follow myspartancareer & be in the loop on all job postings

Looking to Jet? Top 10 Best Countries for Business in 2009

Career Gallery has ended, winter is approaching, mid semester pressure is kicking in, and there are still tons of MSU students feverishly interviewing around campus in search of career opportunities for next semester. Is one of the Big Four accounting firms calling your name? More interested in marketing work somewhere on the East Coast? Hell, perhaps you want to go out of the country?

If that’s the case, Forbes has an article that I found to be particularly interesting. With informative statistics, beautiful pictures and a clear breakdown of each ranking countries the Top 10 Best Countries for Business in 2009 have been established as:

  1. Denmark
  2. United States
  3. Canada
  4. Singapore
  5. New Zealand
  6. United Kingdom
  7. Sweden
  8. Australia
  9. Hong Kong
  10. Norway

Now could be an opportunity to snag that international position you have been looking for! To find more details on each country check out Forbes Top 10 Best Countries for Business in 2009.  And remember there are tons of of resources through MSU where you can further your global research, like globalEDGE & Going Global.