The ensuing months after the euphoria of college graduation can be quite sobering, especially for graduates on the lookout for a job that matches with their interests. When we’re in school, we’re led to believe that there are competitive industries out there that could use our newfound expertise, no matter what discipline we studied. It …
Bubble, burst: When you didn’t get the dream job Read More »
As I was walking the line at my high school graduation, I was ready to just keep on walking all the way to freshman year of college. I wanted nothing to do with my high school, my hometown, or even many of my high school acquaintances—I was done. Give me my diploma and get me …
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What do you do when you can’t find a job after college? Very few students graduate from college with a crystal clear vision of what their future will hold. The world is all before them, as Milton would have said, and as if the weight of choosing from an infinite number of career and life …
There are several things that you can do to make each interview as successful as it can possibly be. Each of these steps has an impact on helping you to get the kind of job you really want: Always be punctual. Allow yourself enough time to get there, taking the address and the traffic into …
Getting accepted to college is difficult these days, but finding a successful job after four years of schooling is equally as problematic. In prior decades, the college experience was as much about academic exploration as it was career preparation. In other words, you could be accepted into a university and not even have to declare …
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Psychometric Testing Have you ever had to take a personality compatibility test for a prospective employer? Are compatibility tests really important to the employment process? While taking personality tests for a new job might be tedious, tests like the Myers Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®) assessment can really help a company to see if you are the right fit. …
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Making the transition from university to professional work can be daunting. There are no bells to mark the end of a class, no R.A.’s to soothe anxious nerves – at times it seems there’s no safety net to protect you from a fall. So…how do you move from nervous to being completely on your game? …
The down economy that created a flooded market of job seekers is definitely a difficult wall to break through when it comes to finding a job. It might also be that your resume could use a little spit shine. Putting together a refined resume sounds like obvious advice, but you wouldn’t believe the sheer volume …
If you are a college student and getting ready to graduate in the next few years, you are about to step into one of the most competitive job markets in history. There are two huge reasons why internship experience can make the difference between a scary multi-month, post-graduation job search and transitioning smoothly into a …
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So what the hell are you supposed to do with a degree that doesn’t mean shit in the real world?! If you’re reading this, you know who you are… you’re the optimistic creatives that chose to major in Fine Art Painting, Glass-blowing, Creative Writing, Video Gaming… You are one of the few that had a …
