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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Graduating college and choosing your first apartment is such an exciting time in your life. You’re finally on your own, have that first job nailed down, and now comes the fun part – checking out all those apartments on your list and decorating them just the way you want (or at least what can fit
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As you threw your college graduation caps into the air, you and your friends all vowed to stay in touch and get together at least once a week. It sounded so easy then, but now as you’re all moving back home and even to entirely new cities, getting situated at your first real job, and
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At this week’s Tulane commencement, keynote speaker Anderson Cooper described the wicked hangover he had at his own college graduation. It’s graduation season, and celebs, politicians and other notables across the US are stepping up to accept honorary degrees and deliver commencement speeches. To recognize this time of year, the authors of the new book
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This is an excellent list provided by Stuart Schultz, co-author of the new book Gradspot.com’s Guide to Life After College. I can safely say that all of these are very common mistakes that can add up quickly and derail any plans for a smooth college to work transition. Use this list as a reference after
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I’ll never forget when my husband finally landed a good job that included health insurance. Both of us, for the first time in almost 4 years, went to every doctor imaginable to make sure we were OK. I remember apologizing to the dentist because it had been 4 years since my last cleaning! When we
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With equal parts humor and wisdom, Ellen DeGeneres of daytime TV’s talk show of the same name, tells the class of 2009 at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana to “Have integrity” and “Be true to yourself.” After poking fun at herself and telling her own story of success and failure, she reminds the graduating
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A few weeks ago I was invited by the IIDA (International Interior Design Association) Blog to participate as a guest blogger for a new series called “What’s Next?” aimed at helping Interior Design students transition from college to career. And I said, “of course!” After launching and building the College Aftermath website, I felt it
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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
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It really is an understatement to say that things have changed since the Internet was born. Nothing is the same… and our parents, God love them, experienced a completely different challenge when they began their job searches twenty, thirty, forty years ago. So their advice, which usually is priceless and sufficient, falls short at the
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