Pixar’s Andrew Stanton once said “If you want someone’s attention, whisper.” He means that the tiny details count. To succeed professionally after graduation, you need to stand out from the crowd. And nobody’s perfect, which means that in order to stand out, you need to have a few perfect touches that everyone else misses. There ...
Getting a summer internship can help you get real-time experience in the field that you hope to go into as a professional one day. Whether it’s in social media, technology, medicine, writing, or anything of the sort, the benefits of a summer internship are astounding. Experience Gaining real experience with a company and doing hands-on ...
When searching for a job in the current market, the importance of standing out cannot be overstated. For many positions, you’ll likely be up against over a hundred other applicants who are just as qualified or more qualified than you. That’s not an encouraging thought if you’re spending many hours a day filling out applications; ...
As graduates of the class of 2013 face a very competitive job market, future graduates need to take the time to prepare for the job hunt while still in school. It may be a long and tiresome process, but acquiring the skills and making the connections to land a job right out of school will ...
As graduation looms for the class of 2013, a new kind of school is preparing to transform code novices into employable Silicon Valley developers during a nine-week coding bootcamp. Designed to teach students exactly what they’ll need to land an entry-level developer position, coding bootcamps cut the fluff average computer science students encounter during college. ...
Is it worth it to work at your college while taking classes at the same time? You know the short version of this post (Pro: you get money. Con: you have to work more.) but every job is different, and some might be more suited to your taste than others. Here’s a rundown on the ...
We know what you don’t want to think about after college. You don’t want to think about the fact that you might not get a job, that you may have to settle into one just for the paycheck, or that you may have to move back in with your parents. Unfortunately, those are all very ...
You don’t want career advice from someone who’s going to have a career. They’re going to give you all the good advice, all the solid, soul-crushing things that hurt me to repeat here. Network, they say. That’s…that’s all I remember, really. After I heard that, I started thinking about sharks that were also ghosts (ghost-sharks) ...
Money: the one thing ever college student would love to have more of, aside from sleep, food, and arguably a longer weekend. All over the internet you are sure to find dozens of get rich quick schemes, ranging from taking hundreds of surveys for a few cents each to selling energy drinks in a pyramid ...
The end of college brings many questions for young adults. These days, poor economic conditions and increased acceptance of debt rewards the continuance of higher education to get a masters degree or even higher. A great number of recent graduates are either unable to find work or are taking entry level service jobs in the ...
Before declaring a major, you no doubt did some research on the earning potential of various careers. And the results of that research may have made you second guess yourself about a particular career path. Earlier this week, we informed you that engineering majors topped the list of best paying majors for college graduates. Meanwhile, ...
Many of you may be focused on simply landing your first post-graduation job, but once you’ve secured a spot somewhere, you may look around and begin to weigh your options. According to a recent CareerBuilder survey, 32 percent of employers reported losing top performing workers in 2012 with 39 percent concerned that top talent will leave for ...
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