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2018 | Career Planning, Career Services, Focusing Job Search, Getting Traction, Interviews, Parents, Post-College Job Search

Holidays or Horrible Days? Don’t Let Talk About Your “Job Search” Sabotage Thanksgiving

If you’re headed home for Thanksgiving, then your post-college plans will be the second most emotionally charged topic over the holidays — after reacting to President Trump’s latest Twitter tantrum. This is especially true if you’re a junior, senior, or an...
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2018 | Career Planning, Focusing Job Search, Internships, Post-College Job Search

How to Ask Someone to Be Your Mentor

Finding mentors is one of the most important things you can do to get your career off on the right foot. There’s a great post on the Forbes website by Sabina Nawaz called “9 Tips to Land a Great Mentor: How to Ask a Stranger for Career Advice.” The advice in this post...
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2018 | Career Planning, Internships, Interviews

How to Maximize the Value of Your Summer Internship

In many cases, internships have become as important as your college degree when it comes to getting a job after graduation. Employers really care about what kind of practical experience you’ve gained and internships are a great way to learn and demonstrate what...
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2018 | Career Planning, Getting Traction, Interviews, Networking, Post-College Job Search

Graduating With No Job? 3 Steps Guaranteed to Make You Feel Better!

Okay, graduation day is fast approaching and you don’t know what you’re going to do next. Your roommates have jobs, friends are going to grad school, but you have no clue what’s next. You don’t want to school to end. You’ve loved the experience, and you’re feeling...
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2018 | Career Planning, Career Services, Internships, Interviews, Parents, Post-College Job Search, Resumes, Technology

Why Is Finding a Job After College So Tough?

There are several reasons why the job market is so challenging for new grads today. But a big part of the problem is employers now do three things that make getting a full-time, grown-up job harder than it used to be. Let’s start with the automated screening...
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2018 | Career Planning, Career Services, Focusing Job Search, Getting Traction, Internships, Parents, Post-College Job Search

Pop Quiz: Is Your Job Search Plan Too Risky?

If you expect to score a college degree in the next couple of years, or you did so recently, take the quiz below to see if you’re likely to land on your feet in the job market. You may be surprised at the answer. 1. Is your major in demand in the job market? ___ Yes...
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Holidays or Horrible Days? Don’t Let Talk About Your “Job Search” Sabotage Thanksgiving

How to Ask Someone to Be Your Mentor

How to Maximize the Value of Your Summer Internship

Graduating With No Job? 3 Steps Guaranteed to Make You Feel Better!

Why Is Finding a Job After College So Tough?

Pop Quiz: Is Your Job Search Plan Too Risky?

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Graduating With No Job? 3 Steps Guaranteed to Make You Feel Better!

Why Is Finding a Job After College So Tough?

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