12 Job Search Tips for Recent College Grads and More
Networking, Job Search Tips and College Selection Ideas
Memorial Weekend is over. Long weekends are never long enough. Did you notice several perennial topics over the course of the weekend? They were the “it’ topic at BBQs, graduation parties, family gatherings and phone calls — jobs, job search, networking, our kids and their summer plans (interning, volunteering, jobs) and our recent college graduates and their plans. And like many topics, this one can be hard to address with our recent college grads and our college kids who are home for the summer. So, let’s not tiptoe around the topic — let’s explore some recent articles and tips for ideas to share.
If you have other article suggestions, please leave a comment below.
Job search 101 for new graduates
By Laura Raines for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A Special Report on 50+ Baby Boomers Seeking Jobs
By David Mezzapelle Special to Baby Boomer [Knowledge Center]
What Would Mom Say About Your Job Search?
From Jeff Lipschultz’s Blog, I Think, Therefore I Blog
On the Job: College grads can still find good jobs
By Anita Bruzzese, Salt Lake Tribune
Graduating with a degree in go getting
The best interview tips to land any job
CollegeFinance101.com
College planning. Help your child to select a college that fits.
Check out tips for parents and students: www.collegegrazing.com
6 Tactics for Today’s Job Search
CIO Magazine
100 Useful Job Search Tools for Recent College Grads from onlineuniversities.com
Laid off and Looking
Success story of one woman who used twitter for her job search
The Wall Street Journal: Blogs
A Web Presence From Scratch
With unemployment at a 23-year high, job seekers should expand the way they search. By Elizabeth Garone, The Wall Street Journal: Career Strategies
And for gift suggestions for recent graduates we turn to Courtney Velasquez of Giftfully Simple for “Graduation Gift Ideas.”
We hope you’ll find these tips useful. Please share them with your friends, family and children. Have a great week. And thank you for joining us in the kitchen.
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May 26th, 2009 at 9:20 am
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May 26th, 2009 at 5:25 pm
Job interview advice site that is informative and hilarious: http://www.howtonailaninterview.com
May 31st, 2009 at 1:23 am
This is a great list of articles. Thanks for putting it together! I’ve watched my son go through the job hunting process and it’s a painful thing to see. One resource he found really helpful is The Job Coach for Young Professionals. It covers the whole process right from assessing your strengths and weaknesses to success tips for after you get hired.
June 1st, 2009 at 3:28 am
As someone who is employed but seems to be in a perpetual state of job hunting, I can say that a well-aimed shotgun approach is absolutely the way to go. Its good to know your field, but dont be afraid to get creative, explore what aspects of different jobs you like and take them a little further. My mom once said that even if I dont find the job I want, I can always incorporate my passions into whatever job I get.
So apply to anything and everything that looks like something you’d enjoy, thank them for their time in reading your materials, and always follow up to see about an interview.
Good luck.