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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