Job Search Advice For College Graduates
Pep talks should include a concrete bit of take-away advice. Here are two posts and a book by Lindsay Pollack in which she dispenses advice similar to mine (i.e., rarely will forward motion take you in the wrong direction), but she somehow manages to dispense her wisdom in a manner several degrees kinder than mine.
Two posts about job-searching in a recession for the newly graduated:
How Part-Time Work and Volunteering Can Help You Find a Job
Finding a Job After Graduation
Ms. Pollack’s Book:
Getting from College to Career: 90 Things to Do Before You Join the Real World
Posted by Alexa Harrington
Alexa,
I’ve just got to jump in on this! Here’s some additional good reading for college graduates and future college graduates seeking jobs!
http://www.collegejobbank.com/articles/can-2009-college-graduates-find-jobs-4119-article.html
This post talks about the power of networking while you’re in college and for those in their senior year and after. Networking is the key as who you know can get you where you want to go! http://myusearchblog.com/note-to-freshman-start-networking-now