“Graduates Won’t Have Job Woes”

I am a firm believer in the power of positive thinking. If you strive for 110% in whatever you do you will come as close as possible to 100%. Yes, there are things outside of our control, the economy to name the largest unknown. But that aspect exists for everyone and, to a certain degree puts everyone on the same playing field. It’s what you do as an individual that will give you the edge (or not). Continuing on that theme, I wanted to start today’s post on a positive note. Therefore, the title of today’s post is quoted from the article in the first link below.

Graduates Won’t Have Job Woes – This article, which was published by the Shreveport Times on December 15th, stresses the same point raised by many - “The typical college student can find a job if they did the work” . The article goes on to mention two of the themes also covered here – Internships and volunteering.
THE BLACK COLLEGIAN Online – This site’s tag line is “The Career Site For Students of Color“. The left hand side of the page has sponsors and employers, while the middle of the page lists career related articles and resources. Tabs at the top of the page include Job Tools and Career Center. Clicking on Job Tools takes you to Job Search, My Resume (resume management) and My Account (for registering). The site has a wealth of information and resources.
Gradspot Careers – This career page, which is part of Gradspot.com, provides a broad range of resources for recent college grads. The main section of the career page includes excellent articles (such as “Surviving the 2009 Recession” and “5 Common Resume Mistakes“) plus many more, as well as links to “Finding the Perfect Job” and “Preparing for the Job Hunt”. This is a great resource for both your job search. Check out the rest of their site as well.
Graduating Engineer – This site, which is for both graduating engineers, provides a broad range of career related resources. The tabs at top cover “Articles & Advice”, “Search Jobs”, “Research Companies” plus much more. The left hand side of the main page has a job search tool and clicking the “Search Jobs” link takes you to a listing of jobs which can be further refined by using criteria (at the top of the page).