The Last Spring Break – Tips for College Grad Job Search

“At every party there are two kinds of people — those who want to go home and those who don’t. The trouble is, they are usually married to each other.” – Ann Landers Four (maybe more) long years and here you are at your last Spring Break. Who would’ve thought? Four years sounded like a [...] [...]

Dazed and Confused – College Job Search

“Been dazed and confused for so long, it’s not true.” – Jake Holmes In college on your “own”, trying to figure out midterms, finals, spring break, dealing with roommates, meal plans, rushes, finding time to party, etc. It’s a delicate balance. At some point (hopefully after 4 years unless you are on the “5 year plan”) [...] [...]

Unemployment is Rising: Is it Time to Upskill?

“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” – Aristotle It seems like not a day goes by without another gloomy report on the news about rising levels of unemployment, businesses laying off staff and companies going out of business. Across the country, people are concerned [...] [...]

College Grad Job Search – Home for the Holidays

“It doesn’t matter how many times you fail. It doesn’t matter how many times you almost get it right. No one is going to know or care about your failures, and neither should you. All you have to do is learn from them and those around you because… All that matters in business is that [...] [...]

Five Career Tips for College Freshman

If you are a college freshman, time is on your side. How, you may ask. Well for one, hopefully the job market will be better in four years. And for another, you have 4 years to do all of the things you really need to do to set yourself apart from your classmates and the [...] [...]

College Grad Job Search – The Dog Days of Summer

“Don’t be irreplaceable. If you can’t be replaced, you can’t be promoted.” – Unknown Half way through the summer and no job prospects? Parents on your back (of course they are thinking about your $200,000+ college education)? You are not alone. Some of my friends’ kids are now home from college having graduated a few short [...] [...]

College Grad – Will Work for Food

“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. You are the guy who’ll decide where to go.” – Dr. Seuss Some of our friends’ kids have just graduated college and are “in the job [...] [...]

I Graduated from College, Now What?

“To those of you who received honors, awards and distinctions, I say well done. And to the C students, I say you too may one day be president of the United States.” – George W. Bush It happens to most of us. Grade school, High School and College. We spend 4 years (except for [...] [...]

Welcome to My College Job Search

“The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.” – Vidal Sassoon Spring. It’s that time of year again. Flowers are blooming, birds are singing and your parents are telling you to get a job. For some its a break between college semesters and for others it’s the cold hard reality of “time to [...] [...]

The Best Companies for College Grads

Third Law of Applied Terror – “80% of the final exam will be based on the one lecture you missed and the one book you didn’t read.” We started interviewing our college interns a few months ago at my company and this Summer’s “class” will join in a few short weeks. Having graduated in what feels [...] [...]