“Don’t rule out working with your hands. It does not preclude using your head.” – Andy Rooney In this economy, finding work can be extremely difficult and time-consuming. But if you are a recent college graduate with only an inkling of what you want to do with your life, finding work can seem practically impossible. I [...] [...]
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“Keep your face in the sunshine and you cannot see the shadows.” – Helen Keller There is no denying the fact that a good college education can open up a lot of doors for you professionally, but finishing a four-year university is not a mandatory prerequisite for having a successful career these days. With the economy [...] [...] “Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry So what exactly is an entry level job? According to Wikipedia (and this is an excerpt) – “An entry-level job is a job that is normally designed or designated for recent graduates [...] [...] “One must pass through the circumference of time before arriving at the center of opportunity.” – Baltasar Gracian When I was growing up, my family did not go on any vacations that required an airplane. Typically, the four of us (Mom, Dad, Sister and me) would go on a vacation that meant we were getting into [...] [...] “A stepping-stone can be a stumbling block if we can’t see it until after we have tripped over it.” – Cullen Hightower When we discuss the process of looking for your first job out of college, what we usually mean is looking for your first real job out of college. Most college grads have actually been [...] [...] “Graduation is a tough day for parents. They go to the ceremony as parents. They go home as contemporaries. After twenty-two years, they are unemployed.” – Erma Bombeck The real world. You’ve spent 16 years of your 22 years in school (depending on pre-school, pre-pre-school and if you were on the 4 year or 4+ [...] [...] “Tell a man there are 300 billion stars in the universe and he’ll believe you. Tell him a bench has wet paint on it and he’ll have to touch it to be sure.” – Murphy’s Law Why is it that we always need to learn things the hard way? No matter how much advice we get [...] [...] “Spring is nature’s way of saying, “Let’s party!“” – Robin Williams At some point your last Spring Break will be over (depressing, isn’t it?) and reality will set in. It is your Senior year, graduation is almost here (another semester is not an option so say the “folks”) and you don’t have a job yet. Now [...] [...] “The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely the one who dropped it.” – Lou Holtz So, don’t drop the ball, right? Easier said than done. As with everything in life where you want to be successful, the key is to be prepared. This extends to every part of your job search. [...] [...] “Hunting is not a sport. In a sport, both sides should know they’re in the game.” – Paul Rodriguez Job Hunting. Are you in the game or watching from the sidelines? You need to be fully in the game and armed with the right tools if you expect to get a job, it’s tough out there. [...] [...] |
 
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