4 Work From Home Careers for Today’s College Grad

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The college graduate of today is a different breed of cat. This person is not content with just sitting in a cubicle, hoping for promotion someday. New college graduates are more likely to go an alternative route and perhaps be an entrepreneur or be employed in a less than traditional workplace. As such, work from home careers are increasingly common. Here are four options with plenty of appeal: Continue Reading

The importance of blogging for creative college graduates

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With mounting pressure on the graduate job market even the most ambitious college leavers are struggling to find work let alone their dream job. In April 2012 it was reported that as many as 53% of recent graduates were unemployed in the U.S and other research also revealed that one in two American college leavers are jobless or underemployed. And whilst those with a degree in science, education and the health fields are still in demand, those who have chosen to study the more creative subjects of arts and humanities are floundering. The stark reality is that those wishing to enter the more creative fields of media and fashion require an array of work experience and often additional qualifications. Continue Reading

What is a MOOC, and Can it Help You Get a Job?

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MOOC stands for Massive Open Online Course. “Massive” implies that any number of students may participate, and “open” means that registration is not required and a tuition fee is not charged. MOOCs are essentially college-level courses that anyone can complete on the internet for free. Although students who complete MOOCs are not eligible for college credit, the allure is in the fact that course content is provided by some of the top universities in the world, such as MIT and Princeton. So while students who take an MIT MOOC can’t say they attended MIT, they most certainly can say that they successfully completed an MIT course. Continue Reading

Facing the Troubling Realities of Student Loans

Maura Kastberg, Director of Student Services at RSC, Your College Prep Expert

Student loans are part of getting a college degree for most students. Just this year the student loan debt rate reached one trillion dollars. This astounding fact has led many to question whether or not a college education is still worth it. As long as students follow some rules as they take on college debt and again as they pay off that debt getting a college education is more important than ever. Continue Reading

12.2% Hiring Increase Projected for 2013 Grads

The job market for college graduates continues to improve according to preliminary results from the NACE’s Job Outlook 2013 survey.

The 12.2 percent projected increase in hiring of recent college graduates comes on top of the 9.5 increase seen in 2012. Part of the strength in the 2013 numbers is due to only eight percent of employers planning to hire fewer graduates, the lowest number seen since 2007.

The degrees most in demand are: Continue Reading

Employers Using Video Interviewing to Recruit College Graduates

As college graduates search for jobs, they may asked to participate in video interviewing as part of the recruiting process.  Learn more about this recruiting strategy, as well as other information in the following infographic. Continue Reading

Learn from Entrepreneurs to Achieve Career Success

You may have many people who give you advice on how to have a successful career.  Developing the mind set of a successful entrepreneur may help you achieve this success.

There used to be a simple formula for building a good American life: Go to school and make good grades. Then go to college. Then find a job with a good company. Work hard. Save money. Finally, enjoy a decent (if not lavish) retirement. For years, the middle class has dutifully followed this path. Okay, maybe it wasn’t the most exciting life but it paid the bills and maybe even allowed for a week or two of vacation every year.

Amazing how much can change in a decade or two. These days the traditional path leads only to daily stress, crushing debt, and uncertainty about the future. The most remarkable part is that so many people continue to blindly follow it, says Gregory Downing—when what we really need to do is make an about-face and learn how to think about work and wealth in a whole new way. Continue Reading

Evolving labor market calls for evolving tactics

Livingstone Mukasa, Founder and CEO of Archability

Many of us can recall, rather recently, times when the majority of soon-to-be college graduates had secured two, maybe three job offers prior to donning the ceremonial gown and walking down the aisles to get their degrees.  In those days, recruiters were just about everywhere, many taking on new employees in droves and even throwing in signing bonuses and paid relocation expenses.  All that mattered was a college degree.  The rest simply fell into place on its own.

Seemingly overnight, this equation that had existed for generations was turned upside down.  Unbeknownst to many, market forces were at work chipping away at what had been the standard formula for job security.  The days of graduates finding jobs with minimal effort were coming to end as the very definition of job seeking and recruitment was undergoing a transformation that would set a new precedent in the sourcing and securing of employment. Continue Reading

College Education Concerns for the United States

Americans constantly hear about the importance of getting a good college education.  Of course, this then should lead to getting a good job.  According to a recent infographic from Civitas Learning, a start-up backed in part by Adam Dell’s Austin Ventures and focused on improving key academic outcomes in higher education through data analytics, there are some concerns for the U.S. when it comes to students earning degrees. Continue Reading

Tech Companies are Hiring

“Do what you love” has been the advice embedded in American commencement speeches for decades. Now, however, it’s “do STEM’’ — Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

Matthew Brosious, Co-Founder of FreightCenter.com

“We have the brains, we have the educational capability and I’m pretty sure students want a job when they graduate high school and college. We do not have to go overseas to find our talent,” says decorated Army Ranger and entrepreneur Matthew Brosious, co-founder of FreightCenter.com. The third-party logistics company and freight software technology provider does for freight shipping what Expedia does for travel.

Brosious’ company is hiring and, for students and people interested in new careers, what it’s seeking in job candidates offers valuable insights. Continue Reading