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		<title>4 Job Hunting Tips for Recent College Grads</title>
		<link>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2012/04/27/4-job-hunting-tips-for-recent-college-grads/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:10:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven Rothberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[· You may have more experience than you realize – While recent college grads are likely to highlight internships and part-time jobs on their resumes, they may not know that many employers will consider volunteer work (53 percent), class work (33 percent), managing activities for sororities or fraternities (26 percent) and sports (20 percent) as relevant experience. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>54% of Employers Plan to Hire Recent College Grads</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:08:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven Rothberg</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/?p=29408</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The college graduating class of 2012 is heading into a better job market than alumni of the previous three years, according to a new study. More than half of employers (54 percent) reported they plan to hire recent college graduates in 2012, up from 46 percent in 2011, 44 percent in 2010 and 43 percent in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Deal with Job Search Frustration</title>
		<link>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2012/04/26/how-to-deal-with-job-search-frustration/</link>
		<comments>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2012/04/26/how-to-deal-with-job-search-frustration/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Frierson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/?p=29397</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Is your job search getting the best of you?  With so many people competing for jobs, it is understandable that you are frustrated about not having landed some opportunity.  However, you can’t give up on your search.  Instead, learn how to deal with frustration productively.  Remember these tips: Create a goal list which includes target [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Jobs Available For Teens Yet Fewer Teens Looking for Jobs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:54:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven Rothberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The job market is starting to improve around the country, albeit faster in some areas than others.  The accelerating recovery should prove beneficial to teenagers seeking employment this summer, as they are likely to face less competition from older, more experienced job hunters.  However, a new outlook on the summer job prospects for teenagers reveals [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get Jobs For New College Grads</title>
		<link>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2012/04/25/get-jobs-for-new-college-grads/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Frierson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/?p=29341</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As after completing their graduations all Job seekers are hunting for their job. To build their career path. &#38; to make their professional life. As every body dream is to get their job in a multinational company &#38; to become a successful person in a life. The main areas of investment — and subsequent job [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tips for the Unemployed Six Months or More</title>
		<link>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2012/04/25/tips-for-the-unemployed-six-months-or-more/</link>
		<comments>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2012/04/25/tips-for-the-unemployed-six-months-or-more/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Frierson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/?p=29335</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you have not found a job in the past six months, you would want recruiters and employers to believe that you still are interested in working.  Sure, an employer may wonder why, but not just view you negatively.  However, a recent article points out that some employers are using being unemployed long-term (over six [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Degrees to Watch Out For: Seven Fields that Are Hiring Now</title>
		<link>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2012/04/24/degrees-to-watch-out-for-seven-fields-that-are-hiring-now/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 22:33:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Frierson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/?p=29323</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Whether you’re graduating from high school or you’re an adult returning to school to improve your job prospects, you want to choose a program of study that will ensure you find a job after graduation. Let’s face it: majoring in art history or philosophy might be fascinating, but the chances of those programs leading to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>33.6% of Recent High School Grads Not in College Are Unemployed</title>
		<link>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2012/04/19/33-6-of-recent-high-school-grads-not-in-college-are-unemployed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:59:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven Rothberg</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/?p=29256</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In October 2011, 68.3 percent of 2011 high school graduates were enrolled in colleges or universities, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Recent high school graduates not enrolled in college in October 2011 were more likely than enrolled graduates to be working or looking for work (68.7 percent compared with 38.8 percent). Information [...]]]></description>
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		<title>13 Best Jobs for College Graduates</title>
		<link>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2012/04/18/13-best-jobs-for-college-graduates/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 20:55:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Frierson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/?p=29216</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As college graduates prepare to enter the real world, they are hoping for a better job market to search for potential opportunities.  Hopefully, graduates will find positions in their respective fields.  According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, some areas are expected to flourish, leading to more jobs in this decade.  If you are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Best Fields for 2012 Grads Are Accounting, Finance, Engineering, and Computer Science</title>
		<link>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2012/04/18/best-fields-for-2012-grads-are-accounting-finance-engineering-and-computer-science/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:25:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven Rothberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the economy continues to slowly improve, so do the prospects for entry-level job candidates who are expected to benefit from companies’ need to rebuild “bench strength” after cutting millions of workers during the recession. However, while this year’s crop of 1.7 million college graduates should fare slightly better than last year’s, the job market [...]]]></description>
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