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What Grads Can Do To Find The Right Job After College

Jun 9, 2016
2 min

What Grads Can Do To Find The Right Job After College

Congrats grads! Graduation is an exciting time for any young person, but there is an overwhelming sense of unease among today’s young people regarding life outside of their predictable school walls. My non-profit teamed up with Toluna Quicksurveys.com to get a better sense of what students are facing at graduation, as part of our ongoing State of the Girl series. Our survey revealed that, no surprise, finding that first job is still the biggest challenge facing these soon-to-

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How to Avoid the 5 Common First Job Mistakes Recent Grads Make

Mar 16, 2016
2 min

How to Avoid the 5 Common First Job Mistakes Recent Grads Make

Author: Kema Christian-Taylor Source: Huffington Post In the spring before my freshman year of college, I attended Harvard’s Prefrosh Weekend for recently admitted students. My cousin, a second-semester freshman at the time, ripped the welcome folder from my hands the moment she saw me: “You don’t need this. Never bring this out again.” As I started walking around with her and her friends, looking at the clusters of newly admitted students, painfully distinguishable by the br

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5 Key Factors For Succeeding In Your First Job

Feb 3, 2016
3 min

5 Key Factors For Succeeding In Your First Job

#1: Dealing with your Boss Think of yourself as a “black box”. A black box is something that takes some inputs from someone else, deals with all of the complicated BS out of sight by themselves, and comes back with useful and straightforward outputs. An example of a “black box” is Uber… you press a button and a car shows up to take you somewhere. All of the complexity is hidden from the end-user. That’s how you should be when it comes to your work. Your boss will explain what

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The 6 Skills Graduates Really Need To Get Employed

Jan 18, 2016
2 min

The 6 Skills Graduates Really Need To Get Employed

With the estimated number of job seeking graduates increasing, it’s important that graduates show off the skills that employers really want to see. It’s not just about the skills you were taught at university – it’s the knowledge you’ve built up along the way, and the type of person that this experience has molded you into. So what things are employers really looking for? 1) A positive attitude: There’s nothing worse than working with someone who’s negative. The type of perso

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Life After College: Graduate Employment in 2015

Sep 16, 2015
1 min

Life After College: Graduate Employment in 2015

Many college students would have just graduated this summer. This means a fresh pool of talent has just been released into the working world and recruiters need to be aware of the skills and value that graduates posses. However, as much as companies have the ability to attract this new talent, they struggle to find ways to keep graduates interested. This then encourages job hopping, as graduates become easily bored and disinterested. So what are graduates doing after college

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