Moving In With Mom and Dad After Graduation

June 21, 2010 by  
Filed under College Newswire, High School

Yesterday's Baltimore Sun reported on the epidemic of college grads moving back in with mom and dad after graduation.  A survey of the Class of 2010 college graduates reported that 7 out of 10 will move in with parents after graduation. But more significant than the short-term inconvenience of living at home again is the real struggle to find a job and start an adult life. Read More »

More Nonsense About MBA Salaries

May 24, 2010 by  
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Business Week is adding suspicious fuel to the fire in the argument about the value of Business School.  Citing non-scientific, user-submitted salary data from Payscale is the first clue as to the dubious-ness of the massive salaries earned by MBAs from top business schools.  Second, even if the data were true, historical performance is no indicator of future success.  Just ask the MBAs from the Class of 2010.  Offers are way down and salaries are too. In the last month, we've received feedback regarding  job offers and salaries from contacts at MBA programs at UTexas-Austin, Yale, Babson, and Georgetown.  While this is not scientific data either, we've heard the same thing from all:  few job offers and much lower than... Read More »

For Class of 2010 College Grads, Marketing to Employers is a must

May 24, 2010 by  
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The value of your college degree is not always obvious to employers, especially if the job is not written to a specific set of technical skills.  Further, if your degree is in the traditional liberal arts, finding a way to match your education and skill set to a job description can be challenging. Katharine Brooks, director of liberal arts career services at the University of Texas at Austin and author of a career guide called “You Majored in What?” has lots of great advice for liberal arts majors. Check out her book at amazon.com and take a look at her advice in a NY Times article from the weekend.
"... in most fields, it is important to write... Read More »

A Great Idea For Recent Grads From UMaryland at Baltimore

May 21, 2010 by  
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Take a look at this website highlighting some of UMd-Baltimore's Class of 2010.   If I were a 2010 grad, I'd consider creating my own web page in similar fashion. I especially love these photos,  as they really bring out the humanity and personality of each student.  The size and scale renders well on a computer monitor and is much preferable to a head-shot.  One could highlight experiences, interests, and even add a brief video self-interview or a link to a resume.  It is good to stand out, especially when everyone else is doing the same thing.  Don't be afraid to highlight your strengths and interests to potential employers. Many young adults struggle when talking about themselves because they are... Read More »

More Troubling Stats about Shape of Job Market for College Grads

May 20, 2010 by  
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Job news is bad all over, but most discouraging for this year's college grads.  Business Week is reporting both statistical and anecdotal snippets in a report on the job market this week.  At commencement, only 33% of Harvard's Class of 2010 had job offers, many of them at positions with low levels of responsibility and wages. Unemployment among people under 25 years old was 19.6 percent in April, the highest level since the Labor Department began tracking the data in 1948. And scariest of all is the story of Matt Grant: Read More »

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