10 Things To Do This Summer to Solidify Your Ideal Job After Graduation

10 Things To Do This Summer to Solidify Your Ideal Job After Graduation

It’s the middle of summer! Time to sip lemonade, slather on the SPF and read gossip magazines for hours, right?

Not if you’ve just graduated from college and you’re eager to find a full-time job before the fall. If you’re looking for your first job this summer, here are a few ideas to help you snap up job offers while everyone else is slacking. [Huffington Post]

Writing at the College Level

‘ve compiled a list of tips to help you take your writing to a more formal, well planned body of work. Perhaps it’s been years since you have had to write a formal paper, or maybe your fresh out of high school and want your papers to appear more “grown up.” Think about these few things when starting our first paper. [Stuff To Get It Done]

How College Students Can Make Extra Money

f you’re a young and broke college student like me, this article is for you. The bad news is that college tuition goes up every year and financial aid money can only get you so far. However, there are good news in store: you can make extra money if you’re willing to look for them.

6 easy sources to boost your income when in college.. [AC]

The Post Graduate Job Hunt: Top Cities For Jobs

With the economy in distress, recent graduates are looking for work anywhere they can find it–and location of their job hunt will effect their ability of landing that killer payday.

Luckily for you, Forbes compiled a list of Best Cities For Jobs in 2008, which examines all the important factors in 100 metropolitan areas including, unemployment rate, job growth, income growth, median household income and cost of living.

“I don’t live anywhere near those cities,” you might say. But think about this: The world is currently going down the crapper; the stock market is plumetting, gas costs a left-nut, and we’re about to go to war with Iran. And as the saying goes, drastic times call for drastic measures. And while many can’t just up and move their entire life to a new city, you can! Without any long-term committments tying you down–house, kids, wife–you’re in a unique possition to move where you need to move to succeed.

So check out Best Cities For Jobs in 2008, stop being a wussy and do what you need to do to make it in this crazy new century.

How to Get the Big Bucks

23393741.jpgWhen I came to college, I didn’t really know what I wanted to do with my future. So, being young and naïve I decided to major in English. My thought process: an English degree can get me into any grad program and basically get me any job I would ever want.

Turns out, I made a big (HUGE) mistake.

According to recent stats by some important people at the Wall Street Journal, a major in liberal arts is…well, worthless.

OK, maybe not worthless, but definitely not nearly as valuable as majoring something a little more 21st century. Just check out these stats for first year earnings in various fields:

Accounting: $46,000
Consulting: $47,000
Aerospace: $54,000
Engineering: $49,000
Retail: $34,000
Education: $30,000
Journalism: $23,000

Depressing, right? Well, it doesn’t have to be. Read More »